CN100574470C - The method and apparatus of transmission and/or receive diversity is provided with a plurality of antennas in wireless communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

Here use a plurality of antennas to realize emission and/or receive diversity.In certain embodiments, the individual transmitter link in the wireless terminal is connected to a plurality of transmitting antennas (312) in time.In any given time, controlled changeover module (310) is connected to the individual transmitter link on the antenna in a plurality of transmitting antennas.The judgement of time is based on predetermined information, locking information and/or channel condition feedback information.On some lockings and/or channel estimating border, carry out and switch.In some OFDM embodiment, each link in a plurality of transmitter chain is connected respectively on the different transmitting antennas.The information that transmits is mapped on the multiple audio frequency.Different audio frequency subclass forms and sends simultaneously by different transmitting chain/antenna sets.The balance of audio frequency that is assigned to the different subclass of each antenna changes as the function of predetermined information, locking information and/or channel condition feedback information.

Description

The method and apparatus of transmission and/or receive diversity is provided with a plurality of antennas in wireless communication system

Technical field

The present invention relates to communication system, more specifically relate to the method and apparatus that transmission and/or receive diversity are provided with a plurality of antennas in wireless communication system.

Background technology

Channel fading (channel fading) is the ubiquitous fundamental characteristics of wireless communication system.Decline has worsened the connection reliability of wireless channel, thereby reduces power system capacity and/or reduce user's service experience.Diversity is the known principle that can effectively prevent the wireless channel decline.The method of realization diversity comprises the use of space, angle, polarization, frequency, time and multipath.Diversity can realize on transmitter and/or receiver.

Can consider by on the transmitter of wireless communication system and/or receiver, using a plurality of antennas to realize the form of diversity.These forms can be classified according to the kind that transmits and receives diversity respectively.

Fig. 1 shows the reduced graph of the receiver 100 in the wireless system that is equipped with a plurality of antennas (reception antenna 1102, reception antenna N 102 ') under the prior art and uses receive diversity.In this receiver 100, a plurality of antennas (102,102 ') receive a plurality of versions of identical information carrying signal.Suppose that the wireless channel that is associated with each reception antenna all adds up independent basically with the channel of other antenna experience.So, each reception antenna all simultaneously the possibility of decline just be significantly less than the possibility of any one antenna decline.Therefore, the possibility that decline takes place synthetic signal just reduces greatly, thereby improves the reliability of link.In fact, shown in being achieved as follows of receive diversity gain.Handled separately with different reception links by the signal that a plurality of reception antennas (102,102 ') receive, each receives link and comprises analog module (104 usually respectively, 104 '), analog-to-digital conversion module (106,106 '), and digital signal processing module (108,108 ').Treated then signal (109,109 ') is incorporated in together in combiner modules 110.For example, combiner modules 110 can be used method for selective synthesis or maximum rate synthetic method.Combiner 110 output signals 112 are to carry out further signal processing.

Similarly, Fig. 2 shows the reduced graph of the transmitter 200 in the wireless system that is equipped with a plurality of antennas (transmitting antenna 1202, transmitting antenna N 202 ') under the prior art and uses transmit diversity.Here shown in figure 2 in the transmitter 200, identical information carrying signal, source signal 204 are at first carried out preliminary treatment along separate routes and by splitter preprocessor 206, a plurality of the transmitting (208,208 ') that is relative to each other with generation.These are a plurality of to transmit (208,208 ') passing different transmitting chains then individually transmits, this transmitting chain comprises digital signal processing module (210,210 '), number-Mo modular converter (212,212 '), analog module (214,214 '), uses a plurality of antennas (202,202 ') to launch respectively then.

Transmit diversity is meant that transmitter sends the diversity gain that a plurality of relevant signals are realized on channel.Usually, transmit diversity techniques utilizes these relevant signals of a plurality of transmission antennas transmit.At first, generally speaking, transmit diversity implements and is remarkable.The signal identical by a plurality of transmission antennas transmit in no case can produce diversity gain usually.

One of transmit diversity techniques of Ti Chuing is a delay diversity the earliest, and wherein transmitter sends a plurality of copies of identical information with different time-delays by different antennas.This scheme uses the more perfect version of two antennas to be proposed by Alamouti, and is described as S.M.Alamouti in IEEE Journal onSelected Areas in Communication the 16th volume 1451-1458 page or leaf in October, 1998 " A simple transmitter diversity scheme for wirelesscommunications (a kind of simple transmitter diversity scheme that is used for radio communication) ".

With the signal that S (t) indicates to transmit, wherein t is assumed to constantly discrete.In the scheme of Alamouti, two continuous symbols are spaced and use two antennas emissions two moment.Use X ₁(t) and X ₂(t) from the signal of two antenna outputs, this signal can be expressed as respectively in expression:

$\left[\begin{array}{cc}{X}_1\left(t\right)& X_1(t+1)\\ X_2\left(t\right)& X_2(t+1)\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{cc}S\left(t\right)& -S^{*}(t+1)\\ S(t+1)& S^{*}\left(t\right)\end{array}\right]$

Suppose to use h respectively to the response of the time varying channel the receiver of for example mobile receiver from two transmitting antennas of for example two base station transmit antennas ₁(t) and h ₂(t) represent.For the purpose of simplifying the description, we can suppose a kind of flat channel, but more generally also can handle frequency dependent channel under the situation.If the supposition channel coefficients keeps constant to two symbols, this is a gentle supposition, and the composite signal of mobile receiver reception can be expressed as so:

Y(t)＝h ₁X ₁(t)+h ₂X ₂(t)+W(t)

Y(t+1)＝h ₁X ₁(t+1)+h ₂X ₂(t+1)+W(t+1)

This expression formula can be rewritten as according to initialize signal S (t):

$\left[\begin{array}{c}Y\left(t\right)\\ Y(t+1)\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{c}{h}_{1}S\left(t\right)+h_{2}S(t+1)+W\left(t\right)\\ -h_{1}S*(t+1)+h_{2}S*\left(t\right)+W(t+1)\end{array}\right]$

Or alternatively:

$\left[\begin{array}{c}Y\left(t\right)\\ Y^{*}(t+1)\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{cc}{h}_1& h_2\\ h_2^{*}& -h_1^{*}\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{c}S\left(t\right)\\ S(t+1)\end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{c}W\left(t\right)\\ W^{*}(t+1)\end{array}\right]$

If known to the channel response of receiver from two transmitting antennas, so just directly conversion transmitters coding structure and released by following conversion transmits:

This will produce the secondary diversity on fading channel.The Alamouti scheme is fairly simple, but requires receiver to follow the tracks of the gain of each antenna in two transmitting antennas respectively, and this requires to use two cover pilot signals usually.This will be complicated especially in the honeycomb uplink, and for example mobile device wherein sends to base station receiver.In addition, use each requirement of the known transmit diversity techniques of a plurality of transmitter chain all to comprise numeral and simulation process module usually, this cost in a lot of the application is very expensive.

According to above discussion, need in wireless communication system, realize the improved method and apparatus of emission and/or receive diversity here.Realize that the method and apparatus of diversity is very useful when in reducing known method, being exclusively used in the signaling quantity of pilot signal.The method and apparatus of realizing diversity and not needing a plurality of transmitting chains also of great use.

Summary of the invention

Be used for realizing that in multiple communications applications widely the method and apparatus of transmitter and/or receiver diversity is described.In various embodiments, use a plurality of antennas to realize emission and/or receive diversity.In certain embodiments, the individual transmitter link in the wireless terminal was coupled on a plurality of transmitting antennas by the time.At any given time, controlled changeover module with the individual transmitter link couples one of in a plurality of transmitting antennas.Along with the time, changeover module will be coupled to different transmitting antennas from the output signal of individual transmitter link.Switch decision is based on predetermined information, locking information (dwell information) and/or channel state feedback information.Switch on some lockings and/or the channel estimating border and carry out.In some OFDM embodiment, each in a plurality of transmitter chain all is coupled to different transmitting antennas respectively.The information of launching is mapped on the multiple audio frequency.The different subclass of audio frequency form simultaneously according to different transmitting chain/antenna sets and launch simultaneously by these transmitting chain/antenna sets.The balance that is assigned to the audio frequency of the subclass that is used for each antenna can be used as the function of predetermined information, locking information and/or channel state feedback information and changes.

Though be the description of carrying out according to the realization of many possible OFDM, this method and apparatus can use with the multiple communication technology that comprises CDMA widely.

Many other feature, advantage and embodiment of the present invention will discuss in specific descriptions subsequently.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the reduced graph that is equipped with the receiver in the wireless system of a plurality of antennas that use receive diversity under the prior art.

Fig. 2 is the reduced graph that is equipped with the transmitter in the wireless system of a plurality of antennas that use transmit diversity under the prior art.

Fig. 3 shows exemplary transmitting chain and a plurality of transmitting antenna of realizing according to the present invention.

Fig. 4 shows the exemplary downgoing line frequency hopping in the exemplary ofdm system.

Fig. 5 shows in the exemplary ofdm system the exemplary uplink frequency hopping based on locking.

Fig. 6 shows the exemplary uplink frequency hopping and the antenna that are used for exemplary OFDM up-line system according to the present invention and switches, and wherein wireless terminal uses two different transmitting antennas to realize transmit diversity.

Exemplary downgoing line frequency hopping and antenna that Fig. 7 shows the exemplary OFDM downlink system that is used to have two transmitting antennas according to the present invention switch.

Fig. 8 shows according to exemplary reception link of the present invention and a plurality of reception antenna.

Fig. 9 shows the exemplary OFDM symbol that comprises multiple audio frequency according to of the present invention, and described multiple audio frequency is shunt between two transmitting antennas, and described multiple audio frequency will be launched simultaneously.

Figure 10 shows the exemplary variations along separate routes of the audio frequency shown in Fig. 9 according to the present invention, this variation comprises: audio frequency in time change along separate routes, audio frequency to first antenna distribute fully and audio frequency to the zero allocation of second antenna, and the duplicate allocation of audio frequency shunt.

Figure 11 shows the another kind of exemplary variations along separate routes of the audio frequency shown in Fig. 9 according to the present invention, its sound intermediate frequency changes as the function of channel quality feedback information along separate routes thereupon.

Figure 12 shows the another kind of exemplary variations along separate routes of the audio frequency shown in Fig. 9 according to the present invention, wherein the audio frequency subclass that is associated with each antenna can crossover in any given time interval, and the number of the audio frequency that is associated with each subclass is as the function of channel quality feedback information and change.

Figure 13 shows the example communication system that realizes and use method of the present invention according to the present invention.

Figure 14 shows the exemplary base that can use locking border antenna to switch that realizes according to the present invention.

Figure 15 shows the another kind of exemplary base that can use channel estimating border antenna to switch that realizes according to the present invention.

Figure 16 shows the another kind of OFDM base station of realizing according to the present invention, and this base station can give different audio frequency subset allocation different transmitting antennas to send simultaneously.

Figure 17 shows the example wireless terminal that realizes and use method of the present invention according to the present invention, and it comprises the locking border switching between a plurality of transmitting antennas or the antenna element.

Figure 18 shows the another kind of example wireless terminal that realizes and use method of the present invention according to the present invention, and it comprises the channel estimating border switching between a plurality of transmitting antennas or the antenna element.

Figure 19 shows the another kind of example wireless terminal that realizes and use method of the present invention according to the present invention, it comprises gives different transmitting antenna or antenna elements different audio frequency subset allocation, uses these different antennas or antenna element to send these different audio frequency subclass that is assigned with simultaneously then.

Figure 20 shows the time and is divided into a series of time intervals by the exemplary base receiver according to the present invention, keep independent channel estimating at interval to another from a time interval.

Figure 21 is that the operate wireless terminal is so that the flow chart of the illustrative methods that communicates with the base station according to the present invention, and this method comprises that the locking border of carrying out the transmitter antenna element switches.

Figure 22 is that the operate wireless terminal is so that the flow chart of the illustrative methods that communicates with the base station according to the present invention, and this method comprises that the locking border of carrying out the transmitter antenna element based on the mass indicator feedback information switches.

Figure 23 is that the operate wireless terminal is so that the flow chart of the illustrative methods that communicates with the base station according to the present invention, and this method comprises that the channel estimating border of carrying out the transmitter antenna element switches.

Figure 24 is that the operate wireless terminal is so that the flow chart of the illustrative methods that communicates with the base station according to the present invention, and this method comprises that the channel estimating border of carrying out the transmitter antenna element based on the mass indicator feedback information switches.

Figure 25 is a flow chart of operating the illustrative methods of ofdm communication device according to the present invention, and this method comprises gives different antenna elements different audio frequency subset allocation and send on a plurality of parallel antenna elements.

Figure 26 is a flow chart of operating the illustrative methods of ofdm communication device according to the present invention, and this method comprises and receiving and the processing channel quality indication (CQI) information, different audio frequency subset allocation to different antenna elements and on a plurality of parallel antenna elements, send.

Figure 27 shows the exemplary transmitters structure that can be used among the audio frequency shunt embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 28 shows the exemplary variations of the transmitter architecture of Figure 27 according to the present invention, comprise the versatility of numerical portion.

Figure 29 shows the transmitter architecture of Figure 27 according to the present invention another kind changes, and comprises only two transmit antenna chain, antenna handover module and more than two transmitter antenna.

Embodiment

Though the diversity principle helps to improve the reliability of wireless connections, the use of a plurality of emissions and/or reception link has increased the cost and the complexity of transmitter and/or receiver.Usually, in wireless communication system, each base station of disposing all there are many wireless terminals.For example, this wireless terminal can be that the consumer has and the mobile device of the portable cell operated power supply, as mobile phone or cellular data communicator.The cost and the complexity that increase are the Considerations of particular importance wireless terminal one side of for example mobile node.Various aspects of the present invention and feature are all pointed to can increase to minimum degree the wireless system that is equipped with a plurality of antennas that cost and/or complexity realize diversity.

Now the various aspects that transmit diversity is provided according to the present invention will be described.According to various embodiments of the present invention, can be by adopting single transmitting chain and realizing transmit diversity in the wireless communication system by switching between a plurality of transmitting antennas.

Diagram 300 among Fig. 3 comprises according to exemplary transmitting chain 302 of the present invention.This exemplary transmitting chain 302 comprises digital signal processing module 304, number-Mo modular converter 306, analog module 308, and handover module 310.Input signal 303 is imported into digital signal processing module 304.Digital signal processing module 304 comprises the also signal processing function in combine digital field, as coding, modulation and digital filtering.This digital signal processing module 304 generally includes the base-band digital link.Be imported into number-Mo modular converter 306 from the signal 305 of digital signal processing module 304 outputs.This number-Mo modular converter 306 is converted to analog signal 307 to digital signal 305, and as the input of analog module 308.Analog module 308 comprises and carries out the signal processing function of simulation field, as up-conversion, analog filtering and the power amplification to carrier frequency.This analog module 308 generally includes baseband analog link and RF analog link.The output of analog module 308 sends as output signal (311 or 311 ') via changeover module module 310 then, launches by an antenna in a plurality of transmitting antennas (transmitting antenna 1312 or transmitting antenna N 312 ') respectively then.Changeover module module 310 definite transmitting antennas (312,312 ') that will use at any given time.Sometimes, changeover module module 310 is selected to use different transmitting antennas (312,312 '), then the output 309 of analog module 308 is directed to selected transmitting antenna (312 or 312 ').

Changeover module 310 is controlled by the signal that receives from switching controls assembly 318.Channel feedback signal 314 from the base station is imported into uplink channel feedback assembly 316.Uplink channel feedback assembly 316 determines which transmitting antenna (312,312 ') can produce better channel quality, and this information is transmitted to control assembly 318.In addition, for example the locking information 320 of locking boundary information is imported into switching controls assembly 318.The switching controls assembly can use the information that receives to decide the selection of relevant antenna.For example, switching controls assembly 318 can be controlled at the borderline switching of locking.In certain embodiments, switching controls assembly 318 is as function checker between antenna of locking number and number of antennas.In certain embodiments, the switching controls assembly can be selected only to use and good channel quality associated antennas based on channel quality estimation information, perhaps uses this antenna more continually than other antenna.In certain embodiments, uplink channel feedback assembly 314 does not use, and controls switching and does not use channel feedback information 314 based on locking information 320.

Notice that though a plurality of physical transmit antennas (312,312 ') are arranged, transmitter 300 only uses single transmitting chain 302.The prior art systems that a plurality of transmitting chains of employing shown in this and Fig. 2 and each link are used for a transmitting antenna (202,202 ') is very different.

Make N represent the number of transmitting antenna.Make { H _k, k=1 ..., N} represents the radio channel response from each transmitting antenna to receiver.In certain embodiments, the steric mode of transmitting antenna makes the aggregate { H of channel response _kIndependent substantially.By switching from transmitting antenna to another transmitting antenna, from the effective channel response of transmitted from transmitter to receiver just at { H _kBetween change, thereby realize transmit diversity.For example, suppose N=2.Suppose that handover module selects to use transmitting antenna 1 in time t1 to t2, in time t2 to t3, use transmitting antenna 1 then.Suppose that code character is sent out in time interval t1 to t3.The part code character will experience channel response H so ₁And remaining will experience channel response H ₂Therefore, suppose H ₁And H ₂Be independently, code character just can obtain the benefit of secondary diversity so.This is accurate especially when low code rate (being lower than 1/2 in this case).

In various embodiment of the present invention, receiver knows that the moment of transmitter switched antenna is of great use.For example, keep different channel estimating corresponding to different antenna, and when developing suitable channel estimating during any special antenna emission, this is with extremely important at receiver.

In order to describe, under the background of spread-spectrum orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system, consider the present invention here.Notice that this transmit diversity techniques also is applicable to other system, for example code division multiple access (CDMA) system.

In this exemplary ofdm system, audio frequency jumps to realize the advantage of spread spectrum.In downgoing line, from the base station to the wireless terminal, saltus step all takes place at each OFDM symbol in audio frequency.Each logic audio frequency is mapped to a different physics audio frequency, and this is mapped on each OFDM character boundary shown in Figure 4 and all changes.The longitudinal axis 402 upper frequencies of Fig. 4 show the frequency hopping of exemplary OFDM downgoing line with respect to the schematic diagram 400 of 404 last times of transverse axis.Base unit on the frequency axis is a physics audio frequency 406, and the base unit on the transverse axis 404 is an OFDM symbol duration 408.The example logic audio jump is illustrated by square sequence (410,412,414,416,418,420 and 422) to different physics audio frequency and the variation on each OFDM character boundary, and this shows the change of physics audio position on each OFDM character boundary.This saltus step facility include the expansion of code character on available band of some subclass of logic audio frequency.

In uplink, from the wireless terminal to the base station, each logic audio frequency all is mapped on the physics audio frequency, and this mapping is maintained fixed some OFDM symbol periods.This duration is called as the locking cycle.The step of the uplink frequency hopping on the locking cycle as shown in Figure 5.The schematic diagram of Fig. 5 has illustrated the corresponding of the longitudinal axis 502 upper frequencies and 504 last times of transverse axis, and is used for showing the frequency hopping of exemplary uplink.The base unit of the longitudinal axis 502 is physics audio frequency; Zone 506 has shown several, two kinds of exemplary adjacent physics audio frequency for example.Base unit on the transverse axis 504 is an OFDM symbol period 508.Each OFDM locking cycle 510 comprises four continuous OFDM cycles.In other embodiments, the locking cycle can comprise the OFDM symbol period of different numbers, for example seven OFDM symbol periods.Fig. 5 has shown four continuous OFDM lockings at interval: locking 1512, locking 2514, locking 3516, and locking 4518.As shown in Figure 5, the logic audio frequency is mapped on the physics audio frequency and this mapping is maintained fixed four continuous OFDM symbol periods; Represented as the audio group 522 during the audio group during the locking 1,512 520, the locking 2514, audio group 524 and the audio group 526 during the locking 4518 during the locking 3516.

Various embodiments of the present invention can be used on the transmitter of wireless terminal to realize transmit diversity on the honeycomb uplink.In a kind of exemplary embodiment according to the present invention, on the locking border of uplink signal, switch transmitting antenna.That is, suppose that locking 1512 and locking 2514 are two continuous lockings.Transmitter is locking or antenna of the switching of locking several times whenever at every turn.For example, the schematic diagram 600 that shows of Fig. 6 example uplink frequency hopping and the antenna that show the exemplary OFDM uplink system that is used to have two transmitting antennas switches.Schematic diagram 600 comprises frequency and the correspondence graph of the time on the transverse axis 604 on the longitudinal axis 602.The base unit of frequency is an audio frequency 606.The base unit of time is an OFDM symbol period 608, and the OFDM locking cycle 610 comprises four continuous OFDM symbol periods 608.The logic audio frequency is the frequency that jumps on the physics audio frequency, and this saltus step changes on the locking border.For example, during (locking 1612, locking 2614, locking 3616, locking 4618), used physics audio frequency (620,622,624,626).Among Fig. 6, the signal in the odd number locking (612,616) is by antenna 1628 emissions, and the signal in the even number locking (614,618) is by antenna 2 (630) emissions.It is relevant to suppose that base station receiver does not adopt from a channel that is latched to another locking.For example, receiver can not carried out the channel estimating between the locking.On the locking border, switch transmitting antenna so and just can not influence operation performed on the receiver.Certainly, in this state, receiver even may not know the use of this transmit diversity invention.If code character sent on the time interval of several lockings, so code character, particularly just can obtain the benefit of secondary diversity to the code character of low code rate.

Similarly, various embodiments of the present invention can be used on the base station to realize transmit diversity on the cellular downlink circuit.In some embodiments of the invention, the every several OFDM symbols in base station switch a transmitting antenna, and wireless terminal is known the switching when antenna takes place.Exemplary downgoing line frequency hopping and antenna that the schematic diagram 700 that Fig. 7 shows shows the exemplary OFDM downlink system that is used to have two transmitting antennas switch.Schematic diagram 700 comprises that frequency 702 on the transverse axis is with respect to the chart of the time on the longitudinal axis 704.The base unit of frequency is an audio frequency 706.The base unit of time is an OFDM symbol period 708.The logic audio frequency is to jump to the frequency on the physics audio frequency and the saltus step of continuous OFDM symbol period.Fig. 7 shows the example logic audio frequency of an OFDM symbol period that is used to jump to the Different Logic audio frequency, shown in square sequence (718,720,722,724,726,728,730,732,734,736,738,740,742,744,746,748).Fig. 7 can correspondence has the exemplary OFDM downlink system of two transmitting antennas (antenna 1750 and antenna 2750)), an antenna only takes place and switches in wherein per 4 OFDM symbols.For example, the interior signal of the time interval (710,714) that is expressed as A sends by antenna 1750, and the interior signal of the time interval (712,716) that is expressed as B passes through antenna 2750 transmissions.The wireless terminal receiver keeps two kinds of independently channel estimating.In time interval A (710,714), follow and use first channel estimating, and in time interval B (712,716), follow and use second channel to estimate.

In above exemplary description, the handover module on the transmitter is selected each transmitting antenna quite fifty-fifty.Suppose in some embodiments of the invention that now receiver feeds back to transmitter to some indications of channel quality.When slow in the changing environment, which transmitting antenna is the emission function find out and can produce better channel quality, and only uses this antenna or use this antenna more continually than other antenna like this.

From practicality, in radio frequency (RF) radiating circuit, the transient response that is associated with switched antenna is often arranged.The use of cyclic prefix can absorb the antenna transient response effectively and keep the fundamental characteristics of ofdm system in the exemplary ofdm system, as orthogonality.

The present invention has realized emission diversity gain and has not needed a plurality of transmitting chains.To the signal that is comprised for example do not require on different antennas the different information signal of emission the time idle bit explicit preliminary treatment.Various embodiments of the present invention has also been given other advantage.Most of emission diversity schemes require the use of pilot signals different in the signal of different antennae emission, so that receiver can be followed the tracks of channel response individually.Because identical information signal is launched in the different time by different antennas, so various embodiments of the present invention has been avoided the demand to a plurality of pilot signals.

Now the various aspects that receive diversity is provided according to the present invention will be described.According to the present invention, can be by using single reception link and realizing receive diversity in the wireless communication system by switching between a plurality of reception antennas.

Fig. 8 has shown the schematic diagram 800 according to exemplary reception link 802 of the present invention and a plurality of reception antenna (reception antenna 1812, reception antenna N).Exemplary reception antenna 802 comprises changeover module 810, analog module 808, analog-to-digital conversion module 806, and digital signal processing module 804.Changeover module module 810 determines to use which reception antenna (812,812 ') in the given time.In difference constantly, changeover module module 810 selects to use different reception antennas, and lead the respectively input 809 of analog module 808 of the signal (811,811 ') from selected reception antenna (812,812 ').The input 809 of analog module 808 can be from certain antenna in the reception antenna (812,812 ').Analog module 808 comprises and carries out the signal processing function of simulation field, the down-conversion that analog filtering, low noise amplify and arrive base band.Analog module 808 generally includes baseband analog link and RF analog link.Analog module 808 output signals 807.Analog-to-digital conversion module 806 is converted to digital signal 805 to the output 807 of analog module 808, and its input as digital signal processing module 804.Digital signal processing module 804 comprises the also signal processing function in combine digital field, as digital filtering, decoding and demodulation.This digital signal processing module 804 generally includes the base-band digital link.Digital signal processing module 804 output digital signals 803.

Notice that though a plurality of reception antennas (812,812 ') are arranged, this wireless system has single reception link 802.This with adopt a plurality of reception links and each link to be used for the prior art systems shown in Fig. 1 of a reception antenna to be very different.

Various features of the present invention all can be used on wireless terminal to realize the downgoing line receive diversity.In one exemplary embodiment, the every several OFDM symbols of example wireless terminal with two reception antennas just switch reception antenna one time.The embodiments of the invention that switch transmitting antenna in the base station shown in this embodiment and Fig. 7 are closely similar.Especially, the signal in the time interval A (710,714) receives by reception antenna 1812, and the signal in the time interval B (712,716) receives by antenna 2812 '.The wireless terminal receiver keeps two kinds of independently channel estimating, follows the tracks of in time interval A and B respectively and uses.

Similarly, feature of the present invention can be used on the base station to realize the uplink receive diversity.A kind of exemplary embodiment is switched reception antenna on the locking border of uplink signal.The embodiment of this and the switching of adopting transmitting antenna on wireless terminal transmitter shown in Figure 6 is closely similar.Especially, consider to have the exemplary base of two reception antennas; Signal in odd number locking (612,616) receives by reception antenna 1812, and the signal in even number locking (614,618) receives by reception antenna 2812 '.Suppose that receiver do not take from a channel that is latched to another locking relevantly, switching reception antenna so on the locking border does not just influence the operation of carrying out on the receiver.

In above description, handover module 810 is selected each reception antenna basically coequally.This switching can be controlled or be redefined in a particular manner or be occurred in sequence by processor.Suppose the receiver estimated channel quality now.So, which reception antenna receiver just can find out can produce better channel quality, and only uses this antenna or use this antenna more continually than other antenna.

Note, the present invention can be used to realize that other method of diversity is used in combination.For example, consider to use the wireless system of two switched antennas, as described in the invention at the receiver of wireless terminal.This base station receiver is used in combination with two antennas with conventional maximum rate.Jointly, this has realized the level Four diversity in the honeycomb uplink.

Now will be along separate routes in conjunction with context-descriptive audio frequency of the present invention.The orthogonal property of the audio frequency in exemplary spread spectrum OFDM (OFDM) multi-address system has been realized a kind of method of acquisition emission diversity gain of uniqueness.Consider the schematic diagram 900 of Fig. 9, the exemplary OFDM symbol 904 shown in it comprises that multiple audio frequency (audio frequency 0906, audio frequency 1908, audio frequency 2910, audio frequency 3912, audio frequency 4914, audio frequency 5916, audio frequency 6918, audio frequency 7920) sends as signal (924,928) by two antennas (antenna 1922, antenna 2926) respectively.The audio frequency of gradual change symbol (908,912,916,920) is launched by transmitting antenna 1922, and is designated audio frequency (906,910,914,918) use transmitting antenna 2926 emissions of the symbol of blank square frame.This just can allow the secondary transmit diversity, particularly for low code check, because code character is distributed on several OFDM symbols.By half modulation symbol in each the antenna transmission code character in the antenna (922,926).This emission diversity method is conspicuous to the expansion of a plurality of transmitting antennas.

The schematic diagram 1000 of Figure 10 shows according to the variation along separate routes of the audio frequency among Fig. 9 of the present invention.Figure 10 comprises by the chart of the frequency on the longitudinal axis 902 of from 0 to 7 audio frequency index numeral with respect to the time on the transverse axis 1003.The base unit of time shaft is the OFDM symbol time.Each symbol all comprises multiple audio frequency (audio frequency 01018, audio frequency 11020, audio frequency 21022, audio frequency 31024, audio frequency 41026, audio frequency 51028, audio frequency 61030, audio frequency 71030) in the exemplary OFDM symbol (1004,1006,1008,1010,1012,1014,1016,1017), and these audio frequency send respectively as signal (1038,1040) by two antennas (antenna 11034, antenna 21036).The audio frequency of the OFDM symbol of each gradual change sends by transmitting antenna 11034, and those signs have the audio frequency of the symbol of blank square frame to use transmitting antenna 21036 to send.Every kind of audio frequency in each OFDM symbol all sends the modulation symbol that has carried coded message.At first, for the 1st group of 4 OFDM symbol times interval (1004,1006,1008,1010), the modulation symbol of half sends by antenna 11034, and second half sends by antenna 21036.Then, antenna 11034 is strengthened in the communicator decision.For example, may show that to the feedback information of this communicator channel from antenna 1 to receiver is better than the channel from antenna 2 to receiver, for example, based on the power level that receives and/or based on ack/nack information.This communicator changes the number of the audio frequency of distributing to each antenna.At interval 1012, antenna 11034 receives whole group audio frequency, and antenna 2 does not receive audio frequency and is used for sending.In the interval 1014 that is right after, each antenna receives half audio frequency and is used for sending.This generation that always repeats the decision of balance between change antenna 1034,1036 in the pattern that replaces between the audio distribution duty cycle.In certain embodiments, the base unit of time is the interval that comprises several successive OFDM symbol time.In certain embodiments, for example communicator is that wireless terminal and communicator send uplink signal to the base station, and the base unit of time is the locking that comprises the OFDM symbol time of several successive.

The schematic diagram 1100 of Figure 11 shows according to the another kind along separate routes of the audio frequency described in Fig. 9 of the present invention and changes.Figure 11 comprises by the chart of the frequency on the longitudinal axis 1102 of from 0 to 7 audio frequency index numeral with respect to the time on the transverse axis 1103.The base unit of time shaft is the OFDM locking.Each locking all comprises multiple audio frequency (audio frequency 01118, audio frequency 11120, audio frequency 21122, audio frequency 31124, audio frequency 41126, audio frequency 51128, audio frequency 61130, audio frequency 71130) in the exemplary OFDM locking (1104,1106,1108,1110,1112,1114,1116), and these audio frequency send respectively as signal (1138,1140) by two antennas (antenna 11134, antenna 21136).The audio frequency of the OFDM locking of each gradual change sends by transmitting antenna 11134, and those signs have the audio frequency of the symbol of blank square frame to use transmitting antenna 21136 to send.Every kind of audio frequency in each OFDM locking all sends the one group of modulation symbol that carries coded message, and for example each the OFDM symbol time in the locking all uses a modulation symbol at interval.At first, to the 1st group of 3 OFDM lockings (1104,1106,1108,1110), the modulation symbol of half sends by antenna 11134, and second half sends by antenna 21136.Then, antenna 11134 is strengthened in the communicator decision, and makes it tend to antenna 1 a little to locking 1110 change audio balance.For example, may show that to the feedback information of this communicator channel from antenna 11134 to base station receiver is better than the channel from antenna 21136 to base station receiver, for example, based on the power level that receives and/or based on ack/nack information.This communicator continues monitoring feedback information and adjusts balance between the antenna, as by from exemplary locking 1110 to 1112,1112 to 1114 and 1114 to 1116 change observed.In certain embodiments, on the locking border, do not change, but on the OFDM of given number symbol time or on the channel condition Measured Boundary, take place.

In Fig. 9 and example shown in Figure 10, the audio frequency of distributing to antenna all is exclusive mutually at any given time.But in various embodiments of the present invention, the subclass of distributing to the audio frequency of each antenna can comprise the crossover subclass of audio frequency.The schematic diagram 1200 of Figure 12 shows according to the another kind along separate routes of the audio frequency described in Fig. 9 of the present invention and changes.Figure 12 comprises by the chart of the frequency on the longitudinal axis 1202 of from 0 to 7 audio frequency index numeral with respect to the time on the transverse axis 1203.The base unit of time shaft is the OFDM locking.Each locking all comprises multiple audio frequency (audio frequency 01218, audio frequency 11220, audio frequency 21222, audio frequency 31224, audio frequency 41226, audio frequency 51228, audio frequency 61230, audio frequency 71232) in the exemplary OFDM locking (1204,1206,1208,1210,1212,1214,1216), and these audio frequency send respectively as signal (1238,1240) by two antennas (antenna 11234, antenna 21236).The audio frequency of the OFDM locking of each gradual change that from left to right increases along diagonal sends by transmitting antenna 11234, and those audio frequency that from left to right reduce along diagonal then use transmitting antenna 21236 to send.Note, in exemplary OFDM locking 1204,1216, represented the poised state between two antennas (1234,1238), three kinds of audio frequency (audio frequency 01218, audio frequency 11220 and audio frequency 21222) are monopolized and are used antenna 11234 to send, three kinds of audio frequency (audio frequency 51228, audio frequency 61230 and audio frequency 71232) are monopolized and are used antenna 21236 to send, and two kinds of audio frequency (1224 and 1226) are sent by two antennas (1234 and 1236).Every kind of audio frequency in each OFDM locking all is used for sending the one group of modulation symbol that carries coded message, and for example each the OFDM symbol time in the locking all uses a modulation symbol at interval.When antenna 21236 is strengthened in the communicator decision, just change audio balance to tend to antenna 2, for example observed in the locking 1206,1208,1210,1212 and 1214.The unbalanced amount of audio frequency is adjusted, for example from being latched to locking adjustment.For example, may show that to the feedback information of communicator channel from antenna 2 to receiver is better than the channel from antenna 1 to receiver, for example, based on the power level that receives and/or based on ack/nack information, the difference of this channel quality degree is used to determine the level of audio frequency disequilibrium then.In certain embodiments, on the locking border, do not change, but on the OFDM of given number symbol time or on the channel condition Measured Boundary, take place.

Though in the example of Figure 10-12, do not show frequency hopping for the simplicity that shows, but should be appreciated that, audio frequency jumps to next OFDM symbol period from an OFDM symbol period on downgoing line in many examples, perhaps is latched to next locking from one on uplink.In addition, the audio frequency that is associated with a transmitting antenna at any given time can form an audio frequency subclass, and this audio frequency subclass is disjoint audio set.This by adopting the audio frequency bypass technology to realize that the method for transmit diversity uses a plurality of transmitting chains.

Figure 13 shows a kind of example communication system 10 that realizes according to the present invention, and for example this system is used for realizing using a plurality of antennas or antenna element to realize emission and/or receive diversity.Example system 10 comprises a plurality of unit (unit 1 (2), unit M (2 ')).Each unit (unit 1 (2), unit M (2 ')) is represented the wireless coverage area of base station (BS 1 (12), BS 2 (12 ')) respectively.System 10 also comprises the network node 3 that is connected to base station (BS 1 (12), BS 2 (12 ')) respectively via network linking (4,4 ').This network node 3 for example can be a router, also is connected to internet and other network node via network linking 5.For example network linking (4,4 ', 5) can be a fiber optic links.Each unit comprises a plurality of wireless terminals that are connected to the base station of unit via wireless link, and if these wireless terminals are mobile devices, they can move in whole system 10 so.In unit 1 (2), (MN 1 (14) is until a plurality of wireless terminals (WT 1 (14), WT N (16)) of MN N (16), respectively by using signal of communication (13,15) and base station 1 (12) to communicate to be shown as mobile node.In unit M (2 '), (MN 1 ' (14 ') is to a plurality of wireless terminals (WT 1 ' (14 ') of MN N ' (16 ') to be shown as mobile node, WT N ' (16 ')) respectively by using signal of communication (13 ', 15 ') and base station M (12 ') to communicate.Each portable terminal can corresponding different mobile subscriber, therefore is called as user terminal sometimes.For example, signal (13,15,13 ', 15 ') can be OFDM (OFDM) signal.In certain embodiments, signal (13,15,13 ', 15 ') for example can be code division multiplexing (CDMA) signal.Each has all realized method of the present invention base station (12,12 ') and wireless terminal (MN 1, MN N, MN 1 ', MN N ') (14,16,14 ', 16 ').Therefore, signal (13,15,13 ', 15 ') comprises in this application the signal type discussed and that send according to the present invention.

Figure 14 shows the exemplary base-access node 1400 that realizes according to the present invention.Base station 1400 can be Figure 13 exemplary base 12,12 ' any.Base station 1400 comprises receiver link/antenna module 1402 and transmitter chain/antenna module 1404.Receiver link/antenna module 1402 can be similar to or be equal to shown in Fig. 8 and realize.Transmitter chain/antenna module 1404 can be similar to shown in Fig. 3 and realize, but switching controls need be attended by OFDM timing architecture information, predetermined information and/or from the function of the downgoing line channel feedback information of WT.Receiver link/antenna module 1402 comprises reception antenna or antenna element 1406 and receives link 1410.Assembly 1402 comprises a plurality of antennas or antenna element (reception antenna 11406, reception antenna N 1408) in certain embodiments, and its receiver link 1410 comprises the controlled changeover module 1412 in locking border, for example commutation circuit.Transmitter chain/antenna module 1404 comprises transmitting antenna or antenna module 1414 and transmitter chain 1418.In certain embodiments, assembly 1404 comprises a plurality of antennas or antenna element (transmitting antenna 11414, transmitting antenna N 1416), and its transmitter chain 1418 comprises controlled changeover module 1420.Receiver module 1402 comprises the uplink signal of launching from the antenna element of different WT transmitting antennas or identical WT from the uplink signal that WT receives in different idle intervals.Transmitter module 1404 sends to WT to down link signal, the channel quality indication feedback signal of the WT uplink signal that receives comprising indication.Assembly 1402,1404 is connected to processor 1426 and the memory 1428 of I/O interface 1424, for example CPU by bus 1422.I/O interface 1426 is connected to internet and for example router, other other network node of base station, AAA node etc. to base station 1400.Memory 1428 comprises program 1430 and data/information 1432.Processor 1426 executive programs 1430 also use data/information 1432 in the memory 1428 to impel base station 1400 to come work according to the present invention.

Program 1430 comprises and is used to control base station 1400 to carry out multiple traffic operation and to realize the signal procedure 1434 of various communications protocols.Program 1430 also comprises and is used for controlling the base station control program 1436 of base station 1400 with the step that realizes method of the present invention.Base station control program 1436 comprises the schedule component 1438 that is used for controlling transmission scheduling and/or communication resource distribution, and for example uplink and downgoing line partly arrive the distribution of WT.In certain embodiments, base station control program 1436 also comprises some assemblies, for example locking border changeover module 1412 and a plurality of reception antenna (1406,1408), receiver antenna switching controls assembly 1440.In certain embodiments, base station control program 1436 also comprises some assemblies, for example changeover module 1420 and a plurality of transmitting antenna (1414,1416), transmitter antenna switching controls assembly 1442.The control signal that when 1420 in switching device shifter 1412 in this receiver link 1410 and the transmitter chain 1418 moved under the indication of these assemblies (1440,1442) respectively when realizing processor 1426 is produced is made response.This control signal is finished the switching between antenna or the antenna element according to the present invention.Operable data/information 1432 comprised the indication of uplink quality feedback information 1458, locking information 1478 and receiver antenna handover information 1472 when receiver antenna switching controls assembly 1440 switched at the decision antenna.Operable data/information 1432 comprised OFDM symbol timing information 1476, receives when transmitter antenna switching controls assembly 1442 switched at the decision antenna downgoing line channel feedback report information 1459 and transmitter antenna handover information 1474.

Base station control program 1436 also comprises uplink channel feedback assembly 1444, the assessment of the uplink signal that this assembly control receives, the generation and the transmission of channel quality indication feedback signal, as feedback message 1464, comprise transmission ack/nack affirmation (ack/nack) feedback information 1462 of the success or the failure of WT power Control and Feedback information 1460 and indication uplink signal or multiple signal.

Memory 1428 also comprises signal procedure 1434 and control program 1436 employed data/information 1432.Data/information 1432 comprises WT data/information 1446 and system information 1448.WT data/information 1446 comprises many group WT information (WT 1 data/information 1450, WT N data/information 1452).WT 1 data/information 1450 comprises user/device/session/resource information 1454, timing synchronizing information 1456, uplink quality indication feedback message information 1458 and the downgoing line channel feedback report information 1459 that receives.User/device/session/resource information 1454 comprises user/device identification information, as the session information of peer node information and routing iinformation etc. and as distribute to the uplink of WT 1 and the resource information of Down-Link Communications channel strip by schedule component 1438.Regularly synchronizing information 1456 comprises the information that makes WT 1 regularly regularly synchronous with respect to BS, for example compensates the adjustment information of propagation delay.Uplink quality indication feedback message information 1458 comprises WT power control information 1460, ack/nack information 1462 and feedback message 1464.The down channel feedback report information 1459 that receives comprises the information of obtaining from the downgoing line channel feedback report by WT 1 transmission that receives, the downgoing line pilot signal broadcast signal that this report response BS 1400 sends.System information 1448 comprises timing information 1466, audio-frequency information 1468, frequency hop sequences information 1470, optional receiver antenna handover information 1472 and optional transmitter antenna handover information 1474.Timing information 1466 comprises the OFDM symbol timing information, for example send the time interval of OFDM symbol, synchronizing information with respect to the OFDM mark space, corresponding to as the timing information of the OFDM mark space grouping of redundant time slot, beacon slot and superelevation time slot, and/or and the corresponding timing information of OFDM mark space of the fixed number that before switching between transmitting antenna or the antenna element, transmits.Timing information 1466 also comprises locking information 1478, and the grouping of for example many continuous OFDM mark spaces wherein keeps constant in uplink signal interim logic to the frequency hopping of physics.The audio frequency that is used for the uplink signaling differently jumps to next locking from a locking according to the order of uplink frequency hopping.Locking information 1478 comprises locking boundary information 1480.According to the present invention, locking boundary information 1478 determines that WT can carry out the time that transmitter antenna switches.In certain embodiments, BS receiver module 1402 is also carried out the locking border handover operation between the antenna and is used locking boundary information 1480.Audio-frequency information 1468 comprises the many groups audio frequency that is used for uplink and down link signal, and the audio frequency subclass that is assigned to the specific part of special time.Frequency hop sequences information 1470 for example comprises that audio frequency wherein is the downgoing line frequency hop sequences information of continuous OFDM symbol time being carried out the frequency of saltus step, for example comprises also that audio frequency wherein is the uplink frequency hop sequences information of continuous locking being carried out the frequency of saltus step.The antenna element control information that information that receiver antenna handover information 1472 comprises such as standard, predetermined transfer sequence, antenna element use information and receiver antenna switching controls assembly 1440 to use.The antenna element control information that information that transmitter antenna handover information 1474 comprises such as standard, predetermined transfer sequence, antenna element use information and transmitter antenna control assembly 1442 to use.

In some systems, base station receiver estimates that the uplink channel of wireless terminal is so that the signal that demodulation receives from this wireless terminal.The operation of channel estimating often depends on the structure of the signal that receives.With the ofdm system is example, and wherein the saltus step of the every several OFDM symbol of the audio frequency of uplink signal once.From once jumping to another time saltus step, the frequency location of audio frequency can be assumed at random.In this case, base station receiver can suppose that channel estimating from once jumping to another time saltus step significant the change is taken place, and therefore can abandon in the previous saltus step the memory of channel estimating, and the beginning from new saltus step begins to carry out the channel estimating operation then.Under the situation of exemplary cdma system, base station receiver can be divided into as shown in figure 20 a series of time intervals to the time, keeps independently channel estimating then between the time interval.The transverse axis 2002 that signal Figure 200 of Figure 20 shows express time has been divided into exemplary time interval sequence: A2 2004, B1 2006, A1 2008, B 2010, A 2012.For example, the channel estimating in the time interval A 2012 is not based on the signal that receives in the time interval B 2010.In this case, the moment between time interval A and the B is called channel estimating border 2014.In one embodiment, the channel estimating of time interval A 2012 can be independent of the signal that receives in any previous time interval, and under this situation, channel estimating is only based on the signal that receives in time interval A2012.In another kind of embodiment, the channel estimating in the time interval A 2012 can be based on the signal that receives in formerly time interval A1 2008, A2 2004 or the like.

Figure 15 shows another kind of exemplary base---the access node of realizing according to the present invention 1800.Base station 1800 can be any in the exemplary base (12,12 ') of Figure 13.Base station 1800 comprises receiver link/antenna module 1802 and transmitter chain/antenna module 1804.Receiver link/antenna module 1802 can be similar to or be equal to shown in Fig. 8 and realize.Transmitter chain/antenna module 1804 can be similar to shown in Figure 3 the realization, but switching controls need be attended by the channel estimating boundary information and/or from the function of the downgoing line channel feedback information of WT.Receiver link/antenna module 1802 comprises reception antenna or antenna element 1806 and receives link 1810.Assembly 1802 comprises a plurality of antennas or antenna element (reception antenna 11806, reception antenna N 1808) in certain embodiments, and its receiver link 1810 comprises for example controlled changeover module 1812 in channel estimating border of commutation circuit.Transmitter chain/antenna module 1804 comprises transmitting antenna or antenna element 1814 and transmitter chain 1818.In certain embodiments, assembly 1804 comprises a plurality of antennas or antenna element (transmitting antenna 11814, transmitting antenna N 1816), and its transmitter chain 1818 comprises controlled changeover module 1820.The uplink signal that receiver module 1802 receives from WT comprises the different WT transmitting antennas of identical WT or the uplink signal that antenna element sends, these signals be during corresponding to the different interval of different base station channel estimating in transmission.The down link signal that transmitter module 1804 sends to WT comprises the channel estimating indication feedback signal of indicating the WT uplink signal that receives.Assembly 1802,1804 is connected to processor 1826 and the memory 1828 of I/O interface 1824, for example CPU by bus 1822.I/O interface 1824 is connected to internet and for example other network node of router, other base stations, AAA node etc. to base station 1800.Memory 1828 comprises program 1830 and data/information 1832.Processor 1826 executive programs 1830 also use the data/information 1832 in the memory 1828 that base station 1800 is moved according to the present invention.

Program 1830 comprises and is used to control base station 1800 to carry out multiple traffic operation and to realize the signal procedure 1834 of various communications protocols.Program 1830 also comprises and is used for controlling the base station control program 1836 of base station 1800 with the step that realizes method of the present invention.Base station control program 1836 comprises the schedule component 1838 that is used for controlling transmission scheduling and/or communication resource distribution, and for example uplink and downgoing line partly arrive the distribution of WT.In certain embodiments, base station control program 1836 also comprises some assemblies, for example channel estimating border changeover module 1812 and a plurality of reception antenna (1806,1808), receiver antenna switching controls assembly 1840.In certain embodiments, base station control program 1836 also comprises some assemblies, for example changeover module 1820 and a plurality of transmitting antenna (1814,1816), transmitter antenna switching controls assembly 1842.In switching device shifter 1812 in this receiver link 1810 and the transmitter chain 1818 1820, when realizing, the signal that when moving under the indication of these assemblies (1840,1842) respectively processor 1826 is produced is made response.This control signal is finished the switching between antenna or the antenna element according to the present invention.Operable data/information 1832 comprised uplink quality indication feedback information 1858, the uplink signaling channel estimated information 1868 and the receiver antenna handover information 1874 that receive when receiver antenna switching controls assembly 1840 switched at the decision antenna.Operable data/information 1832 comprised downgoing line channel feedback report information 1859 and the transmitter antenna handover information 1876 that receives when transmitter antenna switching controls assembly 1842 switched at the decision antenna.

Base station control program 1836 also comprises uplink channel feedback assembly 1844, the assessment of the uplink signal that this assembly control receives, the generation and the transmission of channel quality indication feedback signal, as feedback message 1864, comprise transmission ack/nack affirmation (ack/nack) feedback information 1862 of the success or the failure of WT power Control and Feedback information 1860 and indication uplink signal or multiple signal.

Memory 1828 also comprises signal procedure 1834 and control program 1836 employed data/information 1832.Data/information 1832 comprises WT data/information 1846 and system information 1848.WT data/information 1846 comprises many group WT information (WT 1 data/information 1850, WT N data/information 1852).WT 1 data/information 1850 comprises user/device/session/resource information 1854, timing synchronizing information 1856, uplink quality indication feedback message information 1858 and the downgoing line channel feedback report information 1859 that receives.User/device/session/resource information 1854 comprises user/device identification information, as the session information of peer node information and routing iinformation etc. and as distribute to the uplink of WT 1 and the resource information of Down-Link Communications channel strip by schedule component 1838.Regularly synchronizing information 1856 comprises the information that makes WT 1 regularly regularly synchronous with respect to BS, for example compensates the adjustment information of propagation delay.Uplink quality indication feedback message information 1858 comprises WT power control information 1860, ack/nack information 1862 and feedback message 1864.The down channel feedback report information 1859 that receives comprises the information of obtaining from the downgoing line channel feedback report by WT 1 transmission that receives, the downgoing line pilot signal broadcast signal that this report response BS 1800 sends.System information 1848 comprises uplink signaling channel estimated information 1868, CDMA information 1870, OFDM information 1872, optional receiver antenna handover information 1874 and the optional transmitter antenna handover information 1876 that receives.The uplink signaling channel estimated information 1868 that receives comprises many group channel estimating information (channel estimating 1 information 1878, channel estimating N information 1880), and each channel estimating is corresponding to the channel estimating of the uplink signaling that receives from the WT that uses an antenna or antenna element.Be associated with specific WT from the information of channel estimating 1878,1880, processed then, storage for example is stored in WT power control information 1860 and the ack/nack information 1862.Information 1868 also comprises channel border information 1882 and estimates reset information 1884.The timing definition of channel border information 1882 sign BS with interval that a plurality of different channel estimating of identical WT is associated between time of switching, for example, different channel estimating is associated with different WT transmitter antenna element.Estimate that reset information 1884 comprises the time that the sign channel estimating is reinitialized, for example the channel estimation filters channel border that is eliminated and restarts.

CDMA information 1870 comprises that regularly synchronizing information and codeword information, OFDM information 1872 comprise the OFDM timing information, include locking information, audio-frequency information and the frequency hopping information of locking boundary information for carrier wave frequency information, bandwidth information, CDMA.In certain embodiments, BS 1800 supports cdma communication or ofdm communication 1872, but can not support two kinds of communications, and BS 1800 comprises CDMA information 1870 or OFDM information 1872 in this case.

The antenna element control information that information that receiver antenna handover information 1874 comprises such as switching standards, predetermined transfer sequence, antenna element use information and receiver antenna switching controls assembly 1440 to use.The antenna element control information that information that transmitter antenna handover information 1876 comprises such as switching standards, predetermined transfer sequence, antenna element use information and transmitter antenna switching controls assembly 1842 to use.

Figure 16 shows another kind of exemplary base---the access node of realizing according to the present invention 1900.BS 1900 can be any among the exemplary BS (12,12 ') of Figure 13.BS 1900 comprises receiver link/antenna module 1902 and transmitter chain/antenna module 1904.Receiver link/antenna module 1906 comprises reception antenna 11906 and receives link 1908.Receiver link antenna module 1906 receives uplink signal from different transmit antennas or the antenna element of identical WT, and described signal comprises different audio frequency subclass, and this signal is sent out simultaneously from identical WT.In certain embodiments, for example have controlled baseband transmitter unit 1914, BS 1900 comprises a plurality of transmitter chain/antennas (1904,1904 '); Assembly 1904 comprises the transmitting chain 11912 that is connected to transmitting antenna or antenna element 11910, and assembly 1904 ' comprises the transmitting chain N 1912 ' that is connected to transmitting antenna or antenna module N 1910 '.According to the present invention, use a plurality of transmitter chain/antenna modules 1904,1904 ' to be used to obtain diversity with audio frequency or audio frequency subclass, frequency wherein or same time of audio frequency subclass are sent by different antennas or antenna element.Transmitter chain/antenna module 11904 comprises the transmitting antenna 1910 that is connected to transmitting chain 1912.Similarly, transmitter chain/antenna module N1904 ' comprises the transmitting antenna 1910 ' that is connected to transmitter chain 1912 '.Transmitter chain 1912,1912 ' is connected to controlled baseband transmitter unit 1914.Processor 1916, I/O interface 1918 and the memory 1920 of receiver module 1902, optional controlled baseband transmitter unit 1914, for example CPU link together via bus 1922, multiple element can be on bus swap data and information.Do not have among the embodiment of controlled baseband transmitter unit 1914 at some, transmitter chain/antenna module 1904 is connected to bus 1922.I/O interface 1918 is connected to internet and other network nodes of other BS1900, AAA node, home agent node, router etc. for example to BS 1900.Memory 1920 comprises program 1924 and data/information 1926.

Use data/information 1926 by the processor 1916 that is stored in one or more programs 1924 controls in the memory 1920, and make base station 1900 the method according to this invention carry out work.Program 1924 comprises signal procedure 1928 and base station control program 1930.Signal procedure 1928 is carried out various communications protocols and the function that BS 1900 uses.Base station control program 1930 is responsible for guaranteeing that base station 1900 the method according to this invention carry out work.

Base station control program 1930 comprises schedule component 1932 and uplink channel feedback assembly 1936.In certain embodiments, for example include some embodiment of controlled baseband transmitter unit 1914 and transmitter chain/antenna module 1904 ', base station control program 1930 comprises that also frequency emission cuts apart control assembly 1934.For example the schedule component 1932 of scheduler program is given WT the air link scheduling of resource of for example uplink and downgoing line part.

Frequency emission is cut apart control assembly 1934 when realizing, the operation of controlling controlled baseband transmitter unit 1914 comes dividing frequency, for example be divided into the audio group that is used to transmit, use the first audio frequency subclass that some information are sent to transmitter chain antenna module 11904 like this, use the second audio frequency subclass that some information are sent to transmitter chain/antenna module N 1904 ', first and second subclass of audio frequency have a kind of audio frequency difference each other at least.In certain embodiments, use antenna or antenna element more than two to send simultaneously, two or more audio frequency subclass are sent simultaneously, and for example a kind of audio frequency subclass is corresponding to each antenna or the antenna element that are used simultaneously.In certain embodiments, the different audio frequency subclass that is associated with different transmitter chain/antenna is exclusive mutually.The crossover that part is arranged between the audio frequency subclass in certain embodiments.According to the present invention, BS 1900 can send first and second groups of audio frequency simultaneously, and first group of audio frequency transmitted by the first communication channel from antenna 11910 to WT, and second group of audio frequency transmitted by the second communication channel from antenna N 1910 ' to identical WT.Frequency division control assembly 1934 comprises be used for audio frequency is assigned to the distribution sub-component 1938 of multiple different audio frequency subclass from one group of audio frequency, these subclass comprise the first and second audio frequency subclass at least, and described each different audio frequency subclass has a kind of audio frequency difference each other at least.Frequency division control assembly 1934 also comprises the transmission sub-component that is used for controlling the selected audio frequency subclass of transmission.

Distribute sub-component 1938 to use data/information 1926 to decide and distribute audio frequency (audio frequency subclass 1 information-interval 11974, audio frequency subclass N information-interval 11976, audio frequency subclass 1 information-interval M 1978, audio frequency subclass N information-interval M 1980) in the audio frequency subclass, wherein data/information 1926 comprises the transfer sequence information 1988 of being scheduled to, switching standards information 1986, the downgoing line channel reporting feedback information 1958, audio group information 1970 and/or the saltus step information 1972 that receive.Distribute sub-component 1938 also to produce and store antenna element control information (antenna element 1 switching control information 1992, antenna element N switching control information 1994).Transmit the operation that sub-component 1940 uses data/information 1926 to realize the judgement of allocation component and controls controlled baseband transmitter unit 1914, wherein data/information 1926 comprises audio frequency subclass (1974,1976,1978,1980), OFDM timing information 1948 and antenna element switching control information (1992,1993).

Up channel feedback module 1936 is estimated and is handled the up signaling that receives, obtains WT power control information 1960 and ack/nack information 1962.From information 1960,1962, uplink channel feedback assembly 1936 produces feedback messages 1964 and sends to WT subsequently and carries out about the judgement along separate routes of the audio frequency between WT transmitting antenna or the antenna element being used to.

Data/information 1926 comprises WT data/information 1942, uplink audio-frequency information 1944, downgoing line OFDM audio-frequency information 1946 and OFDM timing information 1948.For example comprise that at some frequency sends among the embodiment of the embodiment of cutting apart control assembly 1934, data/information 1926 also comprises frequency division information 1950.

WT data/information 1942 comprises multi-group data/information (WT1 data/information 1951, WTN data/information 1952).WT1 data/information 1951 comprises user/device/session/resource information 1953, timing synchronizing information 1954, uplink quality indication feedback message information 1956 and the downgoing line channel feedback report information 1958 that receives.User/device/session/resource information 1953 comprises user/device identification information, includes the session information of peer node sign and routing iinformation and include by BS 1900 and distribute to the uplink of WT1 and the resource information of downgoing line part.

Regularly synchronizing information 1954 comprises the information of synchronous WT1 and BS 1900 of being used for, and for example solves time-delay and propagates.

Uplink quality indication feedback message information 1956 comprises WT power control information 1960, and the power level of the WT1 uplink signal that for example receives, SNR value, WT1 transmitted power are adjusted the information of signal or the like indication uplink channel quality; Comprise that also the success that one or more signals of for example indicating the uplink that WT1 sends receive or the ack/nack of failure confirm (ack/nak) signal message 1962, and feedback message, for example include from 1960 and/or 1962 information and be sent to the message of WT1.

The information that the downgoing line channel feedback report information 1958 that receives comprises from the WT feedback report is for example based on the pilot signal that receives report of returning to the downgoing line channel quality from aspects such as power level, SNR.The downgoing line channel feedback report information that receives also comprises WT1 response down link signal and the ack/nack signal message that transmits, for example the Down-Link Communications channel signal.In certain embodiments, when carrying out about along separate routes judgement of audio frequency, the distribution sub-component 1938 in the frequency division control assembly 1934 has used information 1958.

Uplink audio-frequency information 1944 comprises the audio group information 1944 that for example is used for from WT to BS 1900 uplink signaling, and the frequency hop sequences information of the uplink frequency hop sequence used of WT for example, and this frequency hopping changes between locking.

Downgoing line OFDM audio-frequency information 1946 comprises that BS for example is used for the audio group information 1970 of one group of audio frequency of downgoing line signaling, has for example changed the frequency hopping information 1972 of the downgoing line frequency hop sequence of the audio frequency mapping on the OFDM symbol time basis.Send and to cut apart among some embodiment of control assembly 1934 for example having frequency, OFDM information 1946 also comprises multiple audio frequency subclass (audio frequency subclass 1 information-interval 11974, audio frequency subclass N information-interval 11976, audio frequency subclass 1 information-interval M 1978, audio frequency subclass N information-interval M1980).According to the present invention, every kind of audio frequency subclass of information (1974,1976) is associated with different transmitter chain/antennas (1904,1904 '), and audio frequency subclass (1974,1976) will be sent simultaneously.Similarly, according to the present invention, every kind of audio frequency subclass of information (1978,1980) is associated with different transmitter chain/antennas (1904,1904 '), and audio frequency subclass (1978,1980) will be sent simultaneously.The weighting of audio frequency, for example the audio frequency number that is associated with each subclass can change in time.For example, during interval 1, the audio frequency subclass 1 that is associated with transmitter chain/antenna 1 can be used 6 kinds of audio frequency, and the audio frequency subclass 2 that is associated with transmitter chain/antenna 2 also can be used 6 kinds of audio frequency; But in the interim that and then links to each other, the audio frequency subclass 1 that is associated with transmitter chain/antenna 1 can be used 7 kinds of audio frequency, can use 5 kinds of audio frequency with the audio frequency subclass 2 that transmitter chain 2/ antenna 2 is associated.In addition, to OFDM symbol transmission time interval, audio group can be carried out saltus step according to the downgoing line frequency hop sequence from OFDM symbol transmission time interval.

OFDM timing information 1948 comprises symbol timing information 1982 and locking information 1984.Symbol timing information 1982 comprises having defined and sends single OFDM symbol timing that this symbol comprises the audio frequency that multiple quilt sends simultaneously.Locking information 1984 comprises and has identified many, the information of 7 continuous OFDM symbols for example that wherein the idle interval that is mapped in of the uplink audio frequency from logic to the physics audio frequency does not change; This audio frequency carries out different transition from being latched to locking.Locking information 1984 also comprises the information on sign locking border.

In certain embodiments, frequency division is based on predetermined benchmark, and for example audio frequency is divided between a plurality of transmitter chain/antenna modules (1904,1904 '), for example divides with alternating sequence about physical index.In other embodiments, the weighting between different transmitters link/antenna module (1904,1904 ') changes as the function of the downgoing line channel feedback report information 1958 that receives and the switching standards information 1986 in the frequency division information 1950.For example, if BS1900 comprises first and second transmitter chain/antenna module 1904 and 1904 ', and feedback information has shown that channel quality is substantially the same, for example, difference between the channel quality is less than first standard level, and audio frequency just can be cut apart between two kinds of assemblies 1904,1904 ' equably so.But, if same exemplary BS 1900 has determined the channel quality corresponding to transmitter chain/antenna module 1904 and obviously has been better than the channel quality corresponding to transmitter chain/antenna module 1904 ', yet based on feedback information and with the comparison of the second and the 3rd standard level, the channel quality of two kinds of channels all still can be accepted, then frequency division control assembly 1934 just can be controlled baseband transmitter unit 1914 to take more audio frequency, for example makes the audio frequency that is exclusively used in assembly 1904 double assembly 1904 '.

Frequency division information 1950 comprises that switching standards information 1986, predetermined transfer sequence information 1988, antenna element use information 1990 and organize antenna element switching control information (antenna element 1 switching control information 1992, antenna element N switching control information 1994) more.Switching standards information 1986 comprises threshold constraints, distribute sub-component 1938 to use that these threshold constraints are estimated to draw from the downgoing line channel feedback information 1958 that receives or be included in wherein antenna element feedback information, so that whether, when and on which kind of degree decision changes audio frequency balance along separate routes between multiple transmitter chain/antenna (1904,1904 ').Predetermined transfer sequence information 1988 comprises the multiple predefined procedure that distributes sub-component 1938 therefrom to select.For example, first predefined procedure can be on the OFDM symbol transmission time interval as each or some fixed number, replacing between two kinds of partitioning schemes: (i) the uplink audio frequency is cut apart by 50-50 between first transmitter chain/antenna and second transmitter chain/antenna, and (ii) the uplink audio frequency is cut apart by 60-40 between first transmitter chain/antenna and second transmitter chain/antenna; For example, second predefined procedure can replace between two kinds of partitioning schemes: (i) the uplink audio frequency is cut apart by 50-50 between first transmitter chain/antenna and second transmitter chain/antenna, and (ii) the uplink audio frequency is cut apart by 40-60 between first transmitter chain/antenna and second transmitter chain/antenna.In certain embodiments, BS 1900 will follow predetermined transfer sequence and not change as the function of feedback information, for example, can between transmitter chain/antenna (1904,1904 '), cause the time to go up a kind of fixing predefined procedure of equal or almost equal frequency division.Antenna element uses information 1990 to comprise the information of the operating position of each antenna element of sign (1910,1910 '), for example, identify with respect to audio group or aspect the audio frequency number of other audio frequency subclass that will on the different transmit antennas element, send simultaneously in the audio frequency subclass of distributing.The index or the frequency of the audio frequency of antenna element switching control information (antenna element 1 switching control information 1992, the antenna element N switching control information 1994) information that comprises such as the number of audio frequency, the distribution that is associated with antenna element (1, N) respectively.Information 1992,1994 is used by controlled baseband transmitter unit 1914.

Figure 17 shows the example wireless terminal (WT) 1500 of for example mobile node of realizing according to the present invention (MN).According to the present invention, exemplary WT 1500 can switch between a plurality of transmitting antennas or between the antenna element on the locking border, but can not switch between antenna or antenna element.MN 1500 can be any among the exemplary MN (14,16,14 ', 16 ') of Figure 13.Exemplary WT 1500 can be used in combination with the exemplary BS 1400 of Figure 14.Mobile node 1500 can be used as portable terminal (MT).Mobile node 1500 comprises receiver link/antenna module 1502 and the transmitter chain/antenna module 1504 that can realize respectively shown in Fig. 8 and 3.According to the present invention, use individual transmitter link 1518 and transmitting antenna to switch and obtain diversity.Receiver link/antenna module 1502 comprises reception antenna 11502 and receives link 1510.In certain embodiments, receiver link/antenna module 1502 comprises a plurality of antennas or a plurality of antenna element (reception antenna 11506, reception antenna N 1508), and receiver link 1510 comprises for example controlled changeover module 1512 of commutation circuit.Transmitter chain/antenna module 1504 comprises a plurality of antennas or a plurality of antenna element (transmitting antenna 11514, transmitting antenna N 1516) and includes the individual transmitter link 1518 of controlled locking border changeover module 1520.In certain embodiments, these a plurality of transmitting antennas or antenna element (1514,1516) are located along different directions.In certain embodiments, these a plurality of different antennas or antenna element (1514,1516) separate, and make different communication paths be present between antenna or antenna element and the base station.In certain embodiments, the spacing between antenna or the antenna element is 1/4 of the low-limit frequency audio frequency wavelength that sends from antenna or antenna element at least.The processor 1522 of receiver module 1502, transmitter module 1504, for example CPU, user I/O device 1524 and memory 1526 link together via bus 1528, multiple element can be on bus swap data and information.Memory 1526 comprises program 1530 and data/information 1532.

Receiver link/antenna module 1502 comprises feedback signal by the down link signal that the base station receives, as the quality index signal of sign uplink signal quality.The uplink signal of transmitter chain/antenna module 1504 emissions is included in the uplink communication channel signal of base station, use a plurality of transmitting antennas or antenna module (1514,1516) during emission, wherein according to the present invention, in a plurality of antennas one is connected on the individual transmitter link 1518 any given locking.

Processor 1522 executive programs 1530 also use the data/information 1532 in the memory 1526 to control the operation of WT 1500 and realize method of the present invention.For example the user I/O device 1524 of display, loud speaker, microphone, keyboard, keypad, mouse etc. allows the user of WT 1500 to import user data and the information of planning to deliver to peer node, and from peer node output user data and information.

Program 1530 comprises signal procedure 1534 and mobile node controlling program 1536.Mobile node controlling program 1536 comprises transmitter antenna switching controls assembly 1538 and uplink channel feedback assembly 1540.In some embodiment that for example include a plurality of receiver antennas 1506,1508 and changeover module 1512, mobile node controlling program 1536 also comprises receiver antenna switching controls assembly 1542.

Uplink channel condition feedback information 1546 and locking information 1548 that data/information 1532 comprises user/device/resource information 1544, obtains from the base station.User/device/session/resource information 1544 comprises the information about the communication session between WT 1500 and the peer node, for example communication channel partial information of routing iinformation, identification information, distribution or the like.

Uplink channel condition feedback information from base station 1546 comprises quality index signal information 1550 and the many group antenna feedback informations (antenna element 1 feedback information 1556, antenna element N feedback information 1558) that receives.Determine the quality of the uplink signal that receives from the base station that WT 1500 receives uplink signals, then the feedback signal of the indication quality of reception is sent to WT 1500.Quality of reception index signal information 1550 is the information that those feedback signals are carried, and comprises delivering power control signal information 1552 and transmit acknowledgement signal information 1554.Delivering power control signal information 1552 can comprise the information of the variation of indicated horsepower level, relative power level, signal to noise ratio and relevant power level.Transmit acknowledgement signal information 1554 and can comprise the reception success of one or more uplink signals that indication sends or the information of failure, for example the statistical information on ack/nack or the ack/nack is represented.

The base station does not need to know and do not know that in many examples WT 1500 switches and/or when WT 1500 switches between a plurality of transmitting antenna.WT 1500 can use it which WT transmitting antenna (1514,1516) to be used for the understanding of specific locking for WT 1500, the feedback information that receives is associated, the ack/nack that receives with specific antenna for example, thus form and keep many groups feedback information of antenna (antenna element 1 feedback information 1556, antenna element N feedback information 1558).In certain embodiments, the base station knows that WT 1500 uses different transmitting antennas (1514,1516), this BS can keep not feedback information on the same group and these information sets are sent to WT 1500 and be stored as antenna element feedback group (antenna element 1 feedback information 1556, antenna element N feedback information 1558), and does not need WT 1500 must carry out associative operation.

Locking information 1548 comprises locking characteristic information 1560 and locking handover information 1562.The locking characteristic information comprise given numbers in each locking 1564,7 OFDM symbol cycles delivery time for example, locking boundary information 1566, audio-frequency information 1568 and audio frequency frequency hop sequences information 1574.Locking boundary information 1566 comprises that WT 1500 is used for distinguishing the timing information when locking finishes and next locking begins, the locking boundary information is used to control the switching between the transmitting antenna (1514,1516), antenna switches on several at least lockings border and is performed like this, but is not performed between the border.Audio-frequency information 1568 comprises locking index N information 1570 and locking indication N+1 information 1572.Locking index N information 1570 comprises that WT 1500 is used for uplink signal is sent to one group of audio frequency of base station at first idle interval, be used for uplink signal is sent to one group of audio frequency of base station and locking N+1 information 1572 comprises WT 1500 at second idle interval, second locking is the and then locking of first locking continuously.Audio frequency frequency hop sequences information 1574 comprises the information that has defined the frequency hop sequences from logic to the physics audio frequency that WT 1500 uses in the uplink signaling, therefore is used to determine locking index N information 1570 and locking index N+1 information 1572.

Locking handover information 1562 comprises that switching standards information 1576, predetermined transfer sequence information 1578, antenna element use information 1580 and organize antenna element switching control information (antenna element 1 switching control information 1582, antenna element N switching control information 1584) more.Switching standards information 1576 comprises the locking border changing method that is used for determining between the transmitting antenna (1514,1516) and the information of restriction of having identified.For example, switching standards information 1576 can comprise the threshold constraints of feedback quality level to determine to switch that is used to receive.For example, a kind of standard can be the ratio corresponding to the ack/nack number of an antenna, if surpass the conversion that just is triggered to the different antennae element, perhaps be used in the locking of preset time or given number, the number that triggers the locking distribute to first antenna is about the different proportion of the number of the locking of distributing to second transmitting antenna.Predetermined transfer sequence information 1578 comprises the information of the operable predetermined locking of sign border transfer sequence.For example, a kind of exemplary series can be connected in a plurality of antennas one to single transmitting chain 1518, for example antenna 1514, continuous locking through fixed number, switch to for example other transmitting antenna of antenna 1516 then, stop the continuous locking of similar number then there, repeat this process then, between each transmitting antenna (1514,1516), replace, thus the use that produces impartial transmitting antenna.This method can expand to the antenna more than two, and wherein the use of transmitting antenna all is impartial between each antenna.In certain embodiments, when on fixing predetermined transfer sequence, moving, 1550 couples of WT of quality index signal information of receiving 1500 carry out lockings and switch and be unnecessary or be not used, for example WT 1500 follows with different antennae (1514,1516) between the predetermined locking border transfer sequence that has nothing to do of the variation of channel quality.In other embodiments, be scheduled to transfer sequence and be used in combination from BS 1546 uplink channel condition feedback informations.For example, come the different predetermined transfer sequence of self information 1578 can be selected, for example tend to a transmitting antenna or abandon the special predefined procedure of a transmitting antenna based on quality feedback information.Alternatively, in certain embodiments, predetermined transfer sequence is used to estimate different channel qualities the most at the beginning and/or off and on, and switch just based on the uplink channel quality feedback information on the locking border like this.In certain embodiments, do not use predetermined transfer sequence, and the function that switch as the uplink channel quality on the locking border is performed.Antenna utilizes information 1580 to comprise to have identified the information of the use of current each transmitting antenna (1514,1516), for example in the information aspect the number of time of other transmitting antenna and/or locking, and the change of the antenna that will carry out in using.

WT 1500 has preserved and corresponding not on the same group the switching control information (antenna element 1 switching control information 1582, antenna element N switching control information 1584) of on the same group antenna feedback information (antenna element 1 feedback information 1556, antenna element N feedback information 1558) not.

In certain embodiments, previously described data/information 1532 can be used to select one or more channels from the channel of setting up according to the present invention, and one or more channels of selecting other channel with low channel quality relatively are used more.

Signal procedure 1534 is realized the various communications protocols that WT 1500 uses.The function of the WT that mobile node controlling program 1536 is controlled comprises, the operation of receiver module 1502, transmitter module 1504, user I/O device 1524, and realize method of the present invention, comprise according to the present invention processing to the feedback information of indication uplink signaling, and the locking border of the individual transmitter link 1518 between different antennae or the antenna element (1514,1516) realization and the control of switching.

Transmitter antenna switching controls assembly 1538 uses data/information 1532 to realize locking border changing method, and this method comprises following every judgement: the use of antenna, in proper order, the change of order and the change that quality feedback information causes.For example, if be defined as being higher than channel quality by WT 1500 corresponding to antenna N 1516 corresponding to the channel quality of antenna 11514, transmitter antenna switching controls assembly 1538 just can be chosen in per four continuous lockings in certain embodiments so, and three lockings are used antenna 11514 and a locking use antenna N 1516.The operation that transmitter antenna switching controls assembly 1538 is also controlled locking border changeover module 1520 for example realizes switch decision by the signal that control is selected.

The processing that uplink channel feedback assembly 1540 is controlled the feedback signal that receives therefrom extracts delivering power control signal information 1552 and/or transmits acknowledgement signal information 1554.Uplink channel feedback assembly 1540 can also utilize it to the understanding which locking and which WT transmitting antenna are associated, and the feedback information 1550 that receives is divided into the multipacket message that is associated with different antennae (antenna element 1 feedback information 1556, antenna element N feedback information 1558).The output information of obtaining from uplink feedback component 1540 can be used as the input of transmitter antenna switching controls assembly 1538, and wherein this assembly 1538 is used to realize the locking switch decision.

Optionally receiver antenna switching controls assembly 1542 is used to control the switching that receives link switchover control assembly 1512 when realizing, all is connected to single reception link 1510 to one in a plurality of reception antennas or the antenna element (1506,1508) at any time.Reception antenna switching controls assembly 1542 sends the selection that control selects signal to come control antenna to changeover module 1512.By the selection between antenna 1506,1508, receiver antenna switching controls assembly 1542 can provide receive diversity.About switch determining method, multiple realization all is possible, for example the periodicity between the antenna (1506,1508) is switched and/or based on the switching of the quality of the down link signal that receives, is for example tested the antenna that each channel and locking can produce the downgoing line channel of best in quality.

Figure 18 shows the another kind of example wireless terminal (WT) 1600 of for example mobile node of realizing according to the present invention.According to the present invention, exemplary WT 1600 can carry out on corresponding to the signal boundary on BTS channel estimated signal border between a plurality of transmitting antennas or the switching between the antenna element, but can not carry out the switching between antenna and the antenna element.MN 1600 can be any among the exemplary MN (14,16,14 ', 16 ') of Figure 13.Exemplary WT 1600 can be used in combination with the exemplary BS 1800 of Figure 15.Mobile node 1600 can be used as portable terminal (MT).Mobile node 1600 comprises receiver link/antenna module 1602 and transmitter chain/antenna module 1604.Receiver link/antenna module 1802 can be similar to or be equal to shown in Fig. 8 and realize.Transmitter chain/antenna module 1804 can be similar to shown in Fig. 3 and realize, but switching controls need be attended by the function of channel estimating boundary information and/or uplink channel estimation feedback information.According to the present invention, use individual transmitter link 1618 and transmitting antenna to switch and obtain diversity.Receiver link/antenna module 1602 comprises reception antenna 11602 and receives link 1610.In certain embodiments, receiver link/antenna module 1602 comprise a plurality of antennas or a plurality of antenna element (reception antenna 11606 ..., reception antenna N 1608), receiver link 1610 comprises for example controlled changeover module 1612 of commutation circuit.Transmitter chain/antenna module 1604 comprises a plurality of antennas or a plurality of antenna element (transmitting antenna 11614, transmitting antenna N 1616) and includes the individual transmitter link 1618 that controlled channels is estimated border changeover module 1520.In certain embodiments, these a plurality of transmitting antennas or antenna element (1514,1516) are located along different directions.In certain embodiments, these a plurality of different antennas or antenna element (1614,1616) separate, and make different communication paths be present between antenna or antenna element and the base station.In certain embodiments, the spacing between antenna or the antenna element is 1/4 of the low-limit frequency audio frequency wavelength that sends from antenna or antenna element at least.The processor 1622 of receiver module 1602, transmitter module 1604, for example CPU, user I/O device 1624 and memory 1626 link together via bus 1628, multiple element can be on bus swap data and information.Memory 1626 comprises program 1630 and data/information 1632.

Receiver link/antenna module 1602 comprises feedback signal by the down link signal that the base station receives, as the quality index signal of sign uplink signal quality.The uplink signal of transmitter chain/antenna module 1604 emissions is included in the uplink communication channel signal of base station, use a plurality of transmitting antennas or antenna module (1614,1616) during emission, wherein according to the present invention, in a plurality of antennas one is connected on the individual transmitter link 1618 any given locking.

Processor 1622 executive programs 1630 also use the data/information 1632 in the memory 1626 to control the operation of WT 1600 and realize method of the present invention.For example the user I/O device 1624 of display, loud speaker, microphone, keyboard, keypad, mouse etc. allows the user of WT 1600 to import user data and the information of planning to deliver to peer node, and from peer node output user data and information.

Program 1630 comprises signal procedure 1634 and mobile node controlling program 1636.Mobile node controlling program 1636 comprises transmitter antenna switching controls assembly 1638 and uplink channel feedback assembly 1640.In some embodiment that for example include a plurality of receiver antennas 1606,1608 and changeover module 1612, mobile node controlling program 1636 also comprises receiver antenna switching controls assembly 1642.

Uplink channel condition feedback information 1646 and locking information 1648 that data/information 1632 comprises user/device/session/resource information 1644, obtains from the base station.User/device/session/resource information 1644 comprises the information about the communication session between WT 1600 and the peer node, for example communication channel partial information of routing iinformation, identification information, distribution or the like.

Uplink channel condition feedback information from base station 1646 comprises quality index signal information 1652 and the many group antenna feedback informations (antenna element 1 feedback information 1658, antenna element N feedback information 1660) that receives.Determine the quality of the uplink signal that receives from the base station that WT 1600 receives uplink signals, then the feedback signal of the indication quality of reception is sent to WT 1600.Quality of reception index signal information 1652 is the information that those feedback signals are carried, and comprises delivering power control signal information 1654 and transmit acknowledgement signal information 1656.Delivering power control signal information 1654 can comprise the information of the variation of indicated horsepower level, relative power level, signal to noise ratio and relevant power level.Transmit acknowledgement signal information 1656 and can comprise the reception success of one or more uplink signals that indication sends or the information of failure, for example the statistical information on ack/nack or the ack/nack is represented.

The base station does not need to know and do not know that in many examples WT 1500 switches and/or when WT 1600 switches between a plurality of transmitting antenna.But, the channel estimating interval that WT 1600 tracking base stations use, and when the switching that takes place between the transmitting antenna, it just appears on the channel estimating border.For example, 1 channel estimating can be carried out in the base station in the time of fixed qty, reinitializes channel estimating then and restarts; WT 1600 can select corresponding to the time switched antenna that reinitializes a little.WT 1600 can use it for WT 1600 which WT transmitting antenna (1614,1616) to be used for the understanding corresponding to the interval of channel estimating, the feedback information that receives is associated, the ack/nack that receives with specific antenna for example, thus form and keep many groups feedback information of antenna (antenna element 1 feedback information 1658, antenna element N feedback information 1660).In certain embodiments, different ongoing channel quality estimation is preserved in the base station, for example corresponding to a kind of estimation of each transmitting antenna (1614,1616), this base station and WT transmitting antenna switch collaborative work then, replace between these ongoing channel estimating.This realization is of great use to the WT 1600 that the transmitting antenna (1614,1616) with fixed number moves on the predetermined periodicity sequence, and for example this predefined procedure is the equilibrium use between each antenna.In certain embodiments, the base station knows that WT 1600 uses different transmitting antennas (1614,1616), this BS can keep not feedback information on the same group and these information sets are sent to WT 1600 and be stored as antenna element feedback group (antenna element 1 feedback information 1658, antenna element N feedback information 1660), and does not need WT 1600 must carry out associative operation.

Channel estimating interval information 1648 comprises timing information and the signal type information 1664 of estimating border 1662 corresponding to BTS channel.Timing information 1662 makes base station uplink signal channel estimating circulation with regularly relevant with WT at interval, so just can switch, to help the deterioration of avoiding BTS channel being estimated from the mixing of the uplink signal of two different transmit antennas (1614,1616) at time inner control antenna corresponding to the channel estimating border.Signal type information comprises type selecting 1666, code division multiple access (CDMA) information 1668 and OFDM (OFDM) information 1670.Type selecting 1666 comprise user or service provider to the selection of communication signaling type to be used between WT 1600 and the base station, for example CDMA signaling or OFDM signaling.As the function of this selection, different circuit is activated in WT 1600.CDMA information 1668 comprises carrier frequency, bandwidth, code word and channel estimating blanking time of use.OFDM information 1670 can comprise the information that identifies the locking interval with many continuous OFDM symbol cycles delivery time, identifies the information on locking border, is included in the audio-frequency information of the audio frequency that uses in the given locking, and audio frequency frequency hop sequences information.In certain embodiments, WT 1600 supports one type signaling and does not support another kind that in this case, WT 1600 will comprise a group in information 1668 or 1670.

Channel estimating border handover information 1650 comprises that switching standards information 1672, predetermined transfer sequence information 1674, antenna element use information 1676 and organize antenna element switching control information (antenna element 1 switching control information 1678, antenna element N switching control information 1680) more.Switching standards information 1672 comprises that sign is used for determining the method for the channel border switching between the transmitting antenna (1614,1616) and the information of restriction.For example, switching standards 1672 can comprise that the feedback quality level that is used to receive determines the threshold constraints of switching.For example, a kind of standard can be the minimum value of SNR after the filtering, if surpass the conversion that just is triggered to different antenna elements.Predetermined transfer sequence information 1674 comprises the information that is used for identifying the predetermined channel estimation border transfer sequence that can be used.For example, a kind of exemplary series can be connected to a for example antenna of antenna 1614 to single transmitting chain 1618, continuous channel through fixed number is estimated, switch to for example another transmitting antenna of antenna 1616 then, the continuous channel that stops similar number is then there estimated, repeat this process then, between each transmitting antenna (1614,1616), replace, thus the use that produces impartial transmitting antenna.This method can expand to the antenna more than two, and wherein the use of transmitting antenna all is impartial between each antenna.In certain embodiments, when on fixing predetermined transfer sequence, moving, 1652 couples of WT of quality index signal information of receiving 1600 carry out the channel estimating borders and switch and be unnecessary or be not used, for example WT 1600 follows with different antennae (1614,1616) between the predetermined locking border switching sequence that has nothing to do of the variation of channel quality; But, WT 1600 need to keep base stations between channel estimating of carrying out on the uplink signaling and switching point synchronously.In other embodiments, be scheduled to transfer sequence and be used in combination from BS 1646 uplink channel condition feedback informations.For example, come the different predetermined transfer sequence of self information 1674 can be selected, for example tend to a transmitting antenna or abandon the special predefined procedure of a transmitting antenna based on quality feedback information.Alternatively, in certain embodiments, predetermined transfer sequence is used to estimate different channel qualities the most at the beginning or off and on, and switch just based on the uplink channel quality feedback information on the locking border like this.In certain embodiments, do not use predetermined transfer sequence, and the function that switch as the uplink channel quality on the locking border is performed.Antenna utilizes information 1676 to comprise to have identified the information of the use of current each transmitting antenna (1614,1616), for example with respect to the time of other transmitting antenna or the information aspect the duty ratio, and the change of the antenna operating position that will carry out.

WT 1600 has preserved and corresponding not on the same group the switching control information (antenna element 1 switching control information 1678, antenna element N switching control information 1680) of on the same group antenna feedback information (antenna element 1 feedback information 1658, antenna element N feedback information 1660) not.

Signal procedure 1634 is realized the various communications protocols that WT 1600 uses.The function of the WT that mobile node controlling program 1636 is controlled comprises the operation of receiver module 1602, transmitter module 1604, user I/O device 1624, and realize method of the present invention, comprise according to the present invention processing to the feedback information of indication uplink signaling, and the channel estimating border of the individual transmitter link 1618 between different antennae or the antenna element (1614,1616) realization and the control of switching.

Transmitter antenna switching controls assembly 1638 uses data/information 1632 to realize channel estimating border changing method, and this method comprises following every judgement: the operating position of antenna, in proper order, the change of order and the change that quality feedback information causes.Transmitter antenna switching controls assembly 1638 for example selects signal to come control channel to estimate the operation of border changeover module 1618 via control, thereby realizes switch decision.The processing that uplink channel feedback assembly 1640 is controlled the feedback signal that receives therefrom extracts delivering power control signal information 1654 and/or transmits acknowledgement signal information 1656.Uplink channel feedback assembly 1640 can also utilize it to the understanding which channel estimating and which WT transmitting antenna are associated, and the feedback information 1652 that receives is divided into the multipacket message that is associated with different antennae (antenna element 1 feedback information 1658, antenna element N feedback information 1660).In certain embodiments, the base station sends to WT 1600 to the different channel estimating report of each antenna (1614,1616), and the up channel feedback component can be this information stores in suitable feedback information group (1658,1660) then.The output information of obtaining from uplink feedback component 1640 can be used as the input of transmitter antenna switching controls assembly 1638, and wherein this assembly 1638 is used to realize channel estimating border switch decision.

Optionally receiver antenna switching controls assembly 1642 is used to control the switching that receives link switchover control assembly 1612 when realizing, all is connected to single reception link 1610 to one in a plurality of reception antennas or the antenna element (1606,1608) at any time.Reception antenna switching controls assembly 1642 sends the selection that control selects signal to come control antenna to changeover module 1612.By the selection between antenna (1606,1608), receiver antenna switching controls assembly 1642 can provide receive diversity.About switch determining method, multiple realization all is possible, for example the periodicity between the antenna (1606,1608) is switched and/or based on the switching of the quality of the down link signal that receives, is for example tested the antenna that each channel and locking can produce the downgoing line channel of best in quality.

Figure 19 shows the another kind of example wireless terminal (WT) 1700 of for example mobile node of realizing according to the present invention (MN).MN 1700 can be any among the exemplary MN (14,16,14 ', 16 ') of Figure 13.Exemplary WT 1700 can be used in combination with the exemplary BS 1900 of Figure 16.Mobile node 1700 can be used as portable terminal (MT).Mobile node 1700 comprises receiver link/antenna module 1702 and has a plurality of transmitter chain/antenna modules (1704,1704 ') of controlled baseband transmitter unit 1718.Any embodiment that these a plurality of transmitter chain/antenna modules (1704,1704 ') with controlled baseband transmitter unit 1718 can be similar to or be equal among Figure 27,28 or 29 realizes.Receiver link/antenna module 1702 comprises reception antenna 11706 and receiver link 1710.In certain embodiments, receiver module 1702 comprises the controlled changeover module 1712 of a plurality of reception antennas or antenna element (reception antenna 11706, reception antenna N 1708) and for example commutation circuit.According to the present invention, use not on the same group frequency or a plurality of transmitter chain/antenna modules 1704,1704 ' that on different antennas or antenna element, send simultaneously of audio frequency have to obtain diversity.Transmitter chain/antenna module 11704 comprises the transmitting antenna 1714 that is connected to transmitting chain 1716.Similarly, transmitter chain/antenna module N 1704 ' comprises the transmitting antenna 1714 ' that is connected to transmitter chain 1716 '.Transmitter chain 1716,1716 ' is connected to controlled baseband transmitter unit 1718.The processor 1720 of receiver module 1702, controlled baseband transmitter unit 1718, for example CPU, user I/O device 1722 and memory 1724 link together via bus 1726, multiple element can be on bus swap data and information.For example the user I/O device 1722 of keypad, keyboard, mouse, television camera, microphone, display, loud speaker etc. allows the user of WT 1700 that user data/information is imported peer node, and from peer node output user data/information.Memory 1824 comprises program 1728 and data/information 1730.

Make mobile node 1700 the method according to this invention come work by the processor 1720 that is stored in one or more programs 11728 controls in the memory 1724.Program 1728 comprises signal procedure 1732 and mobile node controlling program 1734.Signal procedure 1732 is carried out various communications protocols and the function that WT 1700 uses.Mobile node controlling program 1734 is responsible for guaranteeing that mobile node 1700 the method according to this invention come work.

Mobile node controlling program 1734 comprises that sending out frequency emission cuts apart control assembly 1736 and uplink channel feedback assembly 1738.In some embodiment of the embodiment that for example comprises the controlled changeover module 1712 of receiver and a plurality of receiver antenna (1706,1708), control program 1734 comprises receiver antenna switching controls assembly 1740.In such an embodiment, can under the guidance of receiver antenna switching controls assembly 1740, carry out the receiver antenna switching controls, when processor 1720 is carried out this control assembly, this assembly 1740 is responsible for the generation of antenna switch-over control signal, and this signal is used to the switching that the commutation circuit in the assembly 1712 is carried out in the receiver control link 1710.

The operation that frequency emission is cut apart the controlled baseband transmitter of control assembly 1736 controls unit 1718 comes dividing frequency, for example be divided into the audio group that is used to transmit, use the first audio frequency subclass that some information are sent to transmitter chain antenna module 11704 like this, use the second audio frequency subclass that some information are sent to transmitter chain/antenna module N 1704 ', first and second subclass of audio frequency have a kind of audio frequency difference each other at least.In certain embodiments, use antenna or antenna element more than two to send simultaneously, two or more audio frequency subclass are sent simultaneously, and for example a kind of audio frequency subclass is corresponding to each antenna or the antenna element that are used simultaneously.In certain embodiments, the different audio frequency subclass that is associated with different transmitter chain/antenna is exclusive mutually.The crossover that part is arranged between the audio frequency subclass in certain embodiments.According to the present invention, WT 1700 can send first and second groups of audio frequency simultaneously, and first group of audio frequency transmitted by the first communication channel from antenna 11714 to BS, and second group of audio frequency transmitted by the second communication channel from antenna N 1714 ' to identical BS.Frequency division control assembly 1736 comprises be used for audio frequency is assigned to the distribution sub-component 1742 of multiple different audio frequency subclass from one group of audio frequency, these subclass comprise the first and second audio frequency subclass at least, and described each different audio frequency subclass has a kind of audio frequency difference each other at least.Frequency division control assembly 1736 also comprises the transmission sub-component that is used for controlling the selected audio frequency subclass of transmission.

Distribution sub-component 1742 uses data/information 1730 to decide and distributes audio frequency (audio frequency subclass 1 information-interval 11766, audio frequency subclass N information-interval 11770, audio frequency subclass 1 information-interval M 1768, audio frequency subclass N information-interval M 1772) in the audio frequency subclass, and wherein data/information 1730 comprises predetermined transfer sequence information 1780, switching standards information 1778, antenna element 1 feedback information 1758, antenna element N feedback information 1760 and/or jump information 1764.Distribute sub-component 1742 also to produce and store antenna element control information (antenna element 1 switching control information 1784, antenna element N switching control information 1786).Transmit the operation that sub-component 1744 uses data/information 1730 to realize the judgement of allocation component 1742 and controls controlled baseband transmitter unit 1718, wherein data/information 1730 comprises audio frequency subclass (1766,1770,1768,1772), OFDM timing information 1752 and antenna element switching control information (1784,1786).

Up channel feedback module 1738 is handled and is obtained uplink channel condition feedback information from the uplink channel-quality feedback signal of BS and from BS 1748, and this information comprises delivering power control signal information 1762 and transmits acknowledgement signal information 1764.In many examples, BS does not need to know the audio frequency subset information corresponding to WT transmit antenna chain/antenna (1704,1704 ') of using shown in special; But, WT 1700 knows audio frequency subset information (1766,1770,1768,1772), for example distribute to weighting aspect the audio frequency number of each antenna or antenna element at specific idle interval, and feedback information 1756 and specific antenna element are associated, be this information stores antenna element 1 feedback information 1758, antenna element N feedback information 1760 then.

Uplink channel condition feedback information 1748, OFDM audio-frequency information 1750, OFDM timing information 1752 and frequency division information 1754 that data/information 1730 comprises user/device/session/resource information 1746, obtains from BS.User/device/session/resource information 1746 comprises user/device identification information, and session information comprises peer node sign and routing iinformation, and resource information comprises that BS distributes to uplink and the downgoing line part of WT 1700.

Uplink channel condition feedback information from BS 1748 comprises quality index signal information 1762 and the many group antenna feedback informations (antenna element 1 feedback information 1758, antenna element N feedback information 1760) that receives.The quality index signal information 1756 that receives comprises delivering power control signal information 1762, the power level of the WT uplink signal that for example receives, SNR value, WT1 transmitted power are adjusted the information of signal or the like indicating channel quality, and transmission acknowledgement signal information 1764, the success that the one or more signals of the uplink that the indication WT1 that for example receives sends receive or the transmission confirmation signal of failure.Antenna element 1 feedback information 1758 and antenna element N feedback information 1760 comprise the information of extracting and/or handling from the quality index signal information 1762,1764 that WT receives, this information will be associated with each transmit antenna chain/antenna (1704,1704 ') that WT1700 uses.

OFDM audio-frequency information 1750 comprises the audio group information 1762 that for example is used for one group of audio frequency of uplink signaling by WT, the frequency hopping information 1764 of uplink frequency hop sequences information for example, wherein uplink frequency hop sequences information comprises the information based on the frequency hop sequences of the locking from the logic audio jump to the physics audio frequency.OFDM audio-frequency information 1750 also comprises multiple audio frequency subclass (audio frequency subclass 1 information-interval 11766, audio frequency subclass N information-interval 11770, audio frequency subclass 1 information-interval M 1768, audio frequency subclass N information-interval M 1772).According to the present invention, every kind of audio frequency subclass of information (1766,1770) all is associated with different transmitter chain/antenna (1704,1704 '), and audio frequency subclass (1766,1770) will send simultaneously.Similarly, according to this invention, every kind of audio frequency subclass of information (1768,1772) all is associated with different transmitter chain/antenna (1704,1704 '), and audio frequency subclass (1766,1770) will send simultaneously.The weighting of audio frequency, for example the number of the audio frequency that is associated with every subset can change in time.For example, during interval 1, the audio frequency subclass 1 that is associated with transmitter chain/antenna 1 can be used 6 kinds of audio frequency, and the audio frequency subclass 2 that is associated with transmitter chain/antenna 2 also can be used 6 kinds of audio frequency; But in the interim that and then links to each other, the audio frequency subclass 1 that is associated with transmitter chain/antenna 1 can be used 7 kinds of audio frequency, can use 5 kinds of audio frequency with the audio frequency subclass 2 that transmitter chain 2/ antenna 2 is associated.In addition, from being latched to locking, audio group can be carried out saltus step according to the uplink frequency hop sequences.

OFDM timing information 1752 comprises symbol timing information 1774 and locking information 1776.Symbol timing information comprises the timing that has defined the single OFDM symbol transmission that carries modulation symbol that transmits on each audio frequency that is sent out.Locking information 1776 comprises and is used to identify many, the information of 7 continuous OFDM symbols for example that wherein the uplink audio frequency from logical mappings to the physics audio frequency does not change at this idle interval; Audio frequency carries out different saltus steps from being latched to locking.Locking information 1752 also comprises the information on sign locking border.According to some embodiments of the present invention, the change in the subclass weighting is being carried out on the locking border rather than between the locking border.

In certain embodiments, frequency division is based on predetermined benchmark, and for example audio frequency is divided between a plurality of transmitter chain/antenna modules (1704,1704 '), for example divides with alternating sequence about physical index.In other embodiments, the weighting between different transmitters link/antenna module (1704,1704 ') changes as the function of the uplink channel condition feedback information 1748 that receives and the switching standards information 1778 in the frequency division standard information 1754.For example, if WT 1700 comprises first and second transmitter chain/antenna module 1704 and 1704 ', and feedback information has shown that channel quality is substantially the same, for example, difference between the channel quality is less than first standard level, and audio frequency just can be cut apart between two kinds of assemblies 1704,1704 ' equably so.But, if same exemplary WT 1700 has determined the channel quality corresponding to transmitter chain/antenna module 1704 and obviously has been better than the channel quality corresponding to transmitter chain/antenna module 1704 ', yet based on feedback information and with the comparison of the second and the 3rd standard level, the channel quality of two kinds of channels all still can be accepted, frequency division control assembly 1736 just can be controlled baseband transmitter unit 1718 with the more audio frequency of special use so, for example makes the audio frequency that is exclusively used in assembly 1704 double assembly 1704 '.

Frequency division information 1754 comprises that switching standards information 1778, predetermined transfer sequence information 1780, antenna element use information 1782 and organize antenna element switching control information (antenna element 1 switching control information 1784, antenna element N switching control information 1786) more.Switching standards information 1778 comprises threshold constraints, distributes sub-component 1742 to use this threshold constraints to assess antenna element feedback information (1758,1760) so that whether, when and on which kind of degree decision changes audio frequency balance along separate routes between multiple transmitter chain/antenna (1704,1704 ').Predetermined transfer sequence information 1780 comprises the multiple predefined procedure that distributes sub-component therefrom to select.For example, first predefined procedure for example can be in locking, replacing between two kinds of partitioning schemes: (i) the uplink audio frequency is cut apart by 50-50 between first transmitter chain/antenna and second transmitter chain/antenna, and (ii) the uplink audio frequency is cut apart by 60-40 between first transmitter chain/antenna and second transmitter chain/antenna; For example, second predefined procedure can replace between two kinds of partitioning schemes: (i) the uplink audio frequency is cut apart by 50-50 between first transmitter chain/antenna and second transmitter chain/antenna, and (ii) the uplink audio frequency is cut apart by 40-60 between first transmitter chain/antenna and second transmitter chain/antenna.In certain embodiments, WT 1700 will follow predetermined switching sequence and not change as the function of feedback information, for example, can between transmitter chain/antenna (1704,1704 '), cause the time to go up a kind of fixing predefined procedure of equal or almost equal frequency division.

Figure 21 operates WT according to the present invention so that the flow chart 2100 of the illustrative methods that communicates with the base station, and this method comprises that the locking border of carrying out the transmitter antenna element switches.WT can be the exemplary WT that for example is similar to or is equal to the WT 1500 of Figure 17, and BS can be the exemplary BS that for example is similar to or is equal to the BS 1400 of Figure 14.Operation enters step 2104 then from step 2102 beginning.In step 2104, the locking border changeover module in the WT transmitter signal handle link is operated so that one group of a plurality of antenna element, for example first antenna element in one group of two antenna element is connected to the individual transmitter link.Operation enters step 2106 by step 2104.In step 2106, WT is operated so that the one group of audio frequency that is used to transmit at first idle interval sends to the base station to uplink signal by first antenna element, and the audio frequency that this group is used to transmit and first group of audio frequency are complementary.First locking be one group of continuous OFDM symbol delivery time at interval, for example the distribution from logic audio frequency sign to physics audio frequency sign does not change during this period at interval 7 continuous OFDM symbol delivery times.

Next, in step 2108, locking border changeover module is operated so that antenna element is switched to second antenna from first antenna element.Operation enters step 2110 from step 2108.In step 2110, according to uplink audio frequency frequency hop sequences, WT is operated so that the audio group that is used to transmit is changed into second group of audio frequency from first group of audio frequency, and second group of audio frequency is different with first group of audio frequency.Next, in step 2112, WT is operated so that use second group of audio frequency by second antenna element uplink signal to be sent to the base station at second idle interval.Operation enters step 2114 from step 2112, and wherein WT is operated so that according to the audio frequency in first and second groups of audio frequency of uplink frequency hop sequences 2114 replacements.Operation enters step 2104 from step 2114.

The operation of flow chart 2100 has obtained predetermined and periodic switching sequence between first and second antenna elements.The WT of hypothetical examples has only two transmitter antenna elements, and the operation of flow chart 2100 has obtained the utilization of the equalization of antenna element.In certain embodiments, each antenna element is located on different directions.In certain embodiments, first and second antenna elements separate, thus in first and second antenna elements each with the base station between have different communication paths.In certain embodiments, the spacing of antenna element is 1/4 of the low-limit frequency audio frequency wavelength that sends from antenna element at least.

The method of flow chart 2100 can expand to the embodiment that comprises a plurality of two antenna elements.These more external embodiment, before switching to the different antennae element, for more than one continuous locking, for example greater than the locking of 1 fixed number, antenna can remain connected to a selected antenna element.

Figure 22 operates WT according to the present invention so that the flow chart of the illustrative methods that communicates with the base station, and this method comprises that the locking border of carrying out the transmitter antenna element switches.WT can be the exemplary WT that for example is similar to or is equal to the WT 1500 of Figure 17, and BS can be the exemplary BS that for example is similar to or is equal to the BS 1400 of Figure 14.Operation enters step 2204 then from step 2202 beginning, and the locking border changeover module in the WT transmitter signal handle link is operated so that the individual transmitter link of WT is connected to from one group of a plurality of antenna element, the antenna element of the appointment of two antenna elements for example.Then, in step 2206, WT is operated so that the antenna element of the one group of audio frequency that is used to transmit at first idle interval by appointment sends to the base station to uplink signal, and the audio frequency that this group is used to transmit and first group of audio frequency are complementary.For example, first locking is one group 7 continuous OFDM symbol delivery times intervals.Operation enters step 2208 from step 2206.In step 2208, WT is operated so that receive one or more feedback signals from the base station, the channel quality of the uplink signal that these one or more feedback signals indications receive from previous locking.The feedback signal of these one or more indicating channel quality comprises the delivering power control signal that is used to indicate WT uplink power control information, and transmission confirmation signal at least a that is used for indicating the reception success of uplink signal of transmission or failure.Operation enters step 2210 from step 2208.In step 2210, WT is operated so that make one or more feedback signals that receive relevant with the antenna element of idle interval use formerly, upgrades one group of feedback information corresponding to this antenna element then.The base station of this transmission feedback information does not need to know and does not know that in many examples which antenna element is used for the transmission of this locking that WT carries out the tracking and the coupling of the antenna element of the feedback information that is used to receive.In step 2212, WT is operated so that the function of the feedback signal that conduct receives carries out the antenna element switch decision.For example, if power Control and Feedback signal shows the WT transmission power level and should keep constant or reduction, and the ack/nack signal shows the very high ratio to negating certainly, this has just shown reliable uplink signal, and WT can be allowed to keep be connected with the transmitter antenna element of current selection so.But, if power Control and Feedback signal shows the WT delivering power and requires to have big rising, and/or the ack/nack signal shows to negate to sure very high ratio, WT can determine to switch to another antenna element so, for example select expection can produce the antenna element of bigger channel variation, for example the antenna element with current selection has maximum spacing and/or other antenna element of maximum poor location.The information that transmits the channel quality that antenna element connects about previous WT of storage also can be used in the selection course.Under certain conditions, wherein quality indication (CQI) information demonstrates marginal condition, and WT can be operated so that select the antenna element of current relatively selection to have fine pitch or other antenna element of poor location.

Operation enters step 2214 from step 2212.In step 2214, whether operation has determined the switched antenna element based on WT and has proceeded.If WT has determined not switched antenna element in step 2212, operate from step 2214 so and enter step 2220; Otherwise step enters step 2216.In step 2216, WT is operated so that renewal and the corresponding switching control information group of maintenance and different antenna elements, for example this operation comprises and bit is set being connected to the individual transmitter link corresponding to antenna element, and removes bit with corresponding to the disconnection of this antenna element from the individual transmitter link.Operation enters step 2218 from step 2216, wherein locking border changeover module is operated so that the antenna element of appointment is switched to different transmitter antenna element from one group of a plurality of antenna element, this different antenna element is the antenna element of selecting in step 2212, and has disposed the control active information in step 2216.According to the present invention, switching is controlled to carry out on the locking border rather than between the border.Operation enters step 2220 from step 2218.

In step 2220, WT is operated so that according to the uplink frequency hop sequences audio group that is used to transmit is changed into a different set of audio frequency.Then in step 2222, WT is operated so that at next continuous idle interval, for example 7 continuous OFDM symbols transmit interims, use is by the audio group that is used to transmit of step 2220 appointment, and the antenna element by appointment sends to the base station to uplink signal.Operation is got back to step 2208 from step 2222.

The operation of flow chart 2200 has caused switching based on uplink channel quality feedback information, locking between a plurality of antenna elements.In certain embodiments, each antenna element is all with different direction location.In certain embodiments, antenna element is spaced, and makes different communication paths be present between each antenna element and the base station.In certain embodiments, the spacing between the antenna element is 1/4 of the low-limit frequency wavelength that sends from antenna element at least.

The method of flow chart 2200 comprises embodiment that only has two antenna elements and the embodiment that has more than two antenna elements.In addition in certain embodiments, carrying out about before whether switching to the switch decision of another antenna element, antenna can remain connected to the antenna element of selection to plural continuous locking, for example greater than the locking of 1 fixed number.In certain embodiments, the transmission frequency of feedback information is higher or lower than every locking once.

Figure 23 operates WT according to the present invention so that the flow chart 2300 of the illustrative methods that communicates with the base station, and this method comprises that the channel estimating border of carrying out the transmitter antenna element switches.WT can be the exemplary WT that for example is similar to or is equal to the WT 1600 of Figure 18, and the base station can be the exemplary BS that for example is similar to or is equal to the BS 1800 of Figure 15.Operation enters step 2304 then from step 2302 beginning.In step 2304, WT is operated so that make different base station uplink signaling channels estimate to be associated with different WT transmitter antenna elements.For example, based on some downgoing line transmits that receives from the base station, the information that WT obtains is used for determining the timing of the channel estimating of the uplink signaling that the base station receives about it, for example define the information on the border between a plurality of channel estimating that are performed, and/or defined the information that is used for due to the border of the initialization of channel estimating or replacement.For example, if the base station periodically replaces between two channel estimating of uplink signaling, and WT has two transmit antenna element, wireless terminal just can related first channel estimating and first antenna element and the second channel statistics and second antenna element so, then synchronously its uplink signaling regularly, like this corresponding to the BS channel estimating of uniqueness.Like this, in step 2306, the channel estimating border changeover module in the WT transmitter signal handle link is operated, so that from one group of a plurality of antenna element, for example first antenna element of one group of two antenna element is connected to the individual transmitter link.Operation enters step 2308 from step 2306.In step 2308, WT is operated so that use first antenna element that uplink signal is sent to the base station, is operated so that follow the tracks of timing corresponding to the BS channel estimating of uplink signaling at step 2310WT then.

Operation enters step 2312 from step 2310, here carries out whether reaching the inspection on channel estimating border.If do not reach the channel estimating border, operation just entering step 2308, here WT be operated so as to use identical antenna element, promptly first antenna element sends other uplink signal.But if determine not reach the channel estimating border in step 2312, operation just enters step 2314 from step 2312 so.In step 2314, channel estimating border changeover module is operated so that switch to second antenna element from first antenna element.Operation enters step 2316 from step 2314.In step 2316, WT is operated so that follow the tracks of timing corresponding to the BS channel estimating of uplink signaling.

Operation enters step 2320 from step 2318, here carries out whether reaching the inspection on channel estimating border.If do not reach the channel estimating border, operation just entering step 2316, here WT be operated so as to use identical antenna element, promptly second antenna element sends other uplink signal.But if determine not reach the channel estimating border in step 2320, operation just enters step 2322 from step 2320 so.In step 2322, channel estimating border changeover module is operated so that switch to first antenna element from second antenna element.Operation enters step 2308 from step 2322, and WT is operated so that use first antenna element that uplink signal is sent to BS here.

The operation of flow chart 2300 has caused the predetermined and periodic switching sequence between first and second antenna elements.Suppose that this exemplary WT only has two transmitter antenna elements, the operation of flow chart 2300 can cause the use of the equalization of antenna element.In certain embodiments, each antenna element is all with different direction location.In certain embodiments, first and second antenna elements are spaced, and make different communication paths be present between each antenna element and base station in first and second antenna elements.In certain embodiments, the spacing between the antenna element is 1/4 of the low-limit frequency wavelength that sends from antenna element at least.

The method of flow chart 2300 can expand to and comprise the embodiment that has more than two antenna elements.The method of flow chart 2300 is fit to the two application of OFDM and CDMA very much.In some OFDM embodiment, the channel estimating border can be corresponding to locking border or a plurality of lockings border.In number of C DMA embodiment, each different channel estimating can be corresponding to different code words.

Figure 24 operates WT according to the present invention so that the flow chart 2400 of the illustrative methods that communicates with the base station, and this method comprises that the channel estimating border of carrying out the transmitter antenna element switches.WT can be the exemplary WT that for example is similar to or is equal to the WT 1600 of Figure 18, and the base station can be the exemplary BS that for example is similar to or is equal to the BS 1800 of Figure 15.Operation enters step 2404 and step 2416 then abreast from step 2402 beginning.In step 2404, the channel estimating border changeover module in the WT transmitter signal handle link is operated so that the individual transmitter link of WT is connected to antenna element from the appointment of one group of a plurality of antenna element.Then, in step 2408, WT is operated so that follow the tracks of timing corresponding to the BS channel estimating of uplink signaling.For example, based on some downgoing line transmits that receives from the base station, the information that WT obtains is used for determining the timing of the channel estimating of the uplink signaling that the base station receives about it, for example define the information on the border between a plurality of channel estimating that are performed, and/or defined the information that is used for due to the border of the initialization of channel estimating or replacement.For example, consider a kind of exemplary embodiment, wherein BS carries out the channel estimating of the uplink signaling that receives to use in fixing interval, the initialization estimation filter, beginning another secondary channel then estimates periodically to repeat the method for this channel estimating then to use in the interval of subsequently same period.Broadcasting timing information from BS can allow WT synchronous its uplink signaling and these channel estimating borders.Operation enters step 2410 from step 2408, carries out the inspection whether the channel estimating border is reached here.If do not reach the channel estimating border, operation just enters step 2412 from step 2410.In step 2412, WT is operated so that uplink signal is sent to BS, and step 2408 is returned in operation then.But if reached the channel estimating border in step 2410, operation just enters step 2414 so, and WT carries out the judgement that antenna element switches as the function of the feedback signal that receives here.

Return step 2416, in step 2416, WT operation is so that receive one or more feedback signals from the base station.The channel quality of the uplink signal that these one or more feedback signal indications receive, it comprises the delivering power control signal that is used to indicate WT uplink power control information, and transmission confirmation signal at least a that is used for indicating the reception success of uplink signal of one or more transmission or failure.Operation enters step 2418 from step 2416.In step 2418, WT is operated so that make one or more feedback signals that receive relevant with the antenna element of use, upgrades one group of feedback information corresponding to this antenna element then.The base station of this transmission feedback information does not need to know and does not know that in many examples which antenna element is used to transmit the uplink signal corresponding to this channel estimating.The information of step 2418 can will be carried out the antenna element switch decision in step 2414 WT uses.

In step 2414, corresponding to the quality indication (CQI) information of the antenna element of current selection can be used to keep this thresholding that is connected to compare.Quality indication (CQI) information corresponding to one group of standby replacement antenna element can be used to determine adjudicating to select which antenna element when switching.In addition, in certain embodiments, for example can be periodically carry out between antenna element and switch, and irrelevant or seldom relate to the channel quality information of storage, this is in order to obtain new channel quality information and to estimate alternate channel corresponding to the antenna element that replaces.Operation enters step 2420 from step 2414.

If in step 2414, judged and operated from step 2420 so and enter step 2412 on the antenna element that rests on current selection that WT is operated so that uplink signal is sent to BS here.But,, operate from step 2420 so and enter step 2422 if WT has determined to switch the transmitter antenna element.In step 2422, WT is operated so that renewal and the corresponding switching control information group of maintenance and different antenna elements, control bit position corresponding to the activation of the new antenna element of selecting for example is set, and removes control bit position corresponding to the previous antenna element that uses.Like this, in step 1424, the channel border changeover module is operated so that the antenna element of the appointment that is used to transmit is switched to different antenna element from one group of a plurality of antenna element, the antenna element of selecting in step 2414 for example, and be configured for step 2422.According to the present invention, switch and to be controlled on rather than between the border, to carry out corresponding to the signal boundary on BTS channel estimated signal border.Operation enters step 2426 from step 2224.

In step 2426, WT is operated so that the antenna element by appointment sends to the base station to uplink signal.Operation enters step 2408 from step 2426.

The method of flow chart 2400 is fit to the two application of OFDM and CDMA very much.In some OFDM embodiment, the channel estimating border can be corresponding to locking border or a plurality of lockings border.In some OFDM embodiment, each channel estimating sigtnal interval all comprises a plurality of OFDM symbol cycles delivery time, and the audio frequency that WT uses in the sigtnal interval in each channel estimating all is determined according to frequency hop sequences.In number of C DMA embodiment, each different channel estimating can be corresponding to different code words.

In certain embodiments, each antenna element is all with different direction location.In certain embodiments, first and second antenna elements are spaced, and make different communication paths be present between each antenna element and base station in first and second antenna elements.In certain embodiments, the spacing between the antenna element is 1/4 of the low-limit frequency wavelength that sends from antenna element at least.

Figure 25 is a flow chart 2500 of operating the illustrative methods of ofdm communication device according to the present invention, this method comprises gives different antenna elements different audio frequency subset allocation and sends on a plurality of parallel antenna elements, and for example this communication equipment can be the exemplary WT that is similar to or is equal to the WT 1700 of Figure 18.Operation enters step 2504 then from step 2502 beginning.In step 2404, this communicator is operated so that the audio distribution in first group of audio frequency is arrived multiple different audio frequency subclass, this subclass comprises the first and second audio frequency subclass at least, and each described different audio frequency subclass has a kind of audio frequency difference each other at least.In certain embodiments, it is exclusive each other to be assigned to the audio frequency of the first and second audio frequency subclass.Operation enters step 2506 from step 2504.In step 2506, communicator is operated so that use the different antenna element at each described different audio frequency subclass to send every kind of described different audio frequency subclass abreast during the identical time interval.Operation enters step 2508 from step 2506, and this communicator changes the number of the audio frequency that is assigned at least a subclass in the first and second audio frequency subclass here.Operation is got back to step 2504 from step 2508.In certain embodiments, the variation of audio distribution is based on periodic benchmark.

In certain embodiments, communicator in the flow chart 2500 is to send the wireless terminal of uplink signal to the base station, for example use according to the uplink signal that carries out the audio frequency of frequency hopping based on the ascending frequency-hopping sequence of the benchmark of locking one by one, the base station receives this uplink signal then.In other embodiments, the communicator of flow chart 2500 is exemplary BS 1900 base stations that for example are similar to or are equal to Figure 16, this base station sends down link signal, for example use according at each OFDM symbol delivery time at interval the ascending frequency-hopping sequence carry out the down link signal of the audio frequency of saltus step, wireless terminal receives this down link signal then.

Figure 26 is a flow chart 2600 of operating the illustrative methods of ofdm communication device according to the present invention, this method comprises reception and processing channel quality indication (CQI) information, give different antenna elements different audio frequency subset allocation and send on a plurality of parallel antenna elements, communicator wherein can be the exemplary WT that for example is similar to or is equal to the WT 1700 of Figure 19.Operation is from step 2602 beginning and enter step 2604.In step 2604, this communicator is operated so that the audio distribution in first group of audio frequency is arrived multiple different audio frequency subclass, this subclass comprises the first and second audio frequency subclass at least, and each described different audio frequency subclass has a kind of audio frequency difference each other at least.In certain embodiments, the variation of audio distribution is based on periodic benchmark.Operation enters step 2606 from step 2604, and communicator is operated so that use the different antenna element at each described different audio frequency subclass to send every kind of described different audio frequency subclass abreast during the identical time interval here.Operation enters step 2608 from step 2606.In step 2608, communicator is operated so that receive one or more signals of indicating channel quality, this signal comprises the delivering power control signal of indication communicator delivering power, and transmission confirmation signal at least a that is used for indicating the reception success of one or more signals that communicator sends or failure.

Like this, in step 2610, based on the quality indication (CQI) information that receives, this communication equipment decision whether change audio frequency distribution to the audio frequency subclass.For example, do not judge that reasonably which antenna element has better channel quality and should be inclined to some extent if store enough quality indication (CQI) informations, this communicator just can determine the distribution that changes audio frequency to make it tend to certain antenna so, can collect quality indication feedback information to an independent antenna with very high weighting like this, and this communicator can circulate between each antenna element periodically.Carry out the judgement of audio distribution if there is enough information, this communicator just can determine to change the distribution of audio frequency to the audio frequency subclass so, to attempt realizing more favourable channel condition, for example can realize identical ack/nack ratio but can cause the change of lower WT transmission power level, the change of the ack/nack ratio that improves can be caused, and/or the change of lower communicator transmission power level can be caused.If in step 2610, determined not change the distribution of audio frequency to the audio frequency subclass.Step 2604 is just got back in operation so.But if determined audio frequency should change to the distribution of audio frequency oneself in step 2610, operation just entering step 2612 so, and this communicator is operated so that change the audio frequency number of at least one subclass in the first and second audio frequency subclass here.In certain embodiments, the first audio frequency subset allocation has a plurality of audio frequency, and the unallocated audio frequency of the second audio frequency subclass.Operation enters step 2604 from step 2612.

In certain embodiments, audio distribution is performed as the function of the multiple signal that receives from the device that communicates with this communicator, this method is included as the signal that receives from the described device that communicates with this communicator and keeps different audio group to distribute control information, corresponding to the signal that uses different antenna elements to send from described communicator.

In certain embodiments, communicator in the flow chart 2600 is to send the wireless terminal of uplink signal to the base station, for example use according to the uplink signal that carries out the audio frequency of saltus step based on the ascending frequency-hopping sequence of the benchmark that pursues locking, the base station receives this uplink signal and sends the feedback channel quality signal then.In other embodiments, the communicator of flow chart 2600 is exemplary BS 1900 base stations that for example are similar to or are equal to Figure 16, this base station sends down link signal, for example use according at each OFDM symbol delivery time at interval the ascending frequency-hopping sequence carry out the down link signal of the audio frequency of saltus step, wireless terminal receives this down link signal and sends the feedback channel quality signal then.

Now the present invention will be described further.Though following part discussion may repeat with some above discussion, and feature of some embodiments more specifically has been discussed.As discussed above, the new technique that the present invention uses can use single RF link and a plurality of physical antenna to make mobile transmitter realize the uplink transmit diversity, and without any significant cost or complexity.

For convenience of explanation, under the environment of spread spectrum OFDM (OFDM) multi-address system, consider the present invention.Notice that this transmit diversity techniques also is applicable to other system.

In exemplary ofdm system, audio frequency carries out frequency hopping to realize the advantage of spread spectrum.In downgoing line (from the base station to the wireless terminal), audio frequency carries out saltus step to each OFDM symbol.Every kind of logic audio frequency is mapped on the different physics audio frequency, and this is mapped on each OFDM character boundary and changes.This saltus step has guaranteed that the code character that includes certain logic audio frequency subclass expands on whole available frequency band.In uplink (from the wireless terminal to the base station), every kind of logic audio frequency is mapped on the physics audio frequency, and this audio frequency keeps constant to several OFDM symbol periods.This duration is called as the locking cycle.The saltus step process of uplink on the locking cycle as shown in Figure 5.

On the transmitter that can be used on wireless terminal of the present invention on the honeycomb uplink, to realize transmit diversity.The present invention requires mobile transmitter to have a plurality of physical transmit antennas, but does not require that it comprises a plurality of RF links.A kind of preferred embodiment of the present invention is to switch transmitting antenna on the locking border of uplink signal.

For this point is described, consider Fig. 6, it shows the code word that uplink sends on four continuous locking cycles.Suppose that this mobile transmitter has two physical transmit antennas and single RF link as shown in Figure 3.Though transmitter shown in Figure 3 represents to use any system of selective diversity, the present invention has realized the transmit diversity on the fast time scale in the code word.But the changeover module directs transmit signals of moving under the guiding of the switching controls assembly in transmitter is by an antenna in the transmitting antenna.This switching controls assembly is known locking information in one embodiment.This switching controls assembly can receive this information from the Base Band Unit in the mobile transmitter and/or switch and instruct.This switching controls assembly instructs switch unit to send code word by antenna 1 in locking 1 and 3, and sends by antenna 2 in locking 2 and 4.On receiver, the part code character has experienced the channel response H from antenna 1 ₁, the part code character has experienced the response H from antenna 2 ₂In a kind of exemplary ofdm system, base station receiver is not supposed from the channel that is latched to another locking relevant, and estimates this channel in each locking independently.Just do not hinder the BTS channel estimation or make additional estimation be called necessity in the borderline switching of locking so.Like this, transmitting antenna just can not influence operation performed on the receiver.In this state, receiver even may not know the use of this transmit diversity invention.Suppose channel response H ₁And H ₂Be independently, receiver can be realized diversity on this code character so.

In general, make N represent the number of the transmitting antenna on the mobile transmitter, make { H _k, k=1 ..., N} represents the radio channel response from each transmitting antenna to receiver.Preferably, the steric mode of transmitting antenna makes the aggregate { H of channel response _kIndependent basically.In certain embodiments, antenna spacing is used for sending more than 1/2 of wavelength of the carrier frequency of signal.In many cases, antenna separates one more than the carrier wavelength.By switching on code word size from a transmitting antenna to another transmitting antenna, from the effective channel response of transmitted from transmitter to receiver just at { H _kBetween change, thereby realize transmit diversity.As another kind of realization the of the present invention, transmitter can switch an antenna or switching an antenna in every several lockings in each locking.

In above description, the handover module on the transmitter is selected each transmitting antenna quite equably.But the use of the non-equalization of antenna is possible.In certain embodiments, the base station offers mobile node to the channel corresponding information, and indication is corresponding to the uplink quality of channel of the different antennae of using.The information that this mobile node response is used makes the one or more antenna ratios corresponding to better channel be used more corresponding to the antenna than low-quality channel by the control changeover module.Suppose that base station receiver feeds back to transmitter to some indications of channel quality.Which transmitting antenna is this emission function find out can produce better channel quality, and selects whether to use on the time of considerable part this antenna.Transmitter continue to use this known not too desirable antenna usually on several at least time cycles, so that the variation that base station receiver can monitor channel conditions.The base station can instruct mobile transmitter to come switched antenna according to the time varying channel condition like this.This feedback and antenna channel select technology particularly useful when channel condition slowly changes, and for example keep constant in a plurality of lockings.For example, wireless terminal keeps static situation in a period of time under, for example personnel during the communication session when same position is worked, can run into this condition.

The present invention can combine with the common form that realizes receive diversity on base station receiver in the form that realizes transmit diversity on the mobile transmitter, can produce additional diversity gain equally.

This embodiment of the present invention is valuable especially on the honeycomb uplink, because it requires single RF link on transmitter.This has reduced cost and the complexity that realizes emission diversity gain on mobile device significantly.

To further describe the various aspects of using audio frequency uplink transmit diversity along separate routes now.The various embodiments of proposed invention has also been introduced other technology so that realize the uplink transmit diversity under the environment of OFDM multi-address system.This embodiment of the present invention requires mobile transmitter to use two or more transmitting antennas to send information simultaneously.

For convenience of explanation, consider to have the mobile transmitter of two transmitting antennas.A kind of audio frequency subclass in each OFDM symbol is by first antenna transmission, and one group of remaining audio frequency is by second antenna transmission, as shown in Figure 9.In exemplary ofdm system, the uplink frequency hop sequences that the logic audio frequency is mapped to the physics audio frequency changes on the locking border.Therefore, the audio frequency subclass by each antenna transmission is maintained fixed in whole locking, has so just kept the channel on receiver relevant.Again, base station receiver does not need to know clearly audio frequency cutting apart between the different antennae on the transmitter.

When code word sends by this way, just on receiver, realized diversity gain on several locking cycle, this be because the various piece of code word corresponding to being received on the different channel from a plurality of transmitting antennas.

Determine that audio frequency also has several different motivations along separate routes.The partitioning scheme of audio frequency can be so that the diversity gain of maximization specified upstream circuit channel.Another kind of motivation can be to minimize the peak power of any power amplifier that drives each antenna and the ratio of average power.

The audio frequency along separate routes benefit of a kind of use in the benefit is to launch more high power and do not need to raise the cost unevenly.In the embodiment of two transmitting antennas of use of the present invention, each power amplifier of driven antenna can be estimated as 1 watt (watt), and this will cause the gross power of 2 watts (watts).It is much lower usually when this cost is compared with the cost that single power amplifier is estimated as 2 watts (watts).

This technology can be generalized to a plurality of antennas at an easy rate.Each physical transmit antenna is connected to the RF link as shown in figure 27.The schematic diagram 2700 of Figure 27 shows the exemplary transmitters structure that can be used among the audio frequency shunt embodiment of the present invention.The exemplary transmitters of Figure 27 comprises that the emission of single Base Band Unit 2706 and single frequency cuts apart assembly 2704.Base Band Unit 2706 receives the information 2702 of for example encrypt user data that will send, and also cuts apart control assembly 2704 from frequency emission and receives control signal.Information 2702 is mapped to the one group of audio frequency that is used to transmit.Form different audio frequency subclass from this group audio frequency, these different audio frequency subclass have a kind of audio frequency difference each other at least.In certain embodiments, exclusive mutually with different audio frequency subclass.In certain embodiments, the number of controlling a kind of audio frequency subclass sound intermediate frequency makes them different with the audio frequency number in the other audio frequency subclass.In certain embodiments, some audio frequency subclass is an empty set.Send the characteristic that the control signal of cutting apart control assembly 2704 is determined the audio frequency subclass from frequency, the number and the selection of the audio frequency in for example given audio frequency subclass, and with specific transmitting chain/transmitting antenna a hundred or so every kind of audio frequency subclass on particular time interval.Base band component 2706 output signals are to a plurality of transmitting chains (transmitting chain 12707, transmitting chain N 2707 ').The information 2702 that is input to Base Band Unit 2706 is sent to one or more transmitting chains 2707,2707 ' as the function of cutting apart the control signal of control assembly 2704 from frequency emission.To given OFDM symbol delivery time interval, Base Band Unit 2706 is mapped to the one group of audio frequency that is used to transmit to the information bit that will send, and transmitter chain/transmitter antenna (2707/2114,2707 '/2714 ') of using associated then is to identifying these audio frequency subclass; This information sends to Digital Signal Processing assembly (2708,2708 ') with number format.Each transmitting chain (2707,2707 ') comprises digital signal processing module (2707,2708 '), number-Mo modular converter (2710,2710 '), analog module (2712,2712 ') respectively.Digital signal processing module (2708,2708 ') is the digital signal of the information translation that receives for sending.Number-Mo transition components (2710,2710 ') is converted to analog signal to digital signal, for example on the audio frequency of selecting or use the analog-modulated symbol of the carrier frequency of selecting on the sub-carrier frequencies, analog link (2712,2712 ') is carried out other analog, for example amplifies and signal that filtering will send.Each analog module (2712,2712 ') is connected respectively to transmitting antenna (transmitting antenna 12714, transmitting antenna N 2714 ').Different analog passband signals is crossed a plurality of antennas (transmitting antenna 12714, transmitting antenna N 2714 ') and is sent simultaneously, and the information 2702 that includes original enciphered message bit group just is included in this synthetic analog signal.

The schematic diagram 2800 of Figure 28 shows the another kind of exemplary transmitters structure that can be used among the audio frequency shunt embodiment of the present invention.

The various elements of Figure 28 (2802,2804,2806,2810,2812,2814,2810 ', 2812 ', 2814 ') are similar to or are equal to the element (2702,2704,2706,2710,2712,2714,2710 ', 2712 ', 2714 ') of previously described Figure 27 respectively.The transmitter chain 12807 of Figure 28 and transmitter chain N 2807 ' are similar to the link (2707,2707 ') of Figure 27; But link 2807 and 2807 ' is shared common digital signal processing module 2808.This common digital signal processing module 2808 is carried out the function of two kinds of digital signal processing modules 2708 and 2708 ', the benchmark of sharing based on the time for example is provided at the efficient of the weight of hardware cost, reduction, the size that reduces and/or lower power consumption aspect.

The schematic diagram 2900 of Figure 29 shows the another kind of exemplary transmitters structure that can be used among the audio frequency shunt embodiment of the present invention.The various elements of Figure 29 (2902,2906,2908,2910,2912,2808 ', 2810 ', 2812 ') are similar to or are equal to the element (2702,2706,2708,2710,2712,2708 ', 2710 ', 2712 ') of previously described Figure 27 respectively.The transmitter 2900 of Figure 29 comprises two transmitting chains (transmitting chain 12907, transmitting chain N 2907 "), and the transmitter 2700 of Figure 27 comprises N transmitter chain.The two all comprises N antenna or antenna element transmitter chain 2700 and transmitter chain 2900.The transmitter 2900 of Figure 29 uses additional antenna changeover module 2813 all two antennas in the antenna (antenna 12914, antenna 22914 ", antenna N 2914 ') to be connected to transmitter chain at any time.As shown in figure 29, transmitting chain 12907 is currently connected to transmitting antenna 22914 ", and transmitting antenna N 2914 ' is connected to transmitting chain 22907 ".Frequency sends cuts apart control assembly 2904 except the function of the assembly 2904 of execution Figure 27, also carries out the selection and the control of the antenna that mates with transmitting chain, and assembly 2904 sends control signals to changeover module 2913.

In certain embodiments, according to the present invention, a plurality of antennas or the antenna element that are used for obtaining diversity can be installed or the location away from mobile communications device, for example in different positions or on automobile.

Though be the description of carrying out under the ofdm system environment here, method and apparatus of the present invention is applicable to the communication system in the broad range, comprises non-ofdm system and/or non-cellular system.

The realization of various embodiment nodes as described herein is by using one or more assemblies to carry out step corresponding to one or more methods of the present invention, and for example signal processing, antenna switch, message produces and/or transfer step.In certain embodiments, various feature of the present invention is to use assembly to realize.The realization of these assemblies can be used software, hardware or be used in combination software and hardware.The realization of the step of many methods described above or method, can be by using the executable instruction of machine, for example be included in the software of machine readable medium kind, the storage device of RAM, floppy disk etc. for example, control example realizes all or part method described above as the machine of the all-purpose computer that has or do not have additional firmware, for example in one or more nodes.Correspondingly,, The present invention be directed to the machine readable medium that includes machine-executable instruction, thereby make the machine of processor for example and relevant hardware carry out one or more steps of method described above except other item.

Because the above description of this invention, many other variations of method and apparatus of the present invention described above are apparent to those skilled in the art.Method and apparatus of the present invention can be used for, be used for really in various embodiments the communication technology that wireless communication link can be provided of CDMA, OFDM (OFDM) and/or multiple other type between access node and mobile node.In certain embodiments, access node is implemented as the base station of using OFDM and/or CDMA and mobile node to set up communication linkage.In various embodiments, mobile node is implemented as notebook computer, personal digital assistant (PDA) or other the mancarried device that comprises receiver/transmitter circuitry and logic and/or program, and these devices are used to realize method of the present invention.

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1. the method that communicates of operate wireless terminal and base station, described wireless terminal comprises a plurality of antenna elements, and described a plurality of antenna elements comprise at least the first antenna element and second antenna element, and this method comprises:

Send symbol in a period of time, the described time period comprises that a plurality of lockings at interval, each locking comprises a plurality of OFDM symbol transmitting time cycles at interval, described in locking at interval transmission be included in locking interim and use one group of audio frequency, different audio group is used in the continuous locking that takes place in the described time period at interval, and wherein the different audio group in continuous locking interim use has a kind of audio frequency difference at least; And

In the described time period, between described first and second antenna elements, switch the signal that sends, do not use during any point in the described time period in described first and second antenna elements, described switching at least carried out on some locking border, in blocking time interim switching generation between antenna element, described locking border takes place between continuous locking transmission time interval, the symbol transmitting time cycle before the locking border was right after by subsequently symbol transmitting time cycle in locking at interval subsequently, and the continuous symbol transmitting time cycle is not sent at interval from transmitting time cycle separation before by non-.

2. according to the process of claim 1 wherein that the switching between described first and second antenna elements takes place according to predetermined transfer sequence.

3. according to the method for claim 2, wherein said transfer sequence is periodic.

4. according to the method for claim 3, wherein said transmission uses the individual transmitter signal processing link that is connected on the described antenna element to carry out by changeover module; And

Wherein said periodicity transfer sequence switches between antenna element with the interval of equalization, thereby produces the use of antenna element equalization.

5. according to the process of claim 1 wherein that the function of described switching conduct between first and second antenna elements from the signal of the indicating channel quality of base station is performed.

6. according to the method for claim 5, the signal of wherein said indicating channel quality is the delivering power control signal.

7. according to the process of claim 1 wherein that in described a plurality of antenna element each is all with different direction location.

8. according to the process of claim 1 wherein that described a plurality of antenna element separates, make between first and second antenna elements and base station, to have different communication paths.

9. method according to Claim 8, wherein the spacing between the antenna element be at least the audio frequency that sends from antenna element the low-limit frequency wavelength 1/4.

10. the method that communicates of operate wireless terminal and base station, described wireless terminal comprises individual transmitter signal processing link, this link comprises that locking border changeover module is used for described individual transmitter signal processing link is connected to a plurality of antenna elements, described locking border changeover module is used for switching between locking border rather than border, described a plurality of antenna element comprises at least the first antenna element and second antenna element, wherein each antenna element all can independently use, and this method comprises:

Operation locking border changeover module in the cycle very first time is so that switch between described first and second antenna elements, this switching occurs on the several at least lockings border that occurs between the described cycle very first time, thereby change the antenna element that is used for from described individual transmitter signal processing link transmission signal, a locking is second time cycle in the cycle very first time, make and use single group audio frequency to transmit a signal to described base station at the described wireless terminal of idle interval, use different audio group in the continuous locking that is right after during the cycle very first time, the changeover module conduct of wherein said locking border is switched between first and second antenna elements from the function of the signal of the indicating channel quality of base station, and

Wherein the indicating channel quality is the success that receives of the signal that sends or the transmission confirmation signal of failure.

11. the method that operate wireless terminal and base station communicate, described wireless terminal comprises individual transmitter signal processing link, this link comprises that locking border changeover module is used for described individual transmitter signal processing link is connected to a plurality of antenna elements, described locking border changeover module is used for switching between locking border rather than border, described a plurality of antenna element comprises at least the first antenna element and second antenna element, wherein each antenna element all can independently use, and this method comprises:

Operation locking border changeover module in the cycle very first time is so that switch between described first and second antenna elements, this switching occurs on the several at least lockings border that occurs between the described cycle very first time, thereby change the antenna element that is used for from described individual transmitter signal processing link transmission signal, a locking is second time cycle in the cycle very first time, make and use single group audio frequency to transmit a signal to described base station at the described wireless terminal of idle interval, use different audio group in the continuous locking that is right after during the cycle very first time, wherein said locking border changeover module switches between first and second antenna elements as the function from the signal of the indicating channel quality of base station, and described switching is that the function as the multiple signal that receives from the base station is performed; And

Preserve and the different switching control information group of using the different antennae element from the signal signal corresponding, that receive from described base station of wireless terminal transmission.

12. according to the method for claim 11, wherein each locking comprises a plurality of OFDM symbol cycles delivery time, and wherein the audio frequency that uses in each locking of wireless terminal is determined according to frequency hop sequences.

13. a kind of wireless terminal that uses in comprising the communication system of base station, this wireless terminal comprises:

Individual transmitter signal processing link, this link comprises changeover module, be used for described individual transmitter signal processing link is connected to a plurality of antenna elements, described changeover module is used for switching between the signal boundary of estimating memory replacement point corresponding to BTS channel rather than border, described a plurality of antenna element comprises at least the first antenna element and second antenna element, wherein each antenna element all can independently use

Be used at cycle very first time inner control changeover module so that between described first and second antenna elements, carry out device for switching, this switching occurs on the several at least signal boundaries corresponding to BTS channel estimation memory replacement point that occur in the described cycle very first time, thereby change the antenna element that is used for from described individual transmitter signal processing link transmission signal, each switches processed and is followed by at least one locking, a locking is a time period in the cycle very first time, described wireless terminal uses single group audio frequency to transmit a signal to described base station during this time period, uses different audio group in the continuous locking that is right after during the cycle very first time.

14. according to the wireless terminal of claim 13, wherein said changeover module switches between first and second antenna elements according to predetermined transfer sequence.

15. the method that operate wireless terminal and base station communicate, described wireless terminal comprises individual transmitter signal processing link, this link comprises that changeover module is used for described individual transmitter signal processing link is connected to a plurality of antenna elements, described changeover module is used at the signal boundary of the channel estimating that is stored in the base station stored device being carried out the point of resetting corresponding to the base station, rather than switch between the border, by the base station be right after before channel estimating that channel estimating that channel estimating resets carries out at interval be independent of after the channel estimating of execution in the channel estimating replacement that is right after, described a plurality of antenna element comprises at least the first antenna element and second antenna element, wherein each antenna element all can independently use, and this method comprises:

The operation changeover module is so that switch between first and second antenna elements in the cycle very first time, this switching occurs in occur between the cycle very first time several at least and corresponding to the base station channel estimating that is stored in the base station stored device is carried out on the signal boundary of the point of resetting, thereby changes the antenna element that is used for from described individual transmitter signal processing link transmission signal.

16. according to the method for claim 15, wherein said changeover module switches between first and second antenna elements according to predetermined transfer sequence.

17. according to the method for claim 16, wherein said transfer sequence is periodic.

18. according to the method for claim 17, wherein said periodicity transfer sequence switches between antenna element with the interval of equalization, thereby produces the use of antenna element equalization.

19. according to the method for claim 15, wherein said changeover module conduct is switched between first and second antenna elements from the function of the signal of the indicating channel quality of base station.

20. according to the method for claim 19, the signal of wherein said indicating channel quality is the delivering power control signal.

21. according to the method for claim 19, wherein the signal that is sent is the CDMA signal.

22. according to the method for claim 15, each in wherein said a plurality of antenna elements is all with different direction location.

23. according to the method for claim 15, wherein these a plurality of antenna elements separate, and make different communication paths be present between first and second antenna elements and the base station.

24. according to the method for claim 23, wherein the spacing between the antenna element is 1/4 of the low-limit frequency wavelength that sends from antenna element at least.

25. the method that operate wireless terminal and base station communicate, described wireless terminal comprises individual transmitter signal processing link, this link comprises that channel estimating border changeover module is used for described individual transmitter signal processing link is connected to a plurality of antenna elements, described channel estimating border changeover module is used at the signal boundary corresponding to the channel estimating signal boundary of base station, rather than switch between the border, BTS channel estimates that handoff boundary is the signaling point of described base station conversion between the channel estimating interval, the channel estimating of being carried out in the channel estimating interval by the base station is independent of the channel estimating of carrying out in the channel estimating interval that is being right after before, described a plurality of antenna element comprises at least the first antenna element and second antenna element, wherein each antenna element all can independently use, and this method comprises:

Channel of operation estimates that the border changeover module is so that switch between first and second antenna elements in the cycle very first time, this switching occurs on the several at least channel estimating border that occurs in the cycle very first time, thereby changes the antenna element that is used for from described individual transmitter signal processing link transmission signal;

The changeover module conduct of wherein said channel estimating border is switched between first and second antenna elements from the function of the signal of the indicating channel quality of base station; And

Wherein the indicating channel quality is the success that receives of the signal that sends or the transmission confirmation signal of failure.

26. the method that operate wireless terminal and base station communicate, described wireless terminal comprises individual transmitter signal processing link, this link comprises channel estimating border changeover module, be used for described individual transmitter signal processing link is connected to a plurality of antenna elements, described channel estimating border changeover module is used at the signal boundary corresponding to the channel estimating signal boundary of base station, rather than switch between the border, BTS channel estimates that handoff boundary is the signaling point of described base station conversion between the channel estimating interval, the channel estimating of being carried out in a channel estimating interval by the base station is independent of the channel estimating of carrying out in the channel estimating interval that is being right after before, described a plurality of antenna element comprises at least the first antenna element and second antenna element, wherein each antenna element all can independently use, and this method comprises:

Channel of operation estimates that the border changeover module is so that switch between first and second antenna elements in the cycle very first time, this switching occurs on the several at least channel estimating border that occurs in the cycle very first time, thereby changes the antenna element that is used for from described individual transmitter signal processing link transmission signal;

The changeover module conduct of wherein said channel estimating border is switched between first and second antenna elements from the function of the signal of the indicating channel quality of base station; And

Wherein said switching is that the function as the multiple signal that receives from the base station is performed, and this method comprises:

Preserve and the different switching control information group of using the different antennae element from the signal signal corresponding, that receive from described base station of wireless terminal transmission.

27. according to the method for claim 26, wherein each channel estimating comprises a plurality of OFDM symbol cycles delivery time at interval, and the audio frequency of wherein wireless terminal use in each signal is estimated is at interval determined according to frequency hop sequences.

28. be used in a kind of wireless terminal in the communication system that comprises the base station, this wireless terminal comprises:

Individual transmitter signal processing link, this link comprises that changeover module is used for described individual transmitter signal processing link is connected to a plurality of antenna elements, described changeover module is used at the signal boundary of estimating the replacement point corresponding to BTS channel, rather than switch between the border, BTS channel estimate to reset point for described base station channel estimating at interval between conversion and reset and be included in the signaling point of the channel estimating in the base station, by the base station be right after before channel estimating that channel estimating that channel resets carries out at interval be independent of after be right after the channel estimating of execution in the channel estimating interval subsequently that channel estimating resets, described a plurality of antenna element comprises at least the first antenna element and second antenna element, wherein each antenna element all can independently use, and:

Be used at cycle very first time inner control changeover module so that between described first and second antenna elements, carry out device for switching, this switching occurs on the several at least signal boundaries corresponding to BTS channel estimation replacement point that occur between the described cycle very first time, thereby changes the antenna element that is used for from described individual transmitter signal processing link transmission signal.

29. according to the wireless terminal of claim 28, wherein said changeover module switches between first and second antenna elements according to predetermined transfer sequence.

30. a method of operating the ofdm communication device, this method comprises:

I) audio frequency is assigned to multiple different audio frequency subclass from first group of audio frequency, these subclass comprise the first and second audio frequency subclass at least, and described every kind of different audio frequency subclass has a kind of audio frequency difference each other at least;

Ii) in the identical time interval, use different antenna elements to send every kind of described different audio frequency subclass abreast; And

Iii) repeating step i) and ii).

31. according to the method for claim 30, the audio frequency that wherein is assigned in the first and second audio frequency subclass is exclusive mutually.

32. the method according to claim 30 also comprises:

At repeating step i) and ii) the time, change the number of the audio frequency that is assigned at least a subclass in the first and second audio frequency subclass.

33., execution in step i periodically wherein) and repetition ii), according to the method for claim 32 and the assignment period of its sound intermediate frequency change.

34. according to the method for claim 32, also comprise the signal that receives the indicating channel quality from device, wherein this device receives the signal that sends from first and second antenna elements; And

Wherein said audio frequency is performed to the distribution of the audio frequency subclass function as the signal of indicating channel quality.

35. according to the method for claim 34, the signal of wherein said indicating channel quality is the delivering power control signal.

36. according to the method for claim 34, wherein the indicating channel quality is to indicate the success of the signal reception that sends or the transmission confirmation signal of failure.

37. according to the method for claim 34, the distribution of wherein said audio frequency is that the function as the multiple signal that receives from described device is performed, this method comprises:

Preserve and the different audio distribution control information group of using the different antennae element from the signal signal corresponding, that receive from the base station of described device transmission.

38. according to the method for claim 30, the wherein said first audio frequency subset allocation has a plurality of audio frequency, and the unallocated audio frequency of the second audio frequency subclass.

39. an ofdm communication device, this device comprises:

Audio frequency is assigned to the distributor of multiple different audio frequency subclass from first group of audio frequency, these subclass comprise the first and second audio frequency subclass at least, and described every kind of different audio frequency subclass has a kind of audio frequency difference each other at least;

In the identical time interval, use different antenna elements to send the dispensing device of every kind of described different audio frequency subclass abreast; And

Be used to control described distributor and dispensing device control device with duplicate allocation and transmit operation.

40. according to the method for claim 39, the audio frequency that wherein is assigned to the first and second audio frequency subclass is exclusive each other.

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