Method and apparatus for allocating uplink resources in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7047016
APP PUB NO 20020177447A1
SERIAL NO

09859346

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Techniques to schedule uplink data transmission for a number of terminals in a wireless communication system. In one method, a number of sets of terminals are formed for possible data transmission, with each set including a unique combination of terminals and corresponds to a hypothesis to be evaluated. The performance of each hypothesis is evaluated (e.g., based on channel response estimates for each terminal) and one of the evaluated hypotheses is selected based on the performance. The terminals in the selected hypothesis are scheduled for data transmission. A successive cancellation receiver processing scheme may be used to process the signals transmitted by the scheduled terminals. In this case, one or more orderings of the terminals in each set may be formed, with each terminal ordering corresponding to a sub-hypothesis to be evaluated. The performance of each sub-hypothesis is then evaluated and one of the sub-hypotheses is selected.

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  • QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Howard, Steven J Ashland, MA 126 11502
Wallace, Mark S Bedford, MA 127 8564
Walton, Jay Rod Westford, MA 26 3634

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