Method and apparatus for determining channel quality index in multiple user-MIMO communication networks

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PATENT NO 8934426
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13265639

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In order to minimize the control signaling overhead associated with transmitting CQI data from mobile stations to base stations in wireless communication networks supporting MU-MIMO, the CQI during MU-MIMO operation is estimated based on SU-MIMO CQI data, mobile station geometry data, and mobile station PMI (Precoding Matrix Index) data. More particularly, the base station maintains and updates a knowledge pool that correlates geometry data and learned impact of interfering precoder data to degradation of CQI values responsive to switching from SU-MIMO operation to MU-MIMO operations. Then, when the base station switches from SU-MIMO operation to MU-MIMO operation, it consults the knowledge pool to predict the degradation in CQI and subtracts them from the known, pre-switching SU-MIMO CQI feedback data for each relevant mobile station to predict the post-switching MU-MIMO CQIs for that mobile station.

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  • APPLE INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fong, Mo-Han Ottawa, CA 519 13714
Ma, Jianglei Kanata, CA 823 15895
Novak, Robert Ottawa, CA 169 4309
Vrzic, Sophie Nepean, CA 187 5141
Yu, Dong-Sheng Ottawa, CA 121 3265
Yuan, Jun Kanata, CA 382 3688

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