WO2009142236A1 - 移動通信システムにおける通信装置及び通信方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to the technical field of mobile communication, and more particularly, to a communication apparatus and a communication method used in a mobile communication system using a multi-input multi-output (MIMO) scheme and an adaptive modulation channel coding (AMC) scheme. .
- MIMO multi-input multi-output
- AMC adaptive modulation channel coding
- MIMO communication technology is attracting attention.
- MIMO scheme the transmission speed or signal quality is improved by allowing each of a plurality of transmission streams to propagate in space differently.
- the receiving side must properly separate multiple streams.
- MMSE Minimum Mean Square Error
- MLD Maximum Likelihood Detection
- QRM-MLD QRM-MLD
- Adaptive modulation channel coding may be performed from the viewpoint of improving the overall system throughput by transmitting at an appropriate transmission rate according to the channel state that changes with time. .
- FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the principle of the AMC method.
- FIG. 1 schematically represents the throughput achievable with a specific MCS from the viewpoint of signal quality SINR.
- the achievable transmission rates are higher in the order of MCS1, MCS2 and MCS3.
- MCS is an abbreviation for Modulation and Coding Scheme.
- a combination of the data modulation scheme and the channel coding scheme is determined in advance according to the achievable transmission rate (for example, MCS1, MCS2,).
- the quality of the channel state can be estimated by the quality of signal quality such as SNR.
- the higher the signal quality the higher the transmission rate can be used and the greater the throughput.
- MCS1 or MCS2 can be used corresponding to a certain signal quality q1, but from the viewpoint of achieving a higher transmission rate (throughput), MCS2 (data modulation method is 16QAM, channel Code rate is 1/2.) Should be used.
- the criterion for selecting the MCS may be, for example, a criterion that increases the throughput of individual users or a criterion that increases the throughput of the entire system.
- MCS1 may be selected with priority given to the certainty of data transmission.
- an appropriate transmission rate is appropriately used according to the channel state. Therefore, selecting an appropriate MCS is also referred to as link adaptation.
- Fig. 2 shows an example of a system in which two antennas are prepared for transmission and reception, respectively, and the MLD method is used for signal separation.
- stream # 1 is channel-coded, interleaved, and data-modulated before being transmitted from antenna # 1.
- stream # 2 is separately channel-coded, interleaved, data-modulated, and then transmitted separately from antenna # 2.
- signals received by the two antennas # 1 and # 2 are subjected to signal separation processing, and are separated into streams. Each stream after separation is deinterleaved separately and channel-decoded.
- channel estimation is performed based on the received signal before signal separation, and as a result, link adaptation is performed.
- the determination result of link adaptation (appropriate MCS) is fed back to the transmission side and used for subsequent stream transmission.
- the received signal [r 1 r 2 ] T before signal separation can be expressed as follows (where “T” represents transposition).
- r i Signal received by i-th receiving antenna h ij : Channel fluctuation between j-th transmitting antenna and i-th receiving antenna (channel matrix element) n i : noise at the i-th receiving antenna s j : symbol of the j-th stream, E ⁇
- 2 ⁇ 1 (E represents an expected value) ⁇ 2 : Noise power.
- the signal quality SINR can be easily derived for each stream after signal separation. More specifically, the signal quality SINR MMSE (1) related to stream # 1 and the signal quality SINR MMSE (2) related to stream # 2 can be calculated by the following equations.
- an MCS suitable for signal quality can be easily determined for each stream.
- An appropriate MCS can be determined using SINR MMSE (1) for stream # 1 and SINR MMSE (2) for stream # 2.
- the symbol group becomes SML . Since signal detection is performed not for each stream but for each symbol group from all streams, it is not as easy to obtain the signal quality SINR for each stream as in the case of the MMSE method. If the SINR of each stream remains unknown, it will be difficult to perform AMC based on the principle shown in FIG. Therefore, it is conceivable to estimate SINR for each stream as follows.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a method example when the AMC method is adopted as the MIMO method.
- the functional blocks in the figure are associated with the link adaptation unit of the conventional communication apparatus.
- the first and second streams are transmitted, and three types of data modulation schemes of the first stream, QPSK, 16QAM, and 64QAM, are prepared and expressed as M 1 , M 2 , and M 3 , respectively. Is done.
- For the data modulation scheme of the second stream three types of QPSK, 16QAM, and 64QAM are prepared, and are represented by M 1 , M 2 , and M 3 , respectively.
- “for i 1: 3...
- End indicates that the calculation is repeatedly performed while the variable i of the data modulation scheme Mi regarding the first stream is changed to 1, 2, and 3.
- K kinds of channel coding rates are prepared (R 1 , R 2 ,..., R K ).
- MCS is selected from the viewpoint of improving the overall throughput that can be achieved by the entire first and second streams.
- a symbol error rate is estimated for each stream by a union bound symbol error probability calculation unit.
- the symbol error rate SER (m) of the m-th stream is estimated by the following equation (refer to Patent Document 1 for this).
- the symbol error rate SER (1), SER (2) estimated for each stream by the union bound symbol error probability calculation unit is the signal quality (desired signal power to undesired power ratio in the example shown) by the AWGN_SNR mapping unit. Converted to SINR (1), SINR (2).
- the AWGN_SNR mapping unit obtains a desired signal power to undesired power ratio SINR that can be achieved at a specific symbol error rate for each stream in consideration of additive Gaussian noise.
- the corresponding channel coding rate R k1 is derived from the data modulation scheme Mi and SINR (1).
- the corresponding channel coding rate R k2 is derived from the data modulation scheme Mj and SINR (2).
- the correspondence between signal quality and MCS (combination of data modulation scheme and channel coding rate) is determined in advance as shown in FIG. 4, for example.
- the throughput calculation unit calculates the throughput (bps / Hz) for each stream based on the combination of the data modulation scheme and the channel coding rate. Throughput that can be achieved in each stream is combined, and the combined throughput is shown as “Thr_e” in the figure. When the combined throughput Thr_e is larger than a predetermined threshold Max_Thr, the data modulation scheme and channel coding rate derived for each stream are set as candidates used for data transmission.
- An object of the present invention is to simplify and improve the accuracy of link adaptation in a mobile communication system using a MIMO scheme and an adaptive modulation channel coding scheme.
- a communication apparatus used in one embodiment of the present invention is used in a mobile communication system that uses a MIMO scheme and an adaptive modulation channel coding scheme.
- This communication device A communication apparatus used in a mobile communication system using a MIMO scheme and an adaptive modulation channel coding scheme, From a reference signal quality for each stream determined by a signal detection method different from the maximum likelihood estimation method, a processing unit that determines a data modulation method for each stream; A processing unit that determines a correction value according to the amount of interference received by each stream from the reference signal quality and data modulation method of each stream; A processing unit for adding a reference signal quality and a correction value of a stream and determining a signal quality for rate determination for the stream; A processing unit that determines, for each stream, a channel coding rate corresponding to the signal quality for rate determination; The determined data modulation scheme and channel coding scheme are communication apparatuses used for transmission of subsequent streams.
- a communication apparatus is used in a mobile communication system that uses a MIMO scheme and an adaptive modulation channel coding scheme.
- a processing unit 52 that determines a data modulation scheme for each stream from the reference signal quality q1 (referred to as the first signal quality for convenience) for each stream determined by a signal detection method (MMSE) different from the maximum likelihood estimation method.
- MMSE signal detection method
- a processing unit (54, 56) for determining a correction value ⁇ q according to the amount of interference received by each stream (for convenience, also referred to as the second signal quality q2) from the reference signal quality q1 and the data modulation scheme of each stream
- a processing unit (adding unit) for adding a reference signal quality q1 and a correction value ⁇ q of a certain stream and determining a signal quality for rate determination q3 (also referred to as a third signal quality for convenience) for the certain stream
- a processing unit 58 for determining a channel coding rate corresponding to the rate determining signal quality q3 (also referred to as a third signal quality for convenience) for each stream.
- the determined data modulation scheme and channel coding scheme are used for transmission of subsequent streams.
- the candidate for the data modulation scheme of each stream may be selected from a plurality of options, and the channel coding rate may be determined for the selected data modulation scheme.
- the data modulation scheme and channel coding rate of each stream may be determined so that the throughput achievable with a plurality of streams is high. This is preferable from the viewpoint of ensuring a higher throughput by considering a plurality of candidates than when only a single candidate is considered.
- the main candidate corresponding to the reference signal quality of each stream may be derived from the plurality of options of the data modulation scheme, and the channel coding rate may be determined for at least the main candidate.
- Sub-candidates having rates that differ from the primary candidate rate by a predetermined level are determined for each of the first and second streams, and among all possible combinations of the data modulation schemes of the first and second streams, For a predetermined combination including the main candidate or the sub-candidate, the channel coding rate and throughput of each stream may be calculated. This is preferable from the viewpoint of improving the calculation efficiency by performing the calculation only on some probable candidates among all possible candidates.
- the predetermined combination including the main candidate or the sub-candidate has a higher rate than the rate of the main candidate of the first stream and the main candidate of the second stream (main, main) or the main candidate of the first stream. And a combination of sub-candidates (sub, sub) having a lower rate than that of the main candidates of the second stream. This is preferable from the viewpoint of deriving candidates that can maintain the data throughput as constant as possible among a plurality of options.
- the signal detection method different from the maximum likelihood estimation method may be a least mean square error (MMSE) method.
- the MMSE method can calculate the signal quality for each stream relatively easily. This signal quality is used to specify the data modulation scheme. When finding an appropriate data modulation scheme, the accuracy of signal quality does not have to be so high, so using the MMSE method for that purpose is preferable from the viewpoint of increasing the efficiency of arithmetic processing.
- the proportionality coefficient ⁇ used for calculating the correction value may be determined in advance according to a value that can be taken by the amount of interference received by the stream.
- another stream becomes an interference stream with respect to a certain stream, and the detection accuracy of a certain stream depends on the detection accuracy of the interference stream. It is appropriate to determine the proportionality factor according to q2 related to the detection accuracy of the interference stream, depending on the degree of interference between streams, whether the rate determination signal quality q3 is closer to the upper limit value or the lower limit value. It is preferable from the viewpoint of adjusting.
- the proportionality coefficient used for calculating the correction value of a certain stream may be determined according to a radio channel state and / or a data modulation scheme of another stream.
- a signal detection method different from the maximum likelihood estimation method is a zero forcing (ZF) method.
- ZF zero forcing
- the matrix obtained by triangulating the channel matrix The first communication quality can also be estimated from the noise power. In this way, a circuit common to the signal separation unit can be used.
- the rate determining signal quality q3 for a certain stream exceeds a predetermined value
- the data modulation scheme of the certain stream may be changed. This is because when the correction value ⁇ q is large, the signal quality for rate determination q3 is considerably larger than the reference signal quality q1, and the appropriate data modulation method may change. It is preferable to leave a degree of freedom to change the data modulation method from the viewpoint of determining a more appropriate MCS.
- the rate determining signal quality q3 for a certain stream exceeds a predetermined value
- the channel coding rate of a stream other than the certain stream may be changed.
- the data modulation scheme changes, the symbol error rate of the stream also changes, the interference on other streams also changes, and thus the MCS selected for other streams may change.
- the amount of interference received by a stream may be derived from the symbol error rate (SER) or desired signal power to undesired power ratio (SINR) of each stream and the data modulation scheme.
- SER symbol error rate
- SINR desired signal power to undesired power ratio
- the communication device may be prepared in a user device or a base station device.
- a communication method is used in a mobile communication system that uses a MIMO scheme and an adaptive modulation channel coding scheme.
- the method includes a step of determining a data modulation scheme for each stream from a reference signal quality for each stream determined by a signal detection method different from the maximum likelihood estimation method, and a reference signal quality and a data modulation scheme for each stream, Determining a correction value according to the amount of interference received by each stream; adding a reference signal quality and correction value for a stream; and determining a signal quality for rate determination for the stream; and for the rate determination Determining for each stream a channel coding rate corresponding to the signal quality.
- the determined data modulation scheme and channel coding scheme are used for transmission of subsequent streams.
- FIG. 5A shows a link adaptation unit of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5A shows an MMSE-based SINR calculation unit 51, data modulation scheme selection units 52-1, 52-2, SER calculation units 54-1, 54-2, correction value calculation units 56-1, 56-2, rate Calculation units 58-1 and 58-2 are depicted.
- Elements other than the MMSE-based SINR calculation unit 51 are prepared for each stream.
- the number of streams is two. However, the number of streams may be more than two.
- all or a part of the functional elements shown in FIG. 5A may be provided in the user apparatus, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that all the functional elements illustrated are provided in the user apparatus.
- the MMSE-based SINR calculation unit 51 detects the signal of each stream from the received signal by the least mean square error method (MMSE). As described above, the received signal r is expressed by the following equation.
- r i Signal received by i-th receiving antenna h ij : Channel fluctuation between j-th transmitting antenna and i-th receiving antenna (channel matrix element) n i : noise at the i-th receiving antenna s j : symbol of the j-th stream, E ⁇
- 2 ⁇ 1 (E represents an expected value) ⁇ 2 : Noise power.
- the MMSE-based SINR calculation unit 51 calculates the signal quality for each stream.
- the signal quality is expressed by the desired signal power to undesired power ratio SINR MMSE (1) and SINR MMSE (2) as in the following equation, but the signal quality is an appropriate value known in the art. Any amount may be expressed.
- the MMSE method can calculate the signal quality for each stream more easily than the MLD method.
- the signal quality SINR MMSE (1) calculated for the first stream is referred to as the first signal quality q1 (1) (or the first reference signal quality q1 (1)).
- the signal quality SINR MMSE (2) calculated for the second stream is referred to as the first signal quality q1 (2) (first reference signal quality q1 (2)).
- the signal quality SINR MMSE (m) calculated for the m-th stream by the MMSE-based SINR calculation unit 51 may be referred to as the first signal quality q1 (m).
- the method of preparing the first signal quality q1 (1) and q1 (2) for each stream is the MMSE method, but this is not essential to the present invention. Any suitable method known in the art may be used. However, since the present embodiment is intended to reduce the calculation burden by the MLD method, the calculation method of the first signal quality q1 (1), q1 (2) is also different from the MLD method and is a simpler signal detection method. It is desirable that For example, the zero forcing method (ZF method) may be used, or the computational complexity reduction type MLD method (QRM-MLD method) may be used.
- ZF method zero forcing method
- QRM-MLD method computational complexity reduction type MLD method
- the data modulation scheme selection unit 52-1 for the first stream determines the data modulation scheme Modulation (1) corresponding to the first signal quality q1 (1).
- the correspondence relationship between the signal quality, the data modulation scheme, and the channel coding scheme is determined in advance as shown in FIG. 4, for example.
- the MCSs are arranged in the order of transmission rates, and various channel coding rates are changed in a certain data modulation scheme. That is, the transmission rate is roughly classified by the data modulation method and further subdivided by the channel coding rate. Therefore, even if the first signal quality q1 (1), q1 (2) calculated by the MMSE-based SINR calculation unit 51 is not highly accurate, the data modulation method can be accurately specified in many cases. As will be described later, the data modulation scheme determined at this time may be changed at a later time under certain conditions.
- the data modulation scheme selection unit 52-2 for the second stream determines the data modulation scheme Modulation (2) corresponding to the first signal quality q1 (2).
- the SER calculation unit 54-1 for the first stream calculates the second signal quality q2 (1) based on the first signal quality q1 (1) and the data modulation scheme Modulation (1) prepared in the previous stage.
- the second signal quality q2 (1) is represented by an amount representing the degree of interference between streams, and is represented by a symbol error rate SER (Symbol Error Rate) as an example. It may be expressed in any appropriate amount known in the technical field.
- FIG. 6 schematically shows the relationship between the symbol error rate SER and the signal quality SINR under some data modulation scheme. Such a relationship can be prepared with high accuracy empirically or by simulation.
- the SER calculation unit 54-2 for the second stream also calculates the second signal quality q2 (2) based on the first signal quality q1 (2) and the data modulation scheme Modulation (2) prepared in the previous stage.
- the second signal quality q2 (2) is also expressed by the symbol error rate SER, but the second signal quality may be expressed by any appropriate amount known in the art.
- the correction value calculation unit 56-1 for the first stream calculates the correction value ⁇ q (1) for the first stream based on the second signal quality q2 (2) (symbol error rate) for the second stream.
- the correction value ⁇ q (1) since the first signal quality q1 (1) related to the first stream is expressed in SINR, the correction value ⁇ q (1) may be expressed as ⁇ SINR (1).
- the correction value ⁇ SINR (1) is expressed by the following equation.
- the coefficient ⁇ in this case is calculated as follows based on the second signal quality regarding the second stream.
- the correction value ⁇ q (1) ⁇ SINR (1) calculated in this way and the first signal quality q1 (1) are added, and the third signal quality q3 (1) is derived as follows.
- the third signal quality q3 (1) may be expressed in any appropriate amount known in the art, but is preferably expressed in the same manner as the first signal quality. In this embodiment, it is expressed as SINR, and is expressed as SINR (equivalent SINR) after the equivalent SINR for each stream in the MLD method.
- the coefficient ⁇ is not necessarily defined as described above, and may be defined in various ways.
- the coefficient ⁇ used for the calculation related to the first stream may be defined so as to change according to the data modulation scheme of the second stream.
- the coefficient ⁇ may be defined so as to change according to the radio channel state (for example, it may be expressed by an average SNR or the like).
- SER is calculated as the second communication quality, but it is not essential to the present invention to calculate SER for each stream.
- the correction value ⁇ q may be directly derived from the first communication quality q1 and the data modulation method by the correction value calculation unit. In this way, the step of calculating SER may be omitted equivalently.
- the correction value calculation unit 56-2 for the second stream calculates the correction value ⁇ q (2) for the second stream based on the second signal quality q2 (1) (symbol error rate) for the first stream.
- the rate calculation unit 58-1 determines the transmission rate based on the third signal quality q3 (1) calculated for the first stream.
- the transmission rate in this case is determined by changing the channel coding rate according to the third signal quality q3 (1) under a specific data modulation scheme. For example, it is assumed that MCS is determined as shown in FIG. 4 and that the data modulation scheme of the first stream is determined to be 16QAM based on the first signal quality q1 (1). In this case, any one of MCS5 to MCS10 is selected. Which one is selected is determined according to the third signal quality q3 (1).
- the rate calculation unit 58-2 determines the transmission rate based on the third signal quality q3 (2) calculated for the second stream.
- the received signal can be written as follows.
- the detection accuracy of the first stream s 1 also depends on the detection accuracy of the second stream s 2 .
- the second stream s 2 becomes an interference stream.
- the third signal quality SINRe (1) of the first stream s 1 is SINRe (1)
- SINR free
- the meaning of the symbols is as described above. Since there is some interference in the normal communication situation, the third signal quality should be smaller than this SINR free .
- the position between the upper limit value and the lower limit value is adjusted by the value of the coefficient ⁇ .
- SINRe (1) (1- ⁇ ) ⁇ SINR MMSE (1) + ⁇ ⁇ SINR free , 0 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 1 (15) It can be modified as follows. From this point of view, it can be said that SINRe (1) is derived as a weighted average value of SINR MMSE (1) and SINR free .
- the user device may be provided with all or a part of the functional elements shown in FIG. 5A.
- the MMSE-based SINR calculation unit 51 may be prepared in the user apparatus, and other functional elements may be prepared in the base station apparatus.
- all the functional elements shown in the figure may be provided in the base station apparatus. It is preferable from the viewpoint of promptly determining an appropriate MCS that all of the illustrated elements are provided in the user apparatus. Providing some functions in the base station apparatus is preferable from the viewpoint of saving battery and computing resources of the user apparatus.
- FIG. 7 shows a flowchart of an operation example according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the first signal quality q1 (SINR in the above example) of each stream is calculated by the MMSE method (step 1).
- the data modulation scheme of each stream is selected using the calculated first signal quality q1 (step 2).
- the second signal quality q2 (symbol error rate (SER) in the above example) of each stream is calculated based on the data modulation scheme and the first signal quality q1 (step 3).
- the third signal quality q3 (SINRe in the above example) is calculated using the information of the interference stream for each stream (step 4).
- the channel coding rate is determined based on the calculated third signal quality q3, and the MCS is finally determined.
- the third signal quality q3 is obtained by adding the correction value ⁇ q to the first signal quality q1, and q3 has a value of q1 or more.
- step 4 step 4 of the flow in FIG. 7, the flow returns to step 2, the modulation multi-value number for the stream is increased, and the same procedure is repeated.
- the detection accuracy of one stream also depends on the detection accuracy of another stream (interference stream).
- the influence of interference on another stream also changes.
- the second signal quality q2 (1) derived from the changed data modulation method is sent to the correction value calculation unit 56-2 of the second stream. Entered.
- the third signal quality q3 (2) regarding the second stream may also change, and the channel coding rate for the second stream selected by the rate selection unit 58-2 may also change.
- the modulation multi-level number of a certain stream is increased, the interference given to other streams increases, and the modulation scheme or coding rate of other streams may have to be lowered. Therefore, it is desirable to finally determine an optimal combination of modulation scheme and coding rate in consideration of throughput degradation due to this.
- MCS Modulation Coding
- FIG. 8 shows a link adaptation unit of the communication apparatus according to the second embodiment prepared from such a viewpoint.
- 5A is generally the same as FIG. 5A, except that one data modulation scheme selection unit 52 is commonly used for two streams, and one rate selection unit 58 is commonly used for two streams. .
- the calculation of the second signal quality q2 (1), q2 (2) and the calculation of the correction values ⁇ q (1), ⁇ q (2) are performed while distinguishing the streams as in the case of FIG. 5A. This is because the streams are in a relationship of giving interference to each other as described above.
- the quality of the multiple streams is equivalent.
- the amount of information (overhead) required for feedback can be reduced by performing average link adaptation for a plurality of streams without performing link adaptation for each stream.
- FIG. 9 shows the link adaptation unit of the communication apparatus according to the third embodiment.
- an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) scheme is also used in addition to the MIMO scheme and the AMC scheme.
- OFDM orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
- processing related to L subcarriers is shown. These subcarriers are included in a frequency band (one or more resource blocks) allocated to a certain user apparatus, for example.
- the components in the figure are generally the same as those already described with reference to FIG. 5A, except for the data modulation scheme selection units 52-1 and 52-2 and the rate selection units 58-1 and 58-2. The processing is different.
- the MMSE-based SINR calculation unit 51 prepares the first signal quality that is, for example, SINR for each stream and for each subcarrier. This is because the channel state of the radio propagation path is strictly different for each subcarrier.
- the data modulation scheme selection unit 52-1 related to the first stream receives the first signal quality of L subcarriers related to the first stream, and selects one data modulation scheme Modulation (1).
- MI Mutual Information
- the second signal quality q2 and the correction value are calculated for each subcarrier
- the third signal quality q3 is also prepared for each subcarrier.
- rate selection sections 58-1 and 58-2 each determine one combination of data modulation scheme and channel coding rate. In this way, the data modulation scheme Modulation (1) and channel coding rate Rate (1) of the first stream, and the data modulation scheme Modulation (2) and channel coding rate Rate (2) of the second stream are prepared.
- the data modulation scheme selection unit (52-1, 52-2 in FIG. 5A) uniquely derives the data modulation scheme from the SINR after the MMSE processing, and the data modulation scheme is fixed in principle thereafter.
- the First the second good data modulation scheme may be used to stream a were N Street respectively, if the two streams, a combination of all possible data modulation scheme, there are two ways N. Of these N 2 combinations, the data modulation scheme combinations derived from SINR are expected to be quite probable. However, it is difficult to say that all other N 2 -1 combinations are always inappropriate. From this point of view, in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the combination of data modulation schemes for each stream is not fixed to one, and other combinations are considered.
- FIG. 10 shows a link adaptation unit of the communication device according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is generally similar to FIG. 5A, and like elements bear the same reference numbers.
- the data modulation scheme selection units 52-1 and 52-2 shown in FIG. 5A are not drawn.
- a processing unit such as a data modulation scheme selection unit does not have to exist, and there may be a processing unit that provides a combination (M1i, M2i) of data modulation schemes to the SER calculation unit.
- throughput calculation units 60-1 and 60-2 and a synthesis unit 62 are drawn after rate selection units 58-1 and 58-2.
- the combination of data modulation schemes and the corresponding channel coding rate are determined so that the total throughput Thr_e of the throughput of each stream is maximized.
- a plurality of data modulation scheme pairs (Mi, Mj) candidates for each stream are prepared in advance.
- data modulation scheme pairs (Mi, Mj) candidates for each stream are prepared in advance.
- “combination of data modulation schemes” and “pairs of data modulation schemes” are used interchangeably.
- the symbol error rate SER, correction value ⁇ SINR, channel coding rate, and the like described in Embodiment 1-3 are calculated for each combination of data modulation schemes, and the total throughput of the two streams is the highest.
- a pair of data modulation schemes and a corresponding channel coding rate are finally selected and used for subsequent actual communication.
- the fifth embodiment of the present invention reduces the calculation burden by reducing the number of combinations to be examined.
- FIG. 11 shows two steps performed in the fifth embodiment and details of processing in each step. In this embodiment, two steps of steps 1 and 2 are performed.
- step 1 combinations of data modulation schemes are narrowed down.
- the signal quality may be calculated by the MMSE-based SINR calculation unit 51 as in the case of the first embodiment.
- the signal quality may be expressed by the desired signal power to undesired power ratio SINR MMSE (1) and SINR MMSE (2) as in the equations (4) and (5) described in the first embodiment.
- Signal quality may be expressed in any suitable amount known in the art.
- the signal quality SINR MMSE (1) calculated for the first stream is referred to as the first signal quality q1 (1) (or the first reference signal quality q1 (1)). .
- the signal quality SINR MMSE (2) calculated for the second stream is referred to as the first signal quality q1 (2) (first reference signal quality q1 (2)).
- the method of preparing the first signal quality q1 (1), q1 (2) for each stream is the MMSE method, but this is not essential to the present invention. Any suitable method known in the art may be used.
- the modulation scheme set determination unit 111 receives the first signal quality q1 (1), q1 (2) from the MMSE-based SINR calculation unit 51 as an input, and combines the data modulation schemes of the first and second streams (M 11 , M 21 ), (M 12 , M 22 ), ..., (M 1N , M 2N ) are prepared. After all these combinations are prepared, the procedure of step 2 may be performed, or a combination may be prepared whenever necessary in the procedure of step 2. For convenience of explanation, the total number of combinations is shown as being N, but any suitable number of combinations less than N 2 may be prepared (N is the data that may be used in each stream). The number of modulation schemes.)
- step 2 an MCS that is a combination of a data modulation scheme and a channel coding rate is determined, and the MCS is used for subsequent communications.
- the processing for calculating the correction value, channel coding rate, throughput, and the like is the same as that described in the fourth embodiment.
- Step 1 the first signal quality q1 for each stream (1), from q1 (2), the combination (M1i, M2i) of data modulation scheme, potential total number of (2 N) to from less prepared
- Step 1 the first signal quality q1 for each stream (1), from q1 (2), the combination (M1i, M2i) of data modulation scheme, potential total number of (2 N) to from less prepared
- FIG. 12 shows an example of a method for preparing a combination of data modulation methods. This method is typically performed by the modulation scheme set determination unit 111 in FIG.
- step 1 a combination serving as a reference for the data modulation method is determined.
- the MMSE-based SINR calculation unit 51 (FIG. 11) calculates the signal quality for each of the first and second streams.
- the first signal quality q1 (1) SINR MMSE (1 ) Is calculated.
- the first signal quality q1 (2) SINR MMSE (2) is also calculated for the second stream. Since the correspondence between the signal quality and the data modulation scheme / coding rate is known, the data modulation scheme can be derived from each of the first signal qualities q1 (1) and q1 (2). Are referred to as “reference pairs” for convenience.
- the data modulation method included in the reference pair may be called a “main candidate” of a plurality of data modulation methods.
- 16QAM is derived for the first stream
- 16QAM is also derived for the second stream. Therefore, the reference pair is expressed by (16QAM, 16QAM).
- the main candidate is 16QAM.
- one or more secondary pairs are derived from the reference pair.
- One way to derive a secondary pair is to lower the modulation order of the first stream of the reference pair by one level and increase the modulation order of the second stream by one level.
- Another method for deriving the secondary pair is to increase the modulation order of the first stream of the reference pair by one level and decrease the modulation order of the second stream by one level.
- QPSK and 64QAM derived from the “main candidate” 16QAM in the “reference pair” may be referred to as “sub-candidates”.
- step 3 the reference pair and secondary pair prepared in step 2 are prepared as data modulation scheme combination candidates. For these combination candidates, throughput and the like are calculated in step 2 of FIG. For the combination candidates that do not correspond to the reference pair or the secondary pair in Step 2, the throughput or the like in Step 2 in FIG. 11 is not calculated.
- M1, M2 (16QAM, 16QAM), (QPSK, 64QAM) and (64QAM, QPSK)
- the throughput and the like are calculated only for these three combinations, and the other combinations are not calculated. In this way, the calculation burden can be reduced.
- the secondary pair is derived by moving the modulation order of the reference pair up and down one level.
- the main candidate (16QAM) of the first stream of the reference pair may be maintained unchanged, and the modulation order of the second stream may be raised or lowered.
- (M1, M2) (16QAM, 16QAM), (16QAM, QPSK) and (16QAM, 64QAM)
- (M1, M2) (16QAM, 16QAM), (QPSK, 16QAM) and (64QAM, 16QAM)
- M1, M2 (16QAM, 16QAM), (QPSK, 16QAM) and (64QAM, 16QAM)
- the sub-candidate can be derived by moving the modulation order of the main candidate of the reference pair up and down.
- lowering the modulation order of the first stream means lowering the rate of the first data stream and lowering the throughput of the first stream, but this conversely reduces the signal quality of the first stream. Will be improved.
- the modulation order of the second stream may be increased.
- Increasing the modulation order of the second stream increases the throughput of the second stream.
- the throughput of the first stream is reduced, but the throughput of the second stream is improved. Therefore, it is expected that the throughput when the first and second streams are combined is not significantly changed. Therefore, from the viewpoint of deriving the secondary pair from the reference pair while maintaining the achievable throughput at the same level, by increasing the modulation order of one main candidate in the reference pair as described above, one sub-candidate is selected. It is preferable to prepare the other sub-candidate by lowering the modulation order of the other main candidate. In the above example, the modulation order is raised and lowered by one level, but may be raised and lowered by a plurality of levels.
- the first signal quality q1 in this case is an amount calculated by the MMSE-based SINR calculation unit 51 and is a lower limit value of the signal quality.
- the first signal quality q1 used for the calculation of SER and q3 is improved from the lower limit value, and the calculation is highly accurate.
- FIG. 13 shows a link adaptation unit of the communication apparatus according to this embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is generally similar to FIGS. 5A and 10, and like elements bear the same reference numbers.
- the signal quality q1 SINR from the MMSE-based SINR calculation unit is input to the synthesis unit that outputs the SER calculation units 54 and q3.
- the q3 is given to the SER calculation unit 54 and the synthesis unit, and the calculation is repeatedly performed thereafter.
- FIG. 14 shows an operation example used in this embodiment.
- the MMSE-based SINR calculation unit 51 calculates initial values of the signal quality q1 (1) and q1 (2) for each of the first and second streams.
- data modulation schemes M1i and M2i for the first and second streams are also set.
- the data modulation scheme sets M1i and M2i may be derived from SINR1 and SINR2 by the MMSE-based SINR calculation unit 51, respectively, as in the first to third embodiments.
- the data modulation scheme sets M1i and M2i may be any of all possible combinations as in the fourth embodiment.
- the reference pair may be set as in the fifth embodiment.
- repetition variables update 1 and update 2 are also initialized (for the sake of convenience, the initial value is assumed to be 1).
- correction values ⁇ q (1) and ⁇ q (2) are calculated based on the interference amounts q2 (1) and q2 (2) received by each stream from other streams, and the third signal quality q3 (1) and q3 (2) is updated under certain conditions.
- the signal quality is expressed by SINR, but may be expressed by other quantities. Specifically, if the repetition variable update 2 for the second stream is 1, the third signal quality q3 (1) of the first stream is updated, otherwise it remains unchanged.
- step 3 the iteration variables update 1 and update 2 are updated.
- the iteration variable update 1 for the first stream is set to 1, otherwise it is set to 0.
- the iteration variable update 2 for the second stream is set to 1, otherwise it is set to 0.
- step 4 it is determined whether or not to continue the repeated calculation. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the repetition variables of both the first and second streams are 0. If both are not zero, the flow returns to step 2 and the repetition calculation continues. If both are zero, the flow ends.
- the repetition variable update 1 of the first stream is set to 1 only when the quality of the first stream is improved in the positive direction, when it is unchanged (when 0) and when it deteriorates (when it is negative), The iteration variable update 1 is set to 0.
- the repetition variable update 2 of the second stream is also set to 1 only when the quality of the second stream is improved in the positive direction, if it is unchanged (in the case of 0) and deteriorated (in the case of negative), The iteration variable update 1 is set to 0. Therefore, in step 4, when both the first and second streams have reached the optimum value, the flow ends, and when there is room for improvement in either one, the process returns to step 2 to perform repeated calculation. .
- step 2 the iteration variable update 2 of the second stream is used as an update determination criterion for the signal quality q3 (1) of the first stream.
- the quality of the second stream is improved and the symbol error rate SER is reduced, the interference of the second stream on the first stream during signal detection is reduced, and the quality of the first stream is also improved. Can be expected.
- the fact that the repetition variable update 2 of the second stream is 1 indicates that the quality of the second stream has been improved in the positive direction in the preceding update step.
- the quality SINR 1 of the first stream is updated together with the correction value ⁇ SINR 1 .
- the fact that the iteration variable update 1 of the first stream is 1 in step 2 indicates that the quality of the first stream has been improved in the positive direction in the preceding update step.
- the quality SINR 2 of the second stream is updated together with the correction value ⁇ SINR 2 .
- the repetition variables update 1 and update 2 that take a binary value of 1 or 0 are used as criteria for determining the repetition of the flow, but this is only an example. Any suitable criterion that can determine whether the quality SINR of each stream has reached an optimal value may be used. However, from the viewpoint of simplifying the determination, it is preferable to use a binary repetition variable as in this embodiment.
- the iterative calculation of FIG. 14 is performed only when the quality of the first and second streams is relatively good, and otherwise it is not performed. Whether or not the quality of the first and second streams is good may be determined by any appropriate criterion. As an example, the coefficient ⁇ appearing in the tenth equation can be used.
- FIG. 15 shows another operation example used in this embodiment. Steps other than step 3 have already been described with reference to FIG.
- the iteration variables update 1 and update 2 are updated.
- the signal quality of the first stream is between the lower limit value SINR MMSE (1) and the upper limit value SINR free .
- the signal quality of the second stream is also between the lower limit value SINR MMSE (2) and the upper limit value SINR free .
- SINRfree
- Step 4 the iteration variables update 1 and / or update 2 are set to 1 and the iteration is performed only when both are set to 1.
- the coefficients ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 are shown in the eleventh equation, but are not limited thereto.
- the coefficient may be changed according to not only the symbol error rate SER but also the data modulation method or the like.
- Step 3 when the coefficients ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 are strictly equal to 1, the update variables update 1 and update 2 are updated, but this is not the only case. It may be updated to a near case (
- FIG. 16 shows a graph of simulation results for the first embodiment.
- the horizontal axis represents the average SNR (dB) per reception branch, which corresponds to the signal quality.
- the vertical axis represents the spectral efficiency (bps / Hz), which corresponds to the throughput per unit frequency. This also corresponds to good signal quality.
- FIG. 17 shows parameter parameters used when the simulation of FIG. 16 is performed.
- the data plotted with circles shows a graph (conventional example) when signal detection and link adaptation are performed by the MMSE method.
- Points plotted with square marks indicate graphs when signal detection and link adaptation are performed by the method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the spectral efficiency is not much different between the first embodiment and the conventional example.
- the third signal quality q3 (SINRe in the above example) is equal to or higher than the first signal quality q1 (SINR MMSE in the above example).
- FIG. 18 shows a graph of simulation results for the first, fourth, and fifth examples. Also in this example, a 2 ⁇ 2 MIMO scheme is assumed, the number of multipaths is 1, and an uncorrelated channel is assumed. In the case of this simulation result, it can be seen that the graph relating to the first embodiment is plotted with a circle, which is an improvement over the conventional example (MMSE) plotted with an inverted triangle. This is the same as FIG. In the fourth embodiment, the throughput is calculated for all possible combinations of data modulation schemes (9 patterns), and the optimum combination is selected. Therefore, the fourth embodiment in which the graph is plotted with square marks is improved over the first embodiment.
- MMSE conventional example
- the throughput is calculated only for the reference pair and the secondary pair among all the possible combinations (9 types) of data modulation schemes, and the optimum combination is selected among them. It is not calculated for pairs that are neither reference pairs nor secondary pairs.
- the fifth embodiment in which the graph is plotted with rhombus marks achieves the same throughput as the fourth embodiment.
- the fifth embodiment requires less calculation load than the fourth embodiment. Therefore, it can be seen that the fifth embodiment is quite preferable from the viewpoint of calculation efficiency.
- the present invention may be used in any appropriate mobile communication system in which the MIMO scheme and AMC are used.
- the present invention may be applied to an HSDPA / HSUPA system W-CDMA system, an LTE system, an IMT-Advanced system, a WiMAX system, a Wi-Fi system, and the like.
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hij:j番目の送信アンテナ及びi番目の受信アンテナ間のチャネル変動(チャネル行列要素)
ni:i番目の受信アンテナでの雑音
sj:j番目のストリームのシンボル,E{|sj|2}=1(Eは期待値を表す)
σ2:雑音電力。
s=[s1,s2]T
というシンボル群又はシンボルのペアが想定される。s1はストリーム#1に含まれているシンボルを表す。s2はストリーム#2に含まれているシンボルを表す。Tは転置を表す。「Q2」をシンボル群全体の集合とすると、MLD法で最終的に検出されるシンボル群SMLは次のように書ける。
sm:ベクトルsのm番目の要素
cm:ベクトルcのm番目の要素
Pr(c,s):ベクトルsをベクトルcと誤って推定してしまう確率
K:ベクトルsの個数
Es:総送信電力
Ns:ストリーム数
Q():Q関数。
MIMO方式及び適応変調チャネル符号化方式を使用する移動通信システムで使用される通信装置であって、
最尤推定法とは異なる信号検出法で決定されたストリーム毎の基準信号品質から、各ストリームについてデータ変調方式を決定する処理部と、
各ストリームの基準信号品質及びデータ変調方式から、各ストリームの受ける干渉量に応じた補正値を決定する処理部と、
或るストリームの基準信号品質及び補正値を加え、該或るストリームについてレート決定用信号品質を決定する処理部と、
前記レート決定用信号品質に対応するチャネル符号化率をストリーム毎に決定する処理部と、
を有し、決定されたデータ変調方式及びチャネル符号化方式は、後続のストリームの伝送に使用される通信装置である。
hij:j番目の送信アンテナ及びi番目の受信アンテナ間のチャネル変動(チャネル行列要素)
ni:i番目の受信アンテナでの雑音
sj:j番目のストリームのシンボル,E{|sj|2}=1(Eは期待値を表す)
σ2:雑音電力。
これは、上記の数式(2)と同じである。MLD法で信号検出が行われる場合、複数のストリームからの信号をまとめて検出するので、第1ストリームs1の検出精度は、第2ストリームs2の検出精度にも依存する。第1ストリームs1にとって第2ストリームs2は干渉ストリームになる。第2ストリームs2のシンボル誤り率q2(2)=SER(2)が少なく、第2ストリームが高品質に検出できる場合、第1ストリームs1にとっての干渉は少なくなる。従って、
q2(2)=SER(2)→0
の極限では、第1ストリームs1の第3信号品質SINRe(1)は、
SINRe(1) → SINRfree=|h1|2/σ2
と書ける。記号の意味は、上述したとおりである。通常の通信状況では何らかの干渉が存在するので、第3信号品質はこのSINRfreeよりも小さいはずである。
SINRMMSE(1)≦SINRfree
であることを考慮すると、第3信号品質q3(1)=SINRe(1)は、下限値SINRMMSE(1)及び上限値SINRfreeの間にあることがわかる。上限値及び下限値の間の何処にあるかは、係数αの値で調整される。第2ストリームが高品質に検出できる場合、q2(2)=SER(2)はゼロに近くなり、このとき第3信号品質q3(1)は上限値に近づく。逆に、第2ストリームが高品質に検出できない場合、q2(2)=SER(2)は大きくなり、このとき第3信号品質q3(1)は下限値に近づく。このような傾向を補正値Δq(1)に反映するため、数式(10)及び(11)に示されるような定義がなされている。このように、第1ストリームに対する等価的なSINRを求める際、第2ストリームに関する情報が関わってくるので、図5Aでは、或るストリームのSER計算部各々の出力先が、別のストリームの補正値計算部につながっている。
SINRe(1)=(1-α)×SINRMMSE(1)+α×SINRfree ,0≦α≦1・・・(15)
のように変形することもできる。このような観点からは、SINRe(1)は、SINRMMSE(1)とSINRfreeの重み付け平均値として導出される、とも言える。
q3がq1より大きくなるということは、信号品質が補正値で補正されると、適切なデータ変調方式が変わるかもしれないことを意味する(図1参照。)。図1の例の場合、補正前の適切なデータ変調方式は16QAMであったが、q3に対応する補正後に適切なデータ変調方式は64QAMである。このような事情が図7のフローのステップ4(step4)で判明した場合、フローはstep2に戻り、そのストリームに関する変調多値数が増やされ、同様な手順が反復される。上述したように、MLD法では、あるストリームの検出精度は、別のストリーム(干渉ストリーム)の検出精度にも依存する。従って、あるストリームについてデータ変調方式が変更された場合、別のストリームに与える干渉の影響も変わる。例えば、図5Aの第1ストリームのデータ変調方式が変更された場合、変更後のデータ変調方式から導出された第2信号品質q2(1)が、第2ストリームの補正値計算部56-2に入力される。その結果、第2ストリームに関する第3信号品質q3(2)も変わり、レート選択部58-2で選択される第2ストリームについてのチャネル符号化率も変わるかもしれない。通常、あるストリームの変調多値数が増やされた場合、他ストリームに与える干渉が増大し、他ストリームの変調方式もしくは符号化率を下げなくてはいけなくなる場合もある。よって、これによるスループットの劣化も考慮して最終的に最適な変調方式、符号化率の組み合わせを決定することが望ましい。
基準ペアは、(M1,M2)=(16QAM,16QAM) であり、
二次ペアは、(M1,M2)=(QPSK,64QAM) になる。
基準ペアは、(M1,M2)=(16QAM,16QAM) であり、
二次ペアは、(M1,M2)=(64QAM,QPSK) になる。
「基準ペア」中の「主候補」16QAMから導出されたQPSKや64QAMは、「副候補」と呼ばれてもよい。
(M1,M2)=(16QAM,16QAM),(QPSK,64QAM)及び(64QAM,QPSK)
の3つの組合せについてのみスループット等の計算が行われ、他の組合せについては計算されない。このようにして演算負担の軽減が図られる。
(M1,M2)=(16QAM,16QAM),(16QAM,QPSK)及び(16QAM,64QAM)
のような組合せが得られる。基準ペアの第2ストリームの主候補(16QAM)を不変に維持し、第1ストリームの変調オーダを上下させると、
(M1,M2)=(16QAM,16QAM),(QPSK,16QAM)及び(64QAM,16QAM)
のような組合せが得られる。このように基準ペアの主候補の変調オーダを上下させることで、副候補を導出することができる。
SINR1' = SINR1(update2=0の場合)。
同様に、第1ストリームに関する繰り返し変数update1が1であった場合、第2ストリームの第3信号品質q3(2)が更新され、そうでなければ不変に維持される。
SINR2' = SINR2+ΔSINR2(update1=1の場合)
SINR2' = SINR2(update1=0の場合)。
SINRe(2)=(1-α2)×SINRMMSE(2)+α2×SINRfree ,0≦α2≦1。
係数α1が1の場合、第1ストリームの信号品質はSINRfree=|h1|2/σ2となり、これは他ストリーム干渉が無視できるような状況を表す。同様に、係数α2が1の場合、第2ストリームの信号品質はSINRfree=|h2|2/σ2となり、これも他ストリーム干渉が無視できるような状況を表す。図15に示されるステップ3では、このように良好な通信状況の場合に限って繰り返し変数update1及び/又はupdate2が1に設定され、共に1に設定されていた場合にのみ繰り返し計算が行われる(ステップ4)。このようにすることで、計算精度の不安定化に配慮しつつ高精度化を図ることができる。
52 データ変調方式選択部
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- MIMO方式及び適応変調チャネル符号化方式を使用する移動通信システムで使用される通信装置であって、
最尤推定法とは異なる信号検出法で決定されたストリーム毎の基準信号品質を算出する処理部と、
各ストリームについてデータ変調方式を決定する処理部と、
各ストリームの基準信号品質及びデータ変調方式から、ストリーム各々が他ストリームから受ける干渉量に応じた補正値を決定する処理部と、
或るストリームの基準信号品質及び補正値を加え、該或るストリームについてレート決定用信号品質を決定する処理部と、
前記レート決定用信号品質に対応するチャネル符号化率をストリーム毎に決定する処理部と、
を有し、決定されたデータ変調方式及びチャネル符号化方式は、後続のストリームの伝送に使用されることを特徴とする通信装置。 - 各ストリームのデータ変調方式の候補が、複数の選択肢の中から選択され、選択されたデータ変調方式について前記チャネル符号化率が決定され、
所定のデータ変調方式及びチャネル符号化率決定基準において最適な、各ストリームのデータ変調方式及びチャネル符号化率が決定される請求項1記載の通信装置。 - データ変調方式の前記複数の選択肢の中から、各ストリームの基準信号品質に対応する主候補が導出され、少なくとも該主候補について前記チャネル符号化率が決定される請求項2記載の通信装置。
- 前記主候補のレートと所定のレベルだけ異なるレートを有する副候補が、第1及び第2ストリーム各々について決定され、
前記第1及び第2ストリームのデータ変調方式の総ての可能な組合せの内、前記主候補又は前記副候補を含む所定の組合せについて、各ストリームのチャネル符号化率及びスループットが算出される請求項3記載の通信装置。 - 前記主候補又は前記副候補を含む所定の組合せは、
前記第1ストリームの主候補及び前記第2ストリームの主候補の組合せ、又は
前記第1ストリームの主候補のレートより高いレートを有する副候補及び前記第2ストリームの主候補のレートより低いレートを有する副候補の組合せ
を含む請求項4記載の通信装置。 - 前記最尤推定法とは異なる信号検出法が、最小二乗平均誤差(MMSE)法である請求項1記載の通信装置。
- ストリーム間干渉を無視できる場合の信号品質と前記基準信号品質との差分に比例するように、前記補正値が算出される請求項1乃至6の何れか1項に記載の通信装置。
- 前記補正値の算出に使用される比例係数は、ストリームの受ける干渉量のとり得る値に応じて予め決められている請求項7記載の通信装置。
- 或るストリームの前記補正値の算出に使用される比例係数は、無線チャネル状態及び/又は他ストリームのデータ変調方式に応じて決定される請求項8記載の通信装置。
- 前記最尤推定法とは異なる信号検出法が、ゼロフォーシング(ZF: Zero Forcing)法である又はQR分解を用いた最尤推定法(QRM-MLD)である請求項1記載の通信装置。
- 或るストリームについての前記レート決定用信号品質が所定値を越えた場合、前記或るストリームのデータ変調方式が変更される請求項1乃至10の何れか1項に記載の通信装置。
- 或るストリームについての前記レート決定用信号品質が所定値を越えた場合、前記或るストリームとは別のストリームのチャネル符号化率も変更される請求項11記載の通信装置。
- 前記補正値を導出するための干渉量は、各ストリームのシンボル誤り率(SER)又は希望信号電力対非希望電力比(SINR)及びデータ変調方式から導出される請求項1乃至12の何れか1項に記載の通信装置。
- 前記補正値を加算した基準信号品質を再度、基準信号品質として、補正値を繰り返し計算する請求項1乃至13の何れか1項に記載の通信装置。
- 前記補正値の値に応じて, 前記繰り返し処理の有無を判断することを特徴とする請求項14項に記載の通信装置。
- 請求項1記載の通信装置を備えたユーザ装置。
- 請求項1記載の通信装置を備えた基地局装置。
- MIMO方式及び適応変調チャネル符号化方式を使用する移動通信システムで使用される通信方法であって、
最尤推定法とは異なる信号検出法で決定されたストリーム毎の基準信号品質を算出するステップと、
各ストリームについてデータ変調方式を決定するステップと、
各ストリームの基準信号品質及びデータ変調方式から、ストリーム各々が他ストリームから受ける干渉量に応じた補正値を決定するステップと、
或るストリームの基準信号品質及び補正値を加え、該或るストリームについてレート決定用信号品質を決定するステップと、
前記レート決定用信号品質に対応するチャネル符号化率をストリーム毎に決定するステップと、
を有し、決定されたデータ変調方式及びチャネル符号化方式は、後続のストリームの伝送に使用される通信方法。 - 各ストリームのデータ変調方式の候補が、複数の選択肢の中から選択され、選択されたデータ変調方式について前記チャネル符号化率が決定され、
複数のストリームで達成可能なスループットが高くなるように、各ストリームのデータ変調方式及びチャネル符号化率が決定される請求項18記載の通信方法。 - データ変調方式の前記複数の選択肢の中から、各ストリームの基準信号品質に対応する主候補が導出され、少なくとも該主候補について前記チャネル符号化率が決定される請求項19記載の通信方法。
- 前記主候補のレートと所定のレベルだけ異なるレートを有する副候補が、第1及び第2ストリーム各々について決定され、
前記第1及び第2ストリームのデータ変調方式の総ての可能な組合せの内、前記主候補又は前記副候補を含む所定の組合せについて、各ストリームのチャネル符号化率及びスループットが算出される請求項20記載の通信方法。 - 前記主候補又は前記副候補を含む所定の組合せは、
前記第1ストリームの主候補及び前記第2ストリームの主候補の組合せ、又は
前記第1ストリームの主候補のレートより高いレートを有する副候補及び前記第2ストリームの主候補のレートより低いレートを有する副候補の組合せ
を含む請求項21記載の通信方法。 - 前記最尤推定法とは異なる信号検出法が、最小二乗平均誤差(MMSE)法である請求項18記載の通信方法。
- ストリーム間干渉を無視できる場合の信号品質と前記基準信号品質との差分に比例するように、前記補正値が算出される請求項18乃至23の何れか1項に記載の通信方法。
- 前記補正値の算出に使用される比例係数は、ストリームの受ける干渉量のとり得る値に応じて予め決められている請求項24記載の通信方法。
- 或るストリームの前記補正値の算出に使用される比例係数は、無線チャネル状態及び/又は他ストリームのデータ変調方式に応じて決定される請求項25記載の通信方法。
- 或るストリームについての前記レート決定用信号品質が所定値を越えた場合、前記或るストリームのデー変調方式が変更される請求項18乃至26の何れか1項に記載の通信方法。
- 或るストリームについての前記レート決定用信号品質が所定値を越えた場合、前記或るストリームとは別のストリームのチャネル符号化率も変更される請求項27記載の通信方法。
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