Abstract:
For a system with multiple Antenna Elements, AEs, to be used to transmit multiple symbols to multiple user equipments, UEs, and with multiple time sample positions, where the symbols occupy a time-frequency resource space and wherein at least some of the AEs are powered by constrained RF chains having functionalities that are simplified relative to full RF chains, precoder coefficients are generated for the multiple AEs taking into consideration multipath components of a signal to be transmitted from the multiple AEs to the multiple UEs. The generating forms precoder coefficients for individual ones of the constrained RF chains at corresponding certain time sample positions of the symbols. The signal is transmitted from the multiple AEs to the multiple UEs using FDMA at least by applying the generated precoder coefficients to the multiple AEs over the multiple time sample positions and time-frequency resource space of the symbols.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method comprising providing a primary cell capable of serving a terminal device; determining a candidate secondary cell group, comprising one or more cells that have coverage area within the coverage are of the primary cell; determining, from the candidate secondary cell group, a cell that, based on information obtained before or during a connection setup signalling, has the highest probability of being successfully configured as a secondary cell for an inter-site carrier aggregation for the terminal device; and configuring the cell as the secondary cell for the inter-site carrier aggregation.
Abstract:
Transmission of reference symbols for multiple carriers is coordinated to cause coherent transmission of the reference symbols for facilitating a channel estimation procedure for the multiple carriers on a bandwidth extending over the multiple carriers. At a receiving device the coordinated transmission of the reference symbols for multiple carriers is received on the extended bandwidth and a channel estimation procedure is provided based on the reference symbols received on the bandwidth extending over the multiple carriers.
Abstract:
Modified type II control state information (CSI) reporting for achieving explicit CSI knowledge is provided. A method may be performed by providing, to a user equipment, a plurality of channel state information reference signals over a single beam and receiving channel state information from the user equipment. Explicit channel state information may be determined from a channel transfer function for some or all frequency subbands based on the received channel state information.
Abstract:
A mechanism for mutually coupling multiple antennas for transmission in a wireless communication environment, wherein, for a received or transmitted radio signal a precoding matrix is created that includes artificial mutual antenna coupling coefficients and processing the received or transmitted radio signal using the created precoding matrix.
Abstract:
There is provided an apparatus comprising a plurality of arrays; each array comprising a plurality of antenna elements, adjacent antenna elements of the array spaced at a first distance from one another and wherein the plurality of arrays are spaced from one other at a second distance, wherein the second distance is greater than the first difference.
Abstract:
Apparatuses and methods in a communication system are disclosed. A channel predictor is determined to be used in a connection between a base station and a terminal device. The predictor is trained using channel state information of the connection and a predictor function determined to be used both in the base station and terminal device. The base station calculates a predicted state of the channel utilising the predictor function and transmits payload data to the terminal device. The base station receives update information to the predicted state of the channel from the terminal device, where the update information is the variation between the channel predicted at the terminal device and the measured channel.
Abstract:
A synchronization signal is received at a user equipment from a base station. The user equipment synchronizes clocks between the user equipment and the base station using a combination of sample and sub-sample timing determined based at least in part on the synchronization signal. At a base station, the base station transmits toward a user equipment a synchronization signal. The base station synchronizes clocks between the base station and the user equipment using a combination of sample and sub-sample timing determined based on at least the synchronization signal. Methods, apparatus, software, and computer program products are disclosed.
Abstract:
To take into account a possible interference between adjacent frequencies and yet minimizing overhead, a first transmission mode used in a first frequency band and a second transmission mode used in a second frequency band that is adjacent to the first frequency band are determined, the transmission modes are compared, and based on an outcome of the comparing a size of a guard band to be used between the first frequency band and the second frequency band is determined.
Abstract:
Apparatuses and methods in a communication system are provided. The solution comprises utilising a given number of parallel subbands in communication, where the transmission timing in each of the subbands is time-shifted by a predetermined time offset.