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公开(公告)号：US11258489B2
公开(公告)日：2022-02-22
申请号：US16749687
申请日：2020-01-22
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Hang Zhang , Mo-Han Fong , Peiying Zhu , Jianglei Ma , Wen Tong
IPC: H04B7/0456 , H04B7/06 , H04L5/00 , H04W48/08 , H04B7/0413 , H04W72/04 , H04W72/08 , H04W74/06 , H04L5/02 , H04L27/26
Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide additional MAC functionality to support the PHY features of a wireless communication system framework. The additional MAC functionality aids in enabling feedback from wireless terminals to base stations. In some aspects of the invention the feedback is provided on an allocated feedback channel. In other aspects of the invention the feedback is provided by MAC protocol data units (PDU) in a header, mini-header, or subheader. The feedback may be transmitted from the wireless terminal to the base station autonomously by the wireless terminal or in response to an indication from the base station that feedback is requested. Aspects of the invention also provide for allocating feedback resources to form a dedicated feedback channel. One or more of these enhancements is included in a given implementation. Base stations and wireless terminals are also described upon which methods described herein can be implemented.
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公开(公告)号：US10827534B2
公开(公告)日：2020-11-03
申请号：US16519111
申请日：2019-07-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Jianglei Ma , Hua Xu , Ming Jia , Sarah Boumendil , Evelyne Le Strat , Hang Zhang , Peiying Zhu , Wen Tong
Abstract: Physical layer structures and access schemes for use in such networks are described and in particular initial access channel (IACH) structures are proposed. A spectrum efficient downlink (DL) IACH design supports different types of User Equipment (UE) capabilities and different system bandwidths. An IACH includes the synchronization channel (SCH) and broadcast-control channel (BCH). A non-uniform SCH for all system bandwidths is provided, as well as scalable bandwidth BCH depending on system bandwidth. An initial access procedure is provided, as well as an access procedure.
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公开(公告)号：US10826744B2
公开(公告)日：2020-11-03
申请号：US16249672
申请日：2019-01-16
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Jianglei Ma , Hang Zhang , Wen Tong , Ming Jia , Peiying Zhu , Mo-Han Fong
Abstract: The present invention provides a preamble that is inserted into an OFDMA frame and has a common sequence for all the base stations participating in a transmission. The subscriber station performs fine synchronization using the common sequence on the common preamble, and the resulting peaks will provide the locations of candidate base stations. The base station specific search is then performed in the vicinities of those peaks by using base station specific pseudo-noise sequences. With this two stage cell search, the searching window is drastically reduced. The preamble is matched to known values by a respective receiver to decode the signals and permit multiple signals to be transferred from the transmitter to the receiver. The preamble may comprise two parts, Preamble-1 and Preamble-2, which may be used in different systems, including multioutput, multi-input (MIMO) systems.
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公开(公告)号：US10797764B2
公开(公告)日：2020-10-06
申请号：US16519158
申请日：2019-07-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Jianglei Ma , Ming Jia , Hua Xu , Wen Tong , Peiying Zhu , Moussa Abdi
IPC: H04W4/00 , H04B7/0452 , H04L5/00 , H04L27/26 , H04W72/04 , H04B7/0413 , H04W88/08 , H04J13/18 , H04L1/06 , H04L25/02 , H04J13/16
Abstract: The present invention employs a pilot scheme for frequency division multiple access (FDM) communication systems, such as single carrier FDM communication systems. A given transmit time interval will include numerous traffic symbols and two or more short pilot symbols, which are spaced apart from one another by at least one traffic symbol and will have a Fourier transform length that is less than the Fourier transform length of any given traffic symbol. Multiple transmitters will generate pilot information and modulate the pilot information onto sub-carriers of the short pilot symbols in an orthogonal manner. Each transmitter may use different sub-carriers within the time and frequency domain, which is encompassed by the short pilot symbols within the transmit time interval. Alternatively, each transmitter may uniquely encode the pilot information using a unique code division multiplexed code and modulate the encoded pilot information onto common sub-carriers of the short pilot symbols.
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公开(公告)号：US20200314843A1
公开(公告)日：2020-10-01
申请号：US16900954
申请日：2020-06-14
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Sophie Vrzic , Jun Yuan , Mo-Han Fong , Robert Novak , Dong-Sheng Yu , Jianglei Ma
Abstract: A method and system are provided having an uplink control structure and a pilot signal having minimal signal overhead for providing channel estimation and data demodulation in a wireless communication network. The uplink control structures enable mobile terminals to communicate with corresponding base stations to perform various functions including obtaining initial system access, submitting a bandwidth request, triggering a continuation of negotiated service, or providing a proposed allocation re-configuration header. A dedicated random access channel is provided to communicatively couple the base station and the mobile terminal so that the mobile terminal can select a random access signaling identification. A resource request is received at the base station to uplink resource information from the mobile terminal and an initial access information request is received from the mobile terminal to configure the base station connection. Pilot signals with varying density configurations are provided to include low density symbol patterns for multiple contiguous resource blocks and high density symbol patterns for single resource blocks.
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公开(公告)号：US10721733B2
公开(公告)日：2020-07-21
申请号：US16391582
申请日：2019-04-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Sophie Vrzic , Jun Yuan , Mo-Han Fong , Robert Novak , Dong-Sheng Yu , Jianglei Ma
IPC: H04W72/04 , H04W74/00 , H04W74/08 , H04L5/00 , H04L27/26 , H04J11/00 , H04W84/12 , H04W88/08 , H04W88/12
Abstract: A method and system are provided having an uplink control structure and a pilot signal having minimal signal overhead for providing channel estimation and data demodulation in a wireless communication network. The uplink control structures enable mobile terminals to communicate with corresponding base stations to perform various functions including obtaining initial system access, submitting a bandwidth request, triggering a continuation of negotiated service, or providing a proposed allocation re-configuration header. A dedicated random access channel is provided to communicatively couple the base station and the mobile terminal so that the mobile terminal can select a random access signaling identification. A resource request is received at the base station to uplink resource information from the mobile terminal and an initial access information request is received from the mobile terminal to configure the base station connection. Pilot signals with varying density configurations are provided to include low density symbol patterns for multiple contiguous resource blocks and high density symbol patterns for single resource blocks.
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公开(公告)号：US10693535B2
公开(公告)日：2020-06-23
申请号：US15093924
申请日：2016-04-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Ming Jia , Jianglei Ma , Peiying Zhu , Wen Tong
IPC: H04B7/0456 , H04B7/0417 , H04B7/06 , H04L25/03
Abstract: A high-order Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) transmitter implementing a covariance-based precoding scheme that exploits transmit channel correlation and a method of operation thereof are provided. In one embodiment, covariance-based precoding is performed at the high-order MIMO transmitter based on feedback from a remote high-order MIMO receiver regarding a covariance-based precoding matrix. The covariance-based precoding matrix is, or is derived from, a transmit channel correlation matrix determined by the high-order MIMO receiver for the high-order MIMO transmitter. The covariance-based precoding provides a beam-forming effect when there is a relatively high degree of transmit channel correlation, thereby improving performance of the high-order MIMO transmitter. Further, because changes in the transmit channel correlation occur relatively slowly over time, feedback overhead requirements are substantially reduced as compared to that required for traditional MIMO precoding schemes.
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公开(公告)号：US10581500B2
公开(公告)日：2020-03-03
申请号：US16373183
申请日：2019-04-02
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Hang Zhang , Mo-Han Fong , Peiying Zhu , Jianglei Ma , Wen Tong
IPC: H04B7/0456 , H04B7/06 , H04L5/00 , H04B7/0413 , H04W74/06 , H04W72/08 , H04W72/04 , H04W48/08 , H04L5/02 , H04L27/26
Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide additional MAC functionality to support the PHY features of a wireless communication system framework. The additional MAC functionality aids in enabling feedback from wireless terminals to base stations. In some aspects of the invention the feedback is provided on an allocated feedback channel. In other aspects of the invention the feedback is provided by MAC protocol data units (PDU) in a header, mini-header, or subheader. The feedback may be transmitted from the wireless terminal to the base station autonomously by the wireless terminal or in response to an indication from the base station that feedback is requested. Aspects of the invention also provide for allocating feedback resources to form a dedicated feedback channel. One or more of these enhancements is included in a given implementation. Base stations and wireless terminals are also described upon which methods described herein can be implemented.
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公开(公告)号：US20200067749A1
公开(公告)日：2020-02-27
申请号：US16666650
申请日：2019-10-29
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Jianglei Ma , Ming Jia , Wen Tong , Peiying Zhu , Hang Zhang , Hua Xu , Dongsheng Yu
Abstract: A method and apparatus for improving channel estimation within an OFDM communication system. Channel estimation in OFDM is usually performed with the aid of pilot symbols. The pilot symbols are typically spaced in time and frequency. The set of frequencies and times at which pilot symbols are inserted is referred to as a pilot pattern. In some cases, the pilot pattern is a diagonal-shaped lattice, either regular or irregular. The method first interpolates in the direction of larger coherence (time or frequency). Using these measurements, the density of pilot symbols in the direction of faster change will be increased thereby improving channel estimation without increasing overhead. As such, the results of the first interpolating step can then be used to assist the interpolation in the dimension of smaller coherence (time or frequency).
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公开(公告)号：US10554464B2
公开(公告)日：2020-02-04
申请号：US16273302
申请日：2019-02-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Jianglei Ma , Wen Tong , Ming Jia , Hua Xu , Peiying Zhu , Hang Zhang
Abstract: Methods and systems are provided that enable an OFDM transmitter to be used for transmitting conventional OFDM or a form of transformed OFDM. A technique is provided for transforming a coded and modulated sequence of samples prior to an IFFT that enables the transformed sequence of samples to be transmitted using conventional OFDM or transformed OFDM. The selection of a transform function for transforming the coded and modulated sequence of samples may be based on optimizing the transform function for particular operating conditions between the transmitter and receiver. In some embodiments of the invention OFDM and time transformed OFDM are multiplexed in time and/or frequency in a transmission frame. In some embodiments of the invention a pilot pattern is provided in which the pilot are sent using OFDM and data is sent using OFDM and/or transformed OFDM.
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