WO2018014173A1 - 多天线上行多流接收方法、装置及基站 - Google Patents

多天线上行多流接收方法、装置及基站 Download PDF

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WO2018014173A1
WO2018014173A1 PCT/CN2016/090412 CN2016090412W WO2018014173A1 WO 2018014173 A1 WO2018014173 A1 WO 2018014173A1 CN 2016090412 W CN2016090412 W CN 2016090412W WO 2018014173 A1 WO2018014173 A1 WO 2018014173A1
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  • the present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a multi-antenna uplink multi-stream receiving method, apparatus, and base station.
  • Multi Input Multi Output is a smart multi-antenna communication technology that doubles the capacity and spectrum utilization of a communication system without increasing bandwidth.
  • the number of receiver antennas is gradually increased, thereby bringing more signal degrees of freedom on the receiving side, enabling multi-stream space division multiplexing, greatly improving the spectrum efficiency of uplink reception, and is currently developing communication. trend.
  • the base station uses two antennas to receive diversity, and only one user transmits signals at the same time on the same spectrum resource.
  • the uplink can allow two users to transmit at the same time, and the base station can distinguish the signals of two users at the same time, thereby effectively improving the spectrum efficiency.
  • the number of uplink spectrum multiplexing of the base station can be made higher, for example, up to 4 streams, or 8
  • the flow is even more.
  • the demodulation complexity brought by the uplink multi-stream is exponentially increasing. Therefore, when the number of uplink multiplexed streams increases, the implementation of the baseband will bring greater challenges. How to balance performance and complexity and acquire more streams under the same complexity is an important research topic.
  • the uplink multi-stream demodulation often requires mutually orthogonal pilots between multiple concurrent users in the uplink, which will bring a large pilot overhead and reduce the spectrum efficiency of the system, which is also a problem to be solved.
  • a conventional multi-antenna reception scheme is adopted, each antenna is individually passed through a medium RF channel, AD conversion, pilot resources are separated, and pilots are measured and channel estimated. Then, MIMO demodulation is performed together with the uplink received data signal.
  • MIMO demodulation methods are forced zero (ZF), minimum mean square error (MMSE), and the like.
  • ZF forced zero
  • MMSE minimum mean square error
  • the demodulation calculation needs to do matrix multiplication, invert the matrix, etc., when the number of antennas is large, the matrix operation amount is large, and matrix inversion is needed for each modulation constellation symbol.
  • the embodiments of the present invention provide a multi-antenna uplink multi-stream receiving method, apparatus, and base station, which can improve the demodulation performance of uplink multi-stream user data under the condition of reducing the complexity of the MIMO system. Eliminate multi-user interference and reduce pilot overhead.
  • a first aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a multi-antenna uplink multi-stream receiving method, where the method includes:
  • each of the uplink data streams corresponds to at least one user-level beam signal, and N ⁇ P ⁇ M;
  • the beam weight matrix is generated according to the channel response of different uplink data streams, the spatial characteristics of different uplink data streams are included, and the signals received by the M antennas are performed by using the beam weight matrix.
  • the beam is shaped to obtain P user-level beam signals, and the user-level beam signals of each of the uplink data streams are respectively demodulated, thereby effectively removing multi-user interference and retaining user features to a large extent. It is beneficial to improve the demodulation performance of uplink multi-stream user data.
  • the demodulating the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data flows includes:
  • the amount of calculation in multi-user demodulation can be effectively reduced.
  • the pilot signals of the uplink data stream may be the same or not orthogonal, so that the pilot overhead of the MIMO system can be effectively reduced.
  • the method before the demodulating the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams, the method further includes:
  • K cell-level common beam signals where K ⁇ 0, K+P ⁇ M, the K cell-level common beams
  • the signal is used for joint demodulation with the user and beam signals of each of the upstream data streams.
  • the demodulating the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data flows includes:
  • the signal is jointly demodulated by the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams and the K-cell-common beam signals. Since the K cell-level common beam signals include more user information and cell information, Better demodulation performance can be achieved with the same complexity.
  • the user-level beam signal of the different uplink data flows includes
  • the second pilot signal is a pilot signal on the same time-frequency resource, and the second pilot signal included in the user-level beam signal of different uplink data streams does not need to be orthogonal.
  • the P user-level beam signals obtained after beamforming are independent of each other, and each user-level beam signal includes corresponding user features, so that only The user data of each uplink data stream is separately demodulated to restore the corresponding user data. Therefore, when the user equipment sends user data, the second pilot signals used by different uplink data streams may be non-orthogonal or even the same. That is, the second pilot signals of different uplink data streams may be pilot signals on the same time-frequency resource, and the pilot signals of different uplink data streams may be non-orthogonal, thereby effectively reducing the pilot overhead of the MIMO system. .
  • a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas including:
  • a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas including:
  • a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas including:
  • a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas including:
  • a second aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a multi-antenna uplink multi-stream receiving apparatus, including:
  • a parameter measuring unit configured to receive a first pilot signal of the N uplink data streams sent by the at least one user equipment, and measure the first channel response according to the first pilot signal;
  • a weight generating unit configured to generate a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas according to the first channel response
  • a beamforming unit configured to perform beamforming on the signals received by the M antennas by using the beam weight matrix to obtain P user-level beam signals; wherein each of the uplink data streams corresponds to at least one user Level beam signal, and N ⁇ P ⁇ M;
  • a signal processing unit configured to demodulate a user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams.
  • the beam weight matrix is generated according to the channel response of different uplink data streams, the spatial characteristics of different uplink data streams are included, and the signals received by the M antennas are performed by using the beam weight matrix. Beamforming, obtaining P user-level beam signals, and separately demodulating the user-level beam signals of each of the uplink data streams, thereby effectively removing multi-user stems Disturbance, and can retain user features to a large extent, which is beneficial to improve the demodulation performance of uplink multi-stream user data.
  • the signal processing unit includes:
  • a pilot separation subunit configured to separate pilot resource resources of each of the uplink data streams, to obtain a second pilot signal included in a user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams
  • a channel estimation subunit configured to estimate a channel response according to the second pilot signal, to obtain a second channel response corresponding to a user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams;
  • a signal demodulation subunit configured to demodulate a user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams according to the second channel response.
  • the amount of calculation in multi-user demodulation can be effectively reduced.
  • the pilot signals of the uplink data stream may be the same or not orthogonal, so that the pilot overhead of the MIMO system can be effectively reduced.
  • the beam forming unit is further configured to:
  • K cell-level common beam signals where K ⁇ 0, K+P ⁇ M, the K cell-level common beams
  • the signal is used for joint demodulation with the user and beam signals of each of the upstream data streams.
  • the signal processing unit includes:
  • a pilot separation sub-unit configured to separate a user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams from the K-cell-level common beam signals by pilot resources, to obtain a user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams.
  • a channel estimation subunit configured to estimate a channel response according to the second pilot signal, to obtain a user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams and a second channel response corresponding to the K cell-level common beam signals ;
  • a signal demodulation subunit configured to jointly demodulate the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams and the K cell-level common beam signals according to the second channel response.
  • the signal is jointly demodulated by the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams and the K-cell-common beam signals. Since the K cell-level common beam signals include more user information and cell information, Better demodulation performance can be achieved with the same complexity.
  • the user-level beam signal of the different uplink data flows includes
  • the second pilot signal is a pilot signal on the same time-frequency resource, and the second pilot signal included in the user-level beam signal of different uplink data streams does not need to be orthogonal.
  • the P user-level beam signals obtained after beamforming are independent of each other, and each user-level beam signal includes corresponding user features, so that only The user data of each uplink data stream is separately demodulated to restore the corresponding user data. Therefore, when the user equipment sends user data, the second pilot signals used by different uplink data streams may be non-orthogonal or even the same. That is, the second pilot signals of different uplink data streams may be pilot signals on the same time-frequency resource, and the pilot signals of different uplink data streams may be non-orthogonal, thereby effectively reducing the pilot overhead of the MIMO system. .
  • the weight generation unit includes:
  • a spatial projection subunit configured to perform singular value decomposition on the first channel response to obtain a subspace feature vector corresponding to the first channel response
  • the weight selection sub-unit is configured to select the first P feature vectors from the sub-space feature vectors corresponding to the first channel response to form a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas; wherein, N ⁇ P ⁇ M.
  • the weight generation unit includes:
  • a spatial projection subunit configured to perform singular value decomposition on the first channel response to obtain the first a channel response corresponding subspace feature vector
  • a weight selection subunit configured to select a first Q feature vectors from the subspace feature vectors corresponding to the first channel response; wherein, N ⁇ Q ⁇ M, and Q ⁇ P;
  • a matrix generation subunit configured to form a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas by using the Q feature vectors and the S feature vectors.
  • the weight generation unit includes:
  • noise measuring subunit configured to measure noise of a signal received by the M antennas, to generate a noise matrix
  • a weight calculation subunit configured to calculate a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas according to the first channel response and the noise matrix: Where W is the beam weight matrix, H is the first channel response, H H is the conjugate transposed matrix of H, and Ruu is the noise matrix.
  • the weight generation unit includes:
  • the weight generation unit includes:
  • a third aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a base station, including at least one processor, a memory, and a a letter interface and a bus, the at least one processor, the memory and the communication interface are connected by the bus and complete communication with each other; the processor is configured to call an executable program stored in the memory Code and do the following:
  • each of the uplink data streams corresponds to at least one user-level beam signal, and N ⁇ P ⁇ M;
  • the beam weight matrix is generated according to the channel response of different uplink data streams, the spatial characteristics of different uplink data streams are included, and the signals received by the M antennas are performed by using the beam weight matrix.
  • the beam is shaped to obtain P user-level beam signals, and the user-level beam signals of each of the uplink data streams are respectively demodulated, thereby effectively removing multi-user interference and retaining user features to a large extent. It is beneficial to improve the demodulation performance of uplink multi-stream user data.
  • the demodulating the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams includes:
  • the amount of calculation in multi-user demodulation can be effectively reduced.
  • the pilot signals of the uplink data stream may be the same or not orthogonal, so that the pilot overhead of the MIMO system can be effectively reduced.
  • the operations before the demodulating the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams, the operations further include:
  • K cell-level common beam signals where K ⁇ 0, K+P ⁇ M, the K cell-level common beams
  • the signal is used for joint demodulation with the user and beam signals of each of the upstream data streams.
  • the demodulating the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data flows includes:
  • the signal is jointly demodulated by the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams and the K-cell-common beam signals. Since the K cell-level common beam signals include more user information and cell information, Better demodulation performance can be achieved with the same complexity.
  • the user-level beam signal of the different uplink data flows includes
  • the second pilot signal is a pilot signal on the same time-frequency resource, and the second pilot signal included in the user-level beam signal of different uplink data streams does not need to be orthogonal.
  • the P user-level beam signals obtained after beamforming are independent of each other, and each user-level beam signal includes corresponding user features, so that only The user data of each uplink data stream is separately demodulated to restore the corresponding user data. Therefore, when the user equipment sends user data, the second pilot signals used by different uplink data streams may be non-orthogonal or even the same. That is, the second pilot signals of different uplink data streams may be pilot signals on the same time-frequency resource, and the pilot signals of different uplink data streams may be non-orthogonal, so that the pilot of the MIMO system can be effectively reduced. pin.
  • a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas including:
  • a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas including:
  • a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas including:
  • Generating, according to the first channel response, a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas including:
  • a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas including:
  • the base station measures a first channel response according to the first pilot signal of the N uplink data streams sent by the at least one user equipment, and generates a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas according to the first channel response, and then passes the The beam weight matrix performs beamforming processing on the signals received by the M antennas to obtain P user-level beam signals, and then demodulates the user-level beam signals of each of the uplink data streams respectively, thereby
  • the demodulation performance of the uplink multi-stream user data can be improved under the condition of reducing the complexity of the MIMO system, the multi-user interference is eliminated, and the pilot overhead is reduced.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a multi-antenna uplink multi-stream receiving method in the prior art
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic flow chart of another multi-antenna uplink multi-stream receiving method in the prior art
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a multi-antenna uplink multi-stream receiving method according to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a multi-antenna uplink multi-stream receiving method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a multi-antenna uplink multi-stream receiving apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a multi-antenna uplink multi-stream receiving apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a base station according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
  • the embodiment of the invention provides a multi-antenna uplink multi-stream receiving method, device and base station, which are applied to a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system to improve the complexity of the MIMO system.
  • MIMO multiple-input multiple-output
  • the current main processing method firstly fixes the uplink data stream signals into several beam signals, and then processes each beam signal according to the traditional processing flow.
  • the signals received by the M antennas are combined with a set of fixed uplink shaping coefficients to synthesize K cell-level common beam signals, and then channel estimation is performed in each cell-level common beam signal, and finally K cells are used.
  • Level common beam signal joint processing In general, M>K is equivalent to reducing the number of antennas, so the processing complexity is reduced.
  • the specific demodulation algorithm is the same as the multi-antenna reception scheme shown in FIG.
  • a multi-antenna uplink multi-stream receiving method is provided, where the method includes at least the following steps:
  • Step S11 Receive a first pilot signal of N uplink data streams sent by at least one user equipment (User Equipment, UE), and measure a first channel response according to the first pilot signal;
  • User Equipment User Equipment
  • Step S13 Generate, according to the first channel response, a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas;
  • Step S15 performing beamforming on the signals received by the M antennas by using the beam weight matrix to obtain P user-level beam signals; wherein each of the uplink data streams corresponds to at least one user-level beam signal, And N ⁇ P ⁇ M;
  • Step S17 Demodulate the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams.
  • the first pilot signal may be a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) or a Demodulation Reference Signal (DRS), and the base station may receive the SRS or DRS sent by the UE.
  • the channel response is measured to obtain a first channel response of the channel in which each UE is located.
  • the first channel response is a channel response H measured according to the SRS or DRS. It can be understood that since the DRS is transmitted together with the user data only when there is user data transmission, for the UE without user data transmission, here
  • the first pilot signal is the SRS.
  • the base station includes M receiving antennas, and each of the UEs includes one transmitting antenna, and each of the uplink data streams corresponds to one UE, and the channel response H corresponding to each of the uplink data streams is M ⁇ 1.
  • each of the UEs may include different number of transmitting antennas. If X UEs include N transmitting antennas in total, that is, there are N uplink data streams at the same time, the channel response H of the entire system is a matrix of M ⁇ N.
  • the beam weight matrix is generated according to the channel response, and the spatial characteristics of different UEs are included, and the signals received by the M antennas are beamformed by using the beam weight matrix.
  • each upstream data stream corresponds to at least one user-level beam signal. Therefore, when demodulating the uplink data stream, only the user-level beam signal corresponding to each uplink data stream needs to be separately demodulated to restore the corresponding user data, thereby effectively removing multi-user interference and comparing Retaining user features to a large extent is beneficial to improving the demodulation performance of uplink multi-stream user data.
  • the pilot signals of different uplink data streams may be the same or not orthogonal, so that the pilot overhead of the MIMO system can be effectively reduced.
  • the generating, according to the first channel response, a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas including:
  • the first channel response obtained by the SRS measurement is H
  • the user signal transmitted by the UE side is X
  • the signal received by the base station side is Y
  • the beam weight matrix is W.
  • Z is noise.
  • the beam weight matrix W corresponding to the M antennas is generated according to the following formula:
  • the beam weight matrix W can also be implemented by a zero-forcing algorithm. Specifically, if the first channel response obtained by the SRS measurement is H, the beam weight matrix W is:
  • the signals received by the M antennas are beamformed by the beam weight matrix W, and the P user-level beam signals are obtained.
  • the user-level beam signals of each of the uplink data streams include user signal characteristics and channel space characteristics of the corresponding uplink data stream, so that the user-level beam signals of each of the uplink data streams can be separately performed. Demodulation can obtain the corresponding user signal.
  • the demodulating the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams includes:
  • the second pilot signal is a demodulation reference signal DRS included in the user-level beam signal, and the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams is separated by pilot resources, and each UE is sent.
  • DRS which in turn can be second to each upstream data stream according to the DRS
  • the channel response is estimated.
  • the second channel response is a channel response obtained by performing channel estimation according to the DRS, and the response is more accurate with respect to the first channel, and the user of each of the uplink data streams is obtained.
  • the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams may be demodulated according to the second channel response to obtain each stream user signal. Therefore, in this embodiment, the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams needs to be separately demodulated to recover the corresponding user signal, thereby effectively reducing the computational complexity of multi-user demodulation and improving the solution. Adjust performance.
  • a multi-antenna uplink multi-stream receiving method is provided, which is different from the method provided in the first embodiment of the present invention mainly in that: Before the user-level beam signal of the uplink data stream is demodulated, the method further includes:
  • Step S16 Perform beamforming on the signals received by the M antennas by using a preset beam weight matrix to obtain K cell-level common beam signals, where K ⁇ 0, K+P ⁇ M.
  • step S16 and step S15 can be performed simultaneously, so that the signals received by the M antennas are beamformed by the beam weight matrix and the preset beam weight matrix to obtain P user levels. Beam signal and K cell-level common beam signals.
  • the demodulating the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams includes:
  • the preset beam weight matrix includes K preset fixed weight vectors. Since the scheme of the adaptive weight shown in FIG. 3 is limited by the demodulation dimension, only the interference in the cell can be eliminated, and interference between cells still exists. At the same time, the interference outside the system can not be suppressed, and only single-beam demodulation is performed, and the baseband processing capability is not fully exerted.
  • the user-level beam signal is added to each of the uplink data streams by adding a fixed weight to the adaptive weight.
  • the K cell-level common beam signals are added, that is, each stream user signal is jointly demodulated by a user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams and K cell-level common beam signals, thereby further
  • the demodulation performance is improved, and the demodulation complexity can be selected by controlling the size of K.
  • the larger the K the better the demodulation performance, but the higher the complexity.
  • the K cell-level common beam signals include more user information and cell information
  • the multi-antenna uplink multi-stream receiving method shown in FIG. 4 is more than that shown in FIG. 3 under the same complexity.
  • the antenna uplink multi-stream receiving method has better demodulation performance. It can be understood that the method for generating the preset beam weight matrix is the same as the method for generating the uplink shaping coefficient in the prior art shown in FIG. 2 , and details are not described herein again.
  • the signal received by the M antennas may be beamformed by a preset beam weight matrix including K+P preset fixed weight vectors to generate K. +P cell-level common beam signals, and beamforming the signals received by the M antennas by using the beam weight matrix to generate P user-level beam signals, and then using the P user-level beam signals Substituting the P-cell-level common beam signals with the weakest or strongest user signals in the K+P cell-level common beam signals, thereby obtaining a combination of P user-level beam signals and K cell-level common beam signals.
  • the multi-antenna uplink multi-stream receiving method is applicable to a scenario in which the processing complexity or the traffic of the demodulating device is limited in the uplink multi-stream demodulation process.
  • the number of maximum demodulated beam signals allowed by the demodulation device is G, G ⁇ M.
  • the number of P user-level beam signals formed by the above method is P ⁇ G
  • the signals received by the M antennas are beamformed by the beam weight matrix to obtain P user-level beam signals, and each uplink data stream corresponds to at least one user-level beam signal, that is,
  • the signals can be non-orthogonal or even identical. That is, the second pilot signals included in the user-level beam signals of different uplink data streams may be pilot signals on the same time-frequency resource, and the pilot signals included in the user-level beam signals of different uplink data streams may be non- Orthogonal, which can effectively reduce the pilot overhead of the MIMO system.
  • the generating, according to the first channel response, a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas including:
  • the first channel response is H
  • the matrix U is a matrix composed of subspace feature vectors corresponding to the first channel response, and V and U are orthogonal to each other, and S is a diagonal matrix including singular values. It can be understood that if U is an M ⁇ M matrix, the first P feature vectors are selected from U to form a beam weight matrix W corresponding to the M antennas as a P ⁇ M matrix. Therefore, for each uplink data stream, the signal received by the M antennas is shaped by the P ⁇ M beam weight matrix W beam, and the user signal included in the obtained user-level beam signal is the strongest. of.
  • the user-level beam signal can be guaranteed to contain more user information. That is to say, for each stream user signal, P/N user-level beam signals with the highest intensity can be generated, and then the user signals of the corresponding streams are demodulated according to the P/N user-level beam signals.
  • the generating a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas according to the first channel response further includes:
  • the former Q is selected by using the subspace feature vectors corresponding to the first channel response.
  • Feature vectors, and selecting S feature vectors from the remaining feature vectors in the corresponding subspace feature vector of the first channel response, since S+Q P, the Q feature vectors and the S may be passed through
  • the eigenvectors together form a beam weight matrix W corresponding to the M antennas, so that the signals received by the M antennas can be beamformed by the beam weight matrix W to obtain P user-level beam signals.
  • a multi-antenna uplink multi-stream receiving apparatus 50 including:
  • the parameter measuring unit 51 is configured to receive a first pilot signal of the N uplink data streams sent by the at least one user equipment, and measure the first channel response according to the first pilot signal;
  • the weight generating unit 53 is configured to generate a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas according to the first channel response;
  • a beamforming unit 55 configured to perform beamforming on the signals received by the M antennas by using the beam weight matrix to obtain P user-level beam signals; wherein each of the uplink data streams corresponds to at least one User-level beam signal, and N ⁇ P ⁇ M;
  • the signal processing unit 57 is configured to demodulate the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams.
  • the multi-antenna uplink multi-stream receiving device 50 can be applied to a base station of a MIMO system, where the base station can include M antennas, and after the N uplink data streams sent by the at least one user equipment are received by the M antennas, After the radio frequency channel signal processing and the AD conversion, the beamforming unit 55 performs beamforming to obtain P user-level beam signals, wherein each of the uplink data streams corresponds to at least one user-level beam signal, and each One of the user-level beam signals is further subjected to pilot resource separation, channel parameter estimation, and signal demodulation by the signal processing unit 57 to restore corresponding user signals.
  • the weight generating unit 53 yuan comprises:
  • noise measurement subunit 531 configured to measure noise of a signal received by the M antennas, to generate a noise matrix
  • the weight calculation sub-unit 533 is configured to calculate a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas according to the first channel response and the noise matrix: Where W is the beam weight matrix, H is the first channel response, H H is the conjugate transposed matrix of H, and Ruu is the noise matrix.
  • the signal processing unit 57 includes:
  • a pilot separation sub-unit 571 configured to separate pilot resource resources of each of the uplink data streams, to obtain a second pilot signal included in a user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams;
  • a channel estimation sub-unit 573 configured to estimate a channel response according to the second pilot signal, to obtain a second channel response corresponding to a user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams;
  • the signal demodulation sub-unit 575 is configured to demodulate the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams according to the second channel response.
  • a multi-antenna uplink multi-stream receiving apparatus 60 including:
  • the parameter measuring unit 61 is configured to receive a first pilot signal of the N uplink data streams sent by the at least one user equipment, and measure the first channel response according to the first pilot signal;
  • the weight generating unit 63 is configured to generate a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas according to the first channel response;
  • a beamforming unit 65 configured to perform beamforming on the signals received by the M antennas by using the beam weight matrix to obtain P user-level beam signals; wherein each of the uplink data streams corresponds to at least one User-level beam signal, and N ⁇ P ⁇ M;
  • the signal processing unit 67 is configured to demodulate the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams.
  • the multi-antenna uplink multi-stream receiving device 60 can be applied to a base station of a MIMO system, where the base station can include M antennas, and N uplink data sent by the at least one user equipment flows through the M antennas.
  • the beamforming unit 65 After receiving, after the radio frequency channel signal processing and AD conversion, the beamforming unit 65 performs beamforming to obtain P user-level beam signals, wherein each of the uplink data streams corresponds to at least one user-level beam.
  • the signal, each of the user-level beam signals is further subjected to pilot resource separation, channel parameter estimation, and signal demodulation by the signal processing unit 67 to restore a corresponding user signal.
  • the weight generating unit 63 includes:
  • the spatial projection sub-unit 631 is configured to perform singular value decomposition on the first channel response to obtain a subspace feature vector corresponding to the first channel response.
  • the weight selection sub-unit 633 is configured to select the first P feature vectors from the sub-space feature vectors corresponding to the first channel response to form a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas; wherein, N ⁇ P ⁇ M.
  • the weight selection subunit 633 is further configured to:
  • the weight generating unit 63 is further configured to form a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas by using the Q feature vectors and the S feature vectors.
  • the beam shaping unit 65 is further configured to:
  • the signals received by the M antennas are beamformed by using a preset beam weight matrix to obtain K cell-level common beam signals, where K ⁇ 0, K+P ⁇ M.
  • the signal processing unit 67 includes:
  • a pilot separation sub-unit 671 configured to separate a user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams from the K-cell-level common beam signals, to obtain a user-level beam of each of the uplink data streams. And a second pilot signal included in the signal and the K cell-level common beam signals;
  • a channel estimation sub-unit 673 configured to estimate a channel response according to the second pilot signal, Obtaining a user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams and a second channel response corresponding to the K cell-level common beam signals;
  • the signal demodulation sub-unit 675 is configured to jointly demodulate the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams and the K cell-level common beam signals according to the second channel response.
  • a base station 70 including at least one processor 71, a memory 73, a communication interface 75, and a bus 77, the at least one processor 71, the memory 73, and The communication interface 75 is connected through the bus 77 and completes communication with each other; the processor 71 is configured to call executable program code stored in the memory 73, and perform the following operations:
  • each of the uplink data streams corresponds to at least one user-level beam signal, and N ⁇ P ⁇ M;
  • the demodulating the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams includes:
  • the operations before the demodulating the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams, the operations further include:
  • K cell-level common beam signals Beamforming the signals received by the M antennas by using a preset beam weight matrix K cell-level common beam signals, wherein K ⁇ 0, K + P ⁇ M, the K cell-level common beam signals are used for joint demodulation with the user and beam signals of each of the uplink data streams.
  • the demodulating the user-level beam signal of each of the uplink data streams includes:
  • the second pilot signals included in the user-level beam signals of different uplink data streams are pilot signals on the same time-frequency resource, and are included in user-level beam signals of different uplink data streams. There is no need to be orthogonal between the second pilot signals.
  • the generating, according to the first channel response, a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas including:
  • the generating, according to the first channel response, a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas including:
  • the generating, according to the first channel response, a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas including:
  • the generating, according to the first channel response, a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas including:
  • the generating, according to the first channel response, a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas including:
  • the base station measures a first channel response according to the first pilot signal of the N uplink data streams sent by the at least one user equipment, and generates a beam weight matrix corresponding to the M antennas according to the first channel response, and then passes the The beam weight matrix performs beamforming processing on the signals received by the M antennas to obtain P user-level beam signals, and then demodulates the user-level beam signals of each of the uplink data streams respectively, thereby
  • the demodulation performance of the uplink multi-stream user data can be improved under the condition of reducing the complexity of the MIMO system, the multi-user interference is eliminated, and the pilot overhead is reduced.

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Abstract

本发明实施例公开一种多天线上行多流接收方法,包括:接收至少一个用户设备发送的N个上行数据流的第一导频信号,并根据所述第一导频信号测量出第一信道响应;根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵;通过所述波束权值矩阵对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到P个用户级波束信号;其中,每一个所述上行数据流对应至少一个用户级波束信号,且N≤P≤M;对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调。另,本发明实施例还公开一种多天线上行多流接收装置及基站。所述多天线上行多流接收方法可以更好地消除多用户干扰,并能降低导频开销。

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多天线上行多流接收方法、装置及基站 技术领域
本发明涉及通信技术领域,尤其涉及一种多天线上行多流接收方法、装置及基站。
背景技术
多输入多输出(Multi Input Multi Output,MIMO)是一种智能多天线通信技术,该技术能够在不增加带宽的情况下成倍地提高通信系统的容量和频谱利用率。在多天线通信领域中,接收机天线数逐步增加,由此带来更多接收侧的信号自由度,可以实现多流空分复用,大大提升了上行接收的频谱效率,是当前通信发展的趋势。最早的蜂窝通信中,基站用两根天线分集接收,相同频谱资源上同一时刻只有一个用户发送信号。随着通信技术的发展,上行可以允许有两个用户同时发送,基站能够同时区分两个用户的信号,从而有效提高了频谱效率。随着MIMO技术的进一步发展,未来在基站上可以安装更多的天线,比如超过64根或128根天线,从而使得基站的上行频谱复用次数可以做的更高,比如达到4流,或者8流甚至更多。上行多流带来的解调复杂度是指数关系增长,因此,当上行复用流数增多的时候,会对基带的实现带来更大的挑战。如何在性能和复杂度之间平衡,在相同复杂度情况下获取更多流数,是一个重要研究课题。此外,上行多流解调往往需要上行的多个并发用户之间有相互正交的导频,这样会带来很大的导频开销,降低系统的频谱效率,这也是一个需要解决的问题。
如图1所示,目前对于多天线上行多流信号接收,沿用传统的多天线接收方案,每根天线单独的经过中射频通道,AD转换,导频资源分离,对导频做测量和信道估计,然后和上行接收数据信号一起做MIMO解调。常用的解调方法有迫零(ZF)、最小均方误差(MMSE)等。在现有解调过程中,解调的计算需要做矩阵乘法,对矩阵求逆等运算,在天线数目较多的时候,矩阵运算量很大,并且需要针对每一个调制星座符号做矩阵求逆和矩阵乘法运算,当天 线数比较多和复用流数比较多的情况下,计算复杂度不可接受,必须经过简化处理。此外,由于需要分离多用户的导频,多用户导频必须正交,这样会增加导频开销,降低系统的频谱效率。
发明内容
鉴于现有技术中存在的问题,本发明实施例提供一种多天线上行多流接收方法、装置及基站,以在降低MIMO系统复杂度的条件下,提升上行多流用户数据的解调性能,消除多用户干扰,并降低导频开销。
本发明实施例第一方面提供一种多天线上行多流接收方法,其特征在于,所述方法包括:
接收至少一个用户设备发送的N个上行数据流的第一导频信号,并根据所述第一导频信号测量出第一信道响应;
根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵;
通过所述波束权值矩阵对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到P个用户级波束信号;其中,每一个所述上行数据流对应至少一个用户级波束信号,且N≤P≤M;
对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调。
由于所述波束权值矩阵是根据不同上行数据流的信道响应生成的,故其中包含了不同上行数据流的空间特征,进而利用所述波束权值矩阵对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到P个用户级波束信号,并针对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号分别进行解调,从而可以有效去除多用户干扰,并能较大程度地保留用户特征,有利于提升上行多流用户数据的解调性能。
结合第一方面,在第一方面的第一种可能的实现方式中,所述对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调,包括:
将每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行导频资源分离,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的第二导频信号;
根据所述第二导频信号对信道响应进行估计,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号对应的第二信道响应;
根据所述第二信道响应对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行 解调。
由于只需对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行单独解调即可恢复对应的用户信号,从而可以有效降低多用户解调时的运算量。同时,由于在波束赋形过程中消除了多用户干扰,因此上行数据流的导频信号可以相同或者是不正交,从而可以有效降低MIMO系统的导频开销。
结合第一方面,在第一方面的第二种可能的实现方式中,所述对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调之前,所述方法还包括:
通过预设波束权值矩阵,对M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到K个小区级公共波束信号,其中,K≥0,K+P≤M,所述K个小区级公共波束信号用于和每一个所述上行数据流的用户及波束信号进行联合解调。
结合第一方面第二种可能的实现方式,在第一方面的第三种可能的实现方式中,所述对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调,包括:
将每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号与所述K个小区级公共波束信号进行导频资源分离,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号及所述K个小区级公共波束信号中包含的第二导频信号;
根据所述第二导频信号对信道响应进行估计,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号及所述K个小区级公共波束信号对应的第二信道响应;
根据所述第二信道响应对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号与所述K个小区级公共波束信号进行联合解调。
通过在自适应权值基础上增加预设波束权值,进而在对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调时,加入所述K个小区级公共波束信号,即每一流用户信号由每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号和K个小区级公共波束信号联合解调得到,由于所述K个小区级公共波束信号中包含更多的用户信息和小区信息,因此,在相同的复杂度情况下,可以获得更好的解调性能。
结合第一方面第一种可能的实现方式或第一方面第三种可能的实现方式,在第一方面的第四种可能的实现方式中,不同上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的所述第二导频信号为相同时频资源上的导频信号,且不同上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的所述第二导频信号之间无需正交。
由于通过自适应波束赋形可以消除多用户干扰,使得波束赋形之后得到的P个用户级波束信号之间相互独立,且每一个用户级波束信号中均包括了对应的用户特征,从而只需针对每一个上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行单独解调即可还原出该对应的用户数据。因此,在用户设备发送用户数据时,不同上行数据流采用的第二导频信号可以是非正交的,甚至可以是相同的。即不同上行数据流的第二导频信号可以是处于相同的时频资源上的导频信号,且不同上行数据流的导频信号可以是非正交的,从而可以有效降低MIMO系统的导频开销。
结合第一方面或第一方面第一种可能的实现方式至第一方面第四种可能的实现方式中任一种可能的实现方式,在第一方面的第五种可能的实现方式中,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
对所述第一信道响应进行奇异值分解,得到所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量;
从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中选择前P个特征向量形成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵;其中,N≤P≤M。
结合第一方面或第一方面第一种可能的实现方式至第一方面第四种可能的实现方式中任一种可能的实现方式,在第一方面的第六种可能的实现方式中,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
对所述第一信道响应进行奇异值分解,得到所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量;
从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中选择前Q个特征向量;其中,N≤Q≤M,且Q≤P;并
从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中剩余的特征向量中选择S个特征向量;其中,S=P-Q;
通过所述Q个特征向量和所述S个特征向量形成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵。
结合第一方面或第一方面第一种可能的实现方式至第一方面第四种可能的实现方式中任一种可能的实现方式,在第一方面的第七种可能的实现方式中,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
测量所述M根天线接收到的信号的噪声,生成噪声矩阵;
根据所述第一信道响应和所述噪声矩阵,计算M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵:
Figure PCTCN2016090412-appb-000001
其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵,Ruu为噪声矩阵。
结合第一方面或第一方面第一种可能的实现方式至第一方面第四种可能的实现方式中任一种可能的实现方式,在第一方面的第八种可能的实现方式中,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
根据所述第一信道响应,通过迫零算法计算所述波束权值矩阵:W=HH(HHH)-1H,其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵。
结合第一方面或第一方面第一种可能的实现方式至第一方面第四种可能的实现方式中任一种可能的实现方式,在第一方面的第九种可能的实现方式中,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
根据所述第一信道响应,通过信道归一化计算所述波束权值矩阵:W=HH,其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵。
本发明实施例第二方面提供一种多天线上行多流接收装置,包括:
参数测量单元,用于接收至少一个用户设备发送的N个上行数据流的第一导频信号,并根据所述第一导频信号测量出第一信道响应;
权值生成单元,用于根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵;
波束赋形单元,用于通过所述波束权值矩阵对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到P个用户级波束信号;其中,每一个所述上行数据流对应至少一个用户级波束信号,且N≤P≤M;
信号处理单元,用于对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调。
由于所述波束权值矩阵是根据不同上行数据流的信道响应生成的,故其中包含了不同上行数据流的空间特征,进而利用所述波束权值矩阵对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到P个用户级波束信号,并针对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号分别进行解调,从而可以有效去除多用户干 扰,并能较大程度地保留用户特征,有利于提升上行多流用户数据的解调性能。
结合第二方面,在第二方面的第一种可能的实现方式中,所述信号处理单元包括:
导频分离子单元,用于将每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行导频资源分离,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的第二导频信号;
信道估计子单元,用于根据所述第二导频信号对信道响应进行估计,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号对应的第二信道响应;
信号解调子单元,用于根据所述第二信道响应对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调。
由于只需对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行单独解调即可恢复对应的用户信号,从而可以有效降低多用户解调时的运算量。同时,由于在波束赋形过程中消除了多用户干扰,因此上行数据流的导频信号可以相同或者是不正交,从而可以有效降低MIMO系统的导频开销。
结合第二方面,在第二方面的第二种可能的实现方式中,所述波束赋形单元,还用于:
通过预设波束权值矩阵,对M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到K个小区级公共波束信号,其中,K≥0,K+P≤M,所述K个小区级公共波束信号用于和每一个所述上行数据流的用户及波束信号进行联合解调。
结合第二方面第二种可能的实现方式,在第二方面的第三种可能的实现方式中,所述信号处理单元包括:
导频分离子单元,用于将每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号与所述K个小区级公共波束信号进行导频资源分离,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号及所述K个小区级公共波束信号中包含的第二导频信号;
信道估计子单元,用于根据所述第二导频信号对信道响应进行估计,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号及所述K个小区级公共波束信号对应的第二信道响应;
信号解调子单元,用于根据所述第二信道响应对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号与所述K个小区级公共波束信号进行联合解调。
通过在自适应权值基础上增加预设波束权值,进而在对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调时,加入所述K个小区级公共波束信号,即每一流用户信号由每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号和K个小区级公共波束信号联合解调得到,由于所述K个小区级公共波束信号中包含更多的用户信息和小区信息,因此,在相同的复杂度情况下,可以获得更好的解调性能。
结合第二方面第一种可能的实现方式或第二方面第三种可能的实现方式,在第二方面的第四种可能的实现方式中,不同上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的所述第二导频信号为相同时频资源上的导频信号,且不同上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的所述第二导频信号之间无需正交。
由于通过自适应波束赋形可以消除多用户干扰,使得波束赋形之后得到的P个用户级波束信号之间相互独立,且每一个用户级波束信号中均包括了对应的用户特征,从而只需针对每一个上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行单独解调即可还原出该对应的用户数据。因此,在用户设备发送用户数据时,不同上行数据流采用的第二导频信号可以是非正交的,甚至可以是相同的。即不同上行数据流的第二导频信号可以是处于相同的时频资源上的导频信号,且不同上行数据流的导频信号可以是非正交的,从而可以有效降低MIMO系统的导频开销。
结合第二方面或第二方面第一种可能的实现方式至第二方面第四种可能的实现方式中任一种可能的实现方式,在第二方面的第五种可能的实现方式中,所述权值生成单元,包括:
空间投影子单元,用于对所述第一信道响应进行奇异值分解,得到所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量;
权值选择子单元,用于从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中选择前P个特征向量形成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵;其中,N≤P≤M。
结合第二方面或第二方面第一种可能的实现方式至第二方面第四种可能的实现方式中任一种可能的实现方式,在第二方面的第六种可能的实现方式中,所述权值生成单元,包括:
空间投影子单元,用于对所述第一信道响应进行奇异值分解,得到所述第 一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量;
权值选择子单元,用于从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中选择前Q个特征向量;其中,N≤Q≤M,且Q≤P;并
从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中剩余的特征向量中选择S个特征向量;其中,S=P-Q;
矩阵生成子单元,用于通过所述Q个特征向量和所述S个特征向量形成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵。
结合第二方面或第二方面第一种可能的实现方式至第二方面第四种可能的实现方式中任一种可能的实现方式,在第二方面的第七种可能的实现方式中,所述权值生成单元包括:
噪声测量子单元,用于测量所述M根天线接收到的信号的噪声,生成噪声矩阵;
权值计算子单元,用于根据所述第一信道响应和所述噪声矩阵,计算M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵:
Figure PCTCN2016090412-appb-000002
其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵,Ruu为噪声矩阵。
结合第二方面或第二方面第一种可能的实现方式至第二方面第四种可能的实现方式中任一种可能的实现方式,在第二方面的第八种可能的实现方式中,所述权值生成单元包括:
权值计算子单元,用于根据所述第一信道响应,通过迫零算法计算所述波束权值矩阵:W=HH(HHH)-1H,其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵。
结合第二方面或第二方面第一种可能的实现方式至第二方面第四种可能的实现方式中任一种可能的实现方式,在第二方面的第九种可能的实现方式中,所述权值生成单元包括:
权值计算子单元,用于根据所述第一信道响应,通过信道归一化计算所述波束权值矩阵:W=HH,其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵。
本发明实施例第三方面提供一种基站,包括至少一个处理器、存储器、通 信接口和总线,所述至少一个处理器、所述存储器和所述通信接口通过所述总线连接并完成相互间的通信;所述处理器,用于调用存储于所述存储器中的可执行程序代码,并执行如下操作:
接收至少一个用户设备发送的N个上行数据流的第一导频信号,并根据所述第一导频信号测量出第一信道响应;
根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵;
通过所述波束权值矩阵对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到P个用户级波束信号;其中,每一个所述上行数据流对应至少一个用户级波束信号,且N≤P≤M;
对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调。
由于所述波束权值矩阵是根据不同上行数据流的信道响应生成的,故其中包含了不同上行数据流的空间特征,进而利用所述波束权值矩阵对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到P个用户级波束信号,并针对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号分别进行解调,从而可以有效去除多用户干扰,并能较大程度地保留用户特征,有利于提升上行多流用户数据的解调性能。
结合第三方面,在第三方面的第一种可能的实现方式中,所述对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调,包括:
将每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行导频资源分离,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的第二导频信号;
根据所述第二导频信号对信道响应进行估计,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号对应的第二信道响应;
根据所述第二信道响应对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调。
由于只需对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行单独解调即可恢复对应的用户信号,从而可以有效降低多用户解调时的运算量。同时,由于在波束赋形过程中消除了多用户干扰,因此上行数据流的导频信号可以相同或者是不正交,从而可以有效降低MIMO系统的导频开销。
结合第三方面,在第三方面的第二种可能的实现方式中,所述对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调之前,所述操作还包括:
通过预设波束权值矩阵,对M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到K个小区级公共波束信号,其中,K≥0,K+P≤M,所述K个小区级公共波束信号用于和每一个所述上行数据流的用户及波束信号进行联合解调。
结合第三方面第二种可能的实现方式,在第三方面的第三种可能的实现方式中,所述对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调,包括:
将每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号与所述K个小区级公共波束信号进行导频资源分离,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号及所述K个小区级公共波束信号中包含的第二导频信号;
根据所述第二导频信号对信道响应进行估计,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号及所述K个小区级公共波束信号对应的第二信道响应;
根据所述第二信道响应对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号与所述K个小区级公共波束信号进行联合解调。
通过在自适应权值基础上增加预设波束权值,进而在对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调时,加入所述K个小区级公共波束信号,即每一流用户信号由每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号和K个小区级公共波束信号联合解调得到,由于所述K个小区级公共波束信号中包含更多的用户信息和小区信息,因此,在相同的复杂度情况下,可以获得更好的解调性能。
结合第三方面第一种可能的实现方式或第三方面第三种可能的实现方式,在第三方面的第四种可能的实现方式中,不同上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的所述第二导频信号为相同时频资源上的导频信号,且不同上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的所述第二导频信号之间无需正交。
由于通过自适应波束赋形可以消除多用户干扰,使得波束赋形之后得到的P个用户级波束信号之间相互独立,且每一个用户级波束信号中均包括了对应的用户特征,从而只需针对每一个上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行单独解调即可还原出该对应的用户数据。因此,在用户设备发送用户数据时,不同上行数据流采用的第二导频信号可以是非正交的,甚至可以是相同的。即不同上行数据流的第二导频信号可以是处于相同的时频资源上的导频信号,且不同上行数据流的导频信号可以是非正交的,从而可以有效降低MIMO系统的导频开 销。
结合第三方面或第三方面第一种可能的实现方式至第三方面第四种可能的实现方式中任一种可能的实现方式,在第三方面的第五种可能的实现方式中,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
对所述第一信道响应进行奇异值分解,得到所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量;
从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中选择前P个特征向量形成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵;其中,N≤P≤M。
结合第三方面或第三方面第一种可能的实现方式至第三方面第四种可能的实现方式中任一种可能的实现方式,在第三方面的第六种可能的实现方式中,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
对所述第一信道响应进行奇异值分解,得到所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量;
从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中选择前Q个特征向量;其中,N≤Q≤M,且Q≤P;并
从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中剩余的特征向量中选择S个特征向量;其中,S=P-Q;
通过所述Q个特征向量和所述S个特征向量形成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵。
结合第三方面或第三方面第一种可能的实现方式至第三方面第四种可能的实现方式中任一种可能的实现方式,在第三方面的第七种可能的实现方式中,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
测量所述M根天线接收到的信号的噪声,生成噪声矩阵;
根据所述第一信道响应和所述噪声矩阵,计算M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵:
Figure PCTCN2016090412-appb-000003
其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵,Ruu为噪声矩阵。
结合第三方面或第三方面第一种可能的实现方式至第三方面第四种可能的实现方式中任一种可能的实现方式,在第三方面的第八种可能的实现方式中,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
根据所述第一信道响应,通过迫零算法计算所述波束权值矩阵:W=HH(HHH)-1H,其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵。
结合第三方面或第三方面第一种可能的实现方式至第三方面第四种可能的实现方式中任一种可能的实现方式,在第三方面的第九种可能的实现方式中,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
根据所述第一信道响应,通过信道归一化计算所述波束权值矩阵:W=HH,其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵。
所述基站通过根据至少一个用户设备发送的N个上行数据流的第一导频信号测量出第一信道响应,并根据所述第一信道响应生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,进而通过所述波束权值矩阵对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形处理,得到P个用户级波束信号,进而对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号分别进行解调,从而可以在降低MIMO系统复杂度的条件下,提升上行多流用户数据的解调性能,消除多用户干扰,并降低导频开销。
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图1是现有技术中一种多天线上行多流接收方法的流程示意图;
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图5是本发明第三实施例提供的多天线上行多流接收装置的结构示意图;
图6是本发明第四实施例提供的多天线上行多流接收装置的结构示意图;
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具体实施方式
下面将结合本发明实施例中的附图,对本发明实施例中的技术方案进行描述。
本发明实施例提供一种多天线上行多流接收方法、装置及基站,应用于多输入多输出(Multiple-Input Multiple-Output,MIMO)系统中,以在降低MIMO系统复杂度的条件下,提升上行多流用户数据的解调性能,消除多用户干扰,并降低导频开销。
为了降低上行处理复杂度,当前主要的处理方式会先将上行数据流信号固定合成几个波束信号,然后再对每个波束信号按照传统的处理流程进行处理。如图2所示,M根天线接收到的信号经过一组固定的上行赋形系数,合成K个小区级公共波束信号,然后在每个小区级公共波束信号里面做信道估计,最后K个小区级公共波束信号联合处理。一般来说,M>K,相当于降低了天线数量,因此处理复杂度会降低。具体解调算法和图1所示的多天线接收方案相同。然而,M根天线接收到的信号经波束赋形的方式合并之后必然会损失用户的空间信息,导致解调性能下降。因此,要想获得良好的解调性能,需要在复杂度和性能之间平衡,选取合适的小区级公共波束信号的数量。此外,这种方式并不能解决导频开销问题,还是需要独立的正交导频图案。
请参阅图3,在本发明第一实施例中,提供一种多天线上行多流接收方法,所述方法至少包括如下步骤:
步骤S11:接收至少一个用户设备(User Equipment,UE)发送的N个上行数据流的第一导频信号,并根据所述第一导频信号测量出第一信道响应;
步骤S13:根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵;
步骤S15:通过所述波束权值矩阵对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到P个用户级波束信号;其中,每一个所述上行数据流对应至少一个用户级波束信号,且N≤P≤M;
步骤S17:对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调。
在本实施例中,所述第一导频信号可以为探测参考信号(Sounding Reference Signal,SRS)或解调参考信号(Demodulation Reference Signal,DRS),基站通过接收UE发送的SRS或DRS,可以对信道响应进行测量,从而得到各UE所在信道的第一信道响应。其中,所述第一信道响应即为根据所述SRS或DRS测量得到的信道响应H。可以理解,由于DRS只有在存在用户数据传输时才会和用户数据一起发送,因此,对于没有用户数据传输的UE,这里的 第一导频信号即为SRS。假设所述基站包括M根接收天线,每一个所述UE包括一根发送天线,则每一个所述上行数据流对应于一个UE,每一个所述上行数据流对应的信道响应H为M×1的矢量。可以理解,每一个所述UE可以包括不同的发送天线数目,假设X个UE总共包括N根发送天线,即同时存在N个上行数据流,则整个系统的信道响应H为M×N的矩阵。由于所述波束权值矩阵是根据所述信道响应生成的,故其中包含了不同UE的空间特征,进而利用所述波束权值矩阵对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到P个用户级波束信号,并且每一个上行数据流对应于至少一个用户级波束信号。因此,在对上行数据流进行解调时,仅需对每一个上行数据流对应的用户级波束信号进行单独解调即可还原出对应的用户数据,从而可以有效去除多用户干扰,并能较大程度地保留用户特征,有利于提升上行多流用户数据的解调性能。同时,由于在波束赋形过程中消除了多用户干扰,因此不同上行数据流的导频信号可以相同或者是不正交,从而可以有效降低MIMO系统的导频开销。
在本实施例中,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
测量所述M根天线接收到的信号的噪声,生成噪声矩阵;
根据所述第一信道响应和所述噪声矩阵,计算M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵。
具体地,假设通过SRS测量得到的第一信道响应为H,UE侧发送的用户信号为X,基站侧接收到的信号为Y,波束权值矩阵为W,根据信道的传输特性可知:Y=W(HX+Z),其中,Z为噪声。在本实施例中,通过测量所述M根天线接收到的信号的噪声Z,进而根据Ruu=ZZH生成噪声矩阵Ruu,其中ZH为Z的共轭转置矩阵。
进一步,在生成所述噪声矩阵Ruu之后,即可根据MMSE最小均方差估计原则,结合所述第一信道响应H,按照如下公式生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵W:
Figure PCTCN2016090412-appb-000004
其中,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵。可以理解,通过该公式生成的波束权值矩阵W对所述M根天线接收到的信号 进行波束赋形,可以得到N个用户级波束信号,即,在该实施方式中,P=N。
在一种可选的实施方式中,所述波束权值矩阵W还可以通过迫零算法实现。具体地,假设通过SRS测量得到的第一信道响应为H,则所述波束权值矩阵W为:
W=HH(HHH)-1H,其中,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵。可以理解,通过该公式生成的波束权值矩阵W对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,可以得到N个用户级波束信号,即,在该实施方式中,P=N。
此外,在另一种可选的实施方式中,所述波束权值矩阵W还可以通过信道归一化方法得到。具体地,假设通过SRS测量得到的第一信道响应为H,则所述波束权值矩阵W为:W=HH,即将所述第一信道响应H的共轭转置矩阵HH作为所述波束权值矩阵W。可以理解,通过该公式生成的波束权值矩阵W对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,可以得到N个用户级波束信号,即,在该实施方式中,P=N。
在生成所述M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵W之后,通过所述波束权值矩阵W对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,即可得所述P个用户级波束信号。可以理解,每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号中均包含了对应上行数据流的用户信号特征及信道空间特征,从而可以通过对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行单独解调即可获得对应的用户信号。
在本实施例中,所述对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调,包括:
将每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行导频资源分离,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的第二导频信号;
根据所述第二导频信号对信道响应进行估计,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号对应的第二信道响应;
根据所述第二信道响应对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调。
其中,所述第二导频信号为所述用户级波束信号中包含的解调参考信号DRS,通过将每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行导频资源分离,得到每一个UE发送DRS,进而即可根据所述DRS对每一个上行数据流的第二 信道响应进行估计。在本实施例中,所述第二信道响应即为根据所述DRS进行信道估计得到的信道响应,其相对于所述第一信道响应更为精确,在得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号对应的第二信道响应之后,即可根据所述第二信道响应,对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调,得到每一流用户信号。因此,在该实施方式中,只需对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行单独解调即可恢复对应的用户信号,从而可以有效降低多用户解调时的运算量,提升解调性能。
请参阅图4,在本发明第二实施例中,提供一种多天线上行多流接收方法,其相对于本发明第一实施例中提供的方法,其区别主要在于:所述对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调之前,所述方法还包括:
步骤S16:通过预设波束权值矩阵,对M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到K个小区级公共波束信号,其中,K≥0,K+P≤M。
可以理解,步骤S16与步骤S15可以同时进行,从而通过所述波束权值矩阵和所述预设波束权值矩阵共同对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到P个用户级波束信号及K个小区级公共波束信号。
在本实施例中,所述对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调,包括:
将每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号与所述K个小区级公共波束信号进行导频资源分离,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号及所述K个小区级公共波束信号中包含的第二导频信号;
根据所述第二导频信号对信道响应进行估计,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号及所述K个小区级公共波束信号对应的第二信道响应;
根据所述第二信道响应对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号与所述K个小区级公共波束信号进行联合解调。
在本实施例中,所述预设波束权值矩阵包括K个预先设定的固定权值向量。由于图3所示自适应权值的方案受到解调维度限制,只能消除小区内的干扰,小区间的干扰依然存在。同时,对系统外的干扰也不能抑制,且只做单波束的解调,基带处理能力也未得到充分的发挥。在本实施例中,通过在自适应权值基础上增加固定权值,进而在对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号 进行解调时,加入所述K个小区级公共波束信号,即每一流用户信号由每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号和K个小区级公共波束信号联合解调得到,从而可以进一步提高解调性能,且解调复杂度可以通过控制K的大小来选择,K越大解调性能越好,但复杂度也会越高。由于所述K个小区级公共波束信号中包含更多的用户信息和小区信息,因此,在相同的复杂度情况下,图4所示多天线上行多流接收方法相较于图3所示多天线上行多流接收方法具有更好的解调性能。可以理解,所述预设波束权值矩阵的生成方式与图2所示的现有技术中上行赋形系数的生成方式相同,此处不再赘述。
在一种可选的实施方式中,还可以通过包括K+P个预先设定的固定权值向量的预设波束权值矩阵对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,生成K+P个小区级公共波束信号,并通过所述波束权值矩阵对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,生成P个用户级波束信号,进而利用所述P个用户级波束信号取代所述K+P个小区级公共波束信号中用户信号最弱或最强的P个小区级公共波束信号,从而得到P个用户级波束信号加K个小区级公共波束信号的组合。
可以理解,本发明实施例所述的多天线上行多流接收方法适用于上行多流解调过程中,解调装置的处理复杂度或流量受限的场景。例如,假设解调装置允许的最大解调波束信号的数目为G,G≤M。则,通过上述方法形成的P个用户级波束信号的数量P<G时,额外选择K个小区级公共波束信号,使得G=P+K。从而对于每一个上行数据流,在G个波束信号的基础上进行解调,可以充分发挥硬件能力,提升信号解调性能。
可以理解,通过所述波束权值矩阵对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到P个用户级波束信号,且每一个上行数据流对应至少一个用户级波束信号,即通过自适应波束赋形可以消除多用户干扰,使得波束赋形之后得到的P个用户级波束信号之间相互独立,且每一个用户级波束信号中均包括了对应的用户特征,从而只需针对每一个上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行单独解调即可还原出该对应的用户数据。因此,如果所述波束权值矩阵W是采用迫零算法计算得到,即W=HH(HHH)-1H,则在用户设备发送用户数据时,不同上行数据流采用的第二导频信号可以是非正交的,甚至可以是相同的。即不同 上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的第二导频信号可以是处于相同的时频资源上的导频信号,且不同上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的导频信号可以是非正交的,从而可以有效降低MIMO系统的导频开销。
在一种可选的实施方式中,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
对所述第一信道响应进行奇异值分解,得到所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量;
从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中选择前P个特征向量形成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵;其中,N≤P≤M。
若所述第一信道响应为H,则通过对所述第一信道响应H进行奇异值分解,可以得到SVD(H)=[U,S,V]。其中,矩阵U即为所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量组成的矩阵,V和U相互正交,S为包含奇异值的对角矩阵。可以理解,U为M×M矩阵,则从U中选择前P个特征向量形成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵W为P×M矩阵。因此,对于每一个上行数据流来说,所述M根天线接收到的信号经P×M的波束权值矩阵W波束赋形后,得到的用户级波束信号中包含的用户信号均是最强的。
可以理解,由于选择前P个特征向量形成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,可以保证所述用户级波束信号包含更多的用户信息。也就是说,对于每一流用户信号,可以生成P/N个强度最大的用户级波束信号,进而根据所述P/N个用户级波束信号,解调得到对应流的用户信号。
在一种可选的实施方式中,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,还包括:
从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中选择前Q个特征向量;其中,N≤Q≤M,且Q≤P;并
从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中剩余的特征向量中选择S个特征向量;其中,S=P-Q;
通过所述Q个特征向量和所述S个特征向量形成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵。
可以理解,通过从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中选择前Q 个特征向量,并从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中剩余的特征向量中选择S个特征向量,由于S+Q=P,进而可以通过所述Q个特征向量和所述S个特征向量共同形成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵W,从而可以使得所述M根天线接收到的信号经过所述波束权值矩阵W波束赋形后,得到P个用户级波束信号。
请参阅图5,在本发明第三实施例中,提供一种多天线上行多流接收装置50,包括:
参数测量单元51,用于接收至少一个用户设备发送的N个上行数据流的第一导频信号,并根据所述第一导频信号测量出第一信道响应;
权值生成单元53,用于根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵;
波束赋形单元55,用于通过所述波束权值矩阵对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到P个用户级波束信号;其中,每一个所述上行数据流对应至少一个用户级波束信号,且N≤P≤M;
信号处理单元57,用于对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调。
所述多天线上行多流接收装置50可应用于MIMO系统的基站中,所述基站可以包括M根天线,所述至少一个用户设备发送的N个上行数据流经所述M根天线接收后,经中射频通道信号处理、AD转换后,由所述波束赋形单元55进行波束赋形,得到P个用户级波束信号,其中,每一个所述上行数据流对应至少一个用户级波束信号,每一个所述用户级波束信号进一步通过所述信号处理单元57进行导频资源分离、信道参数估计和信号解调,还原出对应的用户信号。
其中,所述权值生成单53元包括:
噪声测量子单元531,用于测量所述M根天线接收到的信号的噪声,生成噪声矩阵;
权值计算子单元533,用于根据所述第一信道响应和所述噪声矩阵,计算M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵:
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其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵,Ruu为噪 声矩阵。
可选地,所述权值计算子单元533,还用于根据所述第一信道响应,通过迫零算法计算所述波束权值矩阵:W=HH(HHH)-1H,其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵。
可选地,所述权值计算子单元533,还用于根据所述第一信道响应,通过信道归一化计算所述波束权值矩阵:W=HH,其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵。
可以理解,通过所述权值计算子单元533生成的波束权值矩阵W对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,可以得到N个用户级波束信号,即,在该实施方式中,P=N。
其中,所述信号处理单元57包括:
导频分离子单元571,用于将每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行导频资源分离,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的第二导频信号;
信道估计子单元573,用于根据所述第二导频信号对信道响应进行估计,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号对应的第二信道响应;
信号解调子单元575,用于根据所述第二信道响应对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调。
可以理解,所述多天线上行多流接收装置50的各单元的功能及其具体实现还可以参照图3所示方法实施例中的相关表述,此处不再赘述。
请参阅图6,在本发明第四实施例中,提供一种多天线上行多流接收装置60,包括:
参数测量单元61,用于接收至少一个用户设备发送的N个上行数据流的第一导频信号,并根据所述第一导频信号测量出第一信道响应;;
权值生成单元63,用于根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵;
波束赋形单元65,用于通过所述波束权值矩阵对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到P个用户级波束信号;其中,每一个所述上行数据流对应至少一个用户级波束信号,且N≤P≤M;
信号处理单元67,用于对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调。
同样地,所述多天线上行多流接收装置60可应用于MIMO系统的基站中,所述基站可以包括M根天线,所述至少一个用户设备发送的N个上行数据流经所述M根天线接收后,经中射频通道信号处理、AD转换后,由所述波束赋形单元65进行波束赋形,得到P个用户级波束信号,其中,每一个所述上行数据流对应至少一个用户级波束信号,每一个所述用户级波束信号进一步通过所述信号处理单元67进行导频资源分离、信道参数估计和信号解调,还原出对应的用户信号。
其中,所述权值生成单元63包括:
空间投影子单元631,用于对所述第一信道响应进行奇异值分解,得到所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量。
权值选择子单元633,用于从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中选择前P个特征向量形成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵;其中,N≤P≤M。
其中,所述权值选择子单元633,还用于:
从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中选择前Q个特征向量;其中,N≤Q≤M,且Q≤P;并
从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中剩余的特征向量中选择S个特征向量;其中,S=P-Q。
所述权值生成单元63,还用于通过所述Q个特征向量和所述S个特征向量形成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵。
其中,所述波束赋形单元65,还用于:
通过预设波束权值矩阵,对M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到K个小区级公共波束信号,其中,K≥0,K+P≤M。
其中,所述信号处理单元67包括:
导频分离子单元671,用于将每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号与所述K个小区级公共波束信号进行导频资源分离,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号及所述K个小区级公共波束信号中包含的第二导频信号;
信道估计子单元673,用于根据所述第二导频信号对信道响应进行估计, 得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号及所述K个小区级公共波束信号对应的第二信道响应;
信号解调子单元675,用于根据所述第二信道响应对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号与所述K个小区级公共波束信号进行联合解调。
可以理解,所述多天线上行多流接收装置60的各单元的功能及其具体实现还可以参照图4所示方法实施例中的相关描述,此处不再赘述。
请参阅图7,在本发明第五实施例中,提供一种基站70,包括至少一个处理器71、存储器73、通信接口75和总线77,所述至少一个处理器71、所述存储器73和所述通信接口75通过所述总线77连接并完成相互间的通信;所述处理器71,用于调用存储于所述存储器73中的可执行程序代码,并执行如下操作:
接收至少一个用户设备发送的N个上行数据流的第一导频信号,并根据所述第一导频信号测量出第一信道响应;
根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵;
通过所述波束权值矩阵对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到P个用户级波束信号;其中,每一个所述上行数据流对应至少一个用户级波束信号,且N≤P≤M;
对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调。
在一种实施方式中,所述对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调,包括:
将每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行导频资源分离,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的第二导频信号;
根据所述第二导频信号对信道响应进行估计,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号对应的第二信道响应;
根据所述第二信道响应对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调。
在一种实施方式中,所述对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调之前,所述操作还包括:
通过预设波束权值矩阵,对M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到 K个小区级公共波束信号,其中,K≥0,K+P≤M,所述K个小区级公共波束信号用于和每一个所述上行数据流的用户及波束信号进行联合解调。
在一种实施方式中,所述对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调,包括:
将每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号与所述K个小区级公共波束信号进行导频资源分离,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号及所述K个小区级公共波束信号中包含的第二导频信号;
根据所述第二导频信号对信道响应进行估计,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号及所述K个小区级公共波束信号对应的第二信道响应;
根据所述第二信道响应对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号与所述K个小区级公共波束信号进行联合解调。
在一种实施方式中,不同上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的所述第二导频信号为相同时频资源上的导频信号,且不同上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的所述第二导频信号之间无需正交。
在一种实施方式中,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
对所述第一信道响应进行奇异值分解,得到所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量;
从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中选择前P个特征向量形成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵;其中,N≤P≤M。
在一种实施方式中,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
对所述第一信道响应进行奇异值分解,得到所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量;
从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中选择前Q个特征向量;其中,N≤Q≤M,且Q≤P;并
从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中剩余的特征向量中选择S个特征向量;其中,S=P-Q;
通过所述Q个特征向量和所述S个特征向量形成M根天线对应的波束权 值矩阵。
在一种实施方式中,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
测量所述M根天线接收到的信号的噪声,生成噪声矩阵;
根据所述第一信道响应和所述噪声矩阵,计算M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵:
Figure PCTCN2016090412-appb-000006
其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵,Ruu为噪声矩阵。
在一种实施方式中,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
根据所述第一信道响应,通过迫零算法计算所述波束权值矩阵:W=HH(HHH)-1H,其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵。
在一种实施方式中,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
根据所述第一信道响应,通过信道归一化计算所述波束权值矩阵:W=HH,其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵。
可以理解,所述处理器71执行的上述各操作的具体步骤及其功能实现还可以参照本发明图3、图4所示方法实施例中的相关描述,此处不再赘述。
所述基站通过根据至少一个用户设备发送的N个上行数据流的第一导频信号测量出第一信道响应,并根据所述第一信道响应生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,进而通过所述波束权值矩阵对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形处理,得到P个用户级波束信号,进而对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号分别进行解调,从而可以在降低MIMO系统复杂度的条件下,提升上行多流用户数据的解调性能,消除多用户干扰,并降低导频开销。
以上所揭露的仅为本发明的较佳实施例而已,当然不能以此来限定本发明之权利范围,本领域普通技术人员可以理解实现上述实施例的全部或部分流程,并依本发明权利要求所作的等同变化,仍属于发明所涵盖的范围。

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  1. 一种多天线上行多流接收方法,其特征在于,所述方法包括:
    接收至少一个用户设备发送的N个上行数据流的第一导频信号,并根据所述第一导频信号测量出第一信道响应;
    根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵;
    通过所述波束权值矩阵对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到P个用户级波束信号;其中,每一个所述上行数据流对应至少一个用户级波束信号,且N≤P≤M;
    对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调。
  2. 如权利要求1所述的方法,其特征在于,所述对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调,包括:
    将每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行导频资源分离,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的第二导频信号;
    根据所述第二导频信号对信道响应进行估计,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号对应的第二信道响应;
    根据所述第二信道响应对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调。
  3. 如权利要求1所述的方法,其特征在于,所述对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调之前,所述方法还包括:
    通过预设波束权值矩阵,对M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到K个小区级公共波束信号,其中,K≥0,K+P≤M,所述K个小区级公共波束信号用于和每一个所述上行数据流的用户及波束信号进行联合解调。
  4. 如权利要求3所述的方法,其特征在于,所述对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调,包括:
    将每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号与所述K个小区级公共波束 信号进行导频资源分离,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号及所述K个小区级公共波束信号中包含的第二导频信号;
    根据所述第二导频信号对信道响应进行估计,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号及所述K个小区级公共波束信号对应的第二信道响应;
    根据所述第二信道响应对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号与所述K个小区级公共波束信号进行联合解调。
  5. 如权利要求2或4所述的方法,其特征在于,不同上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的所述第二导频信号为相同时频资源上的导频信号,且不同上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的所述第二导频信号之间无需正交。
  6. 如权利要求1-5任一项所述的方法,其特征在于,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
    对所述第一信道响应进行奇异值分解,得到所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量;
    从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中选择前P个特征向量形成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵;其中,N≤P≤M。
  7. 如权利要求1-5任一项所述的方法,其特征在于,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
    对所述第一信道响应进行奇异值分解,得到所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量;
    从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中选择前Q个特征向量;其中,N≤Q≤M,且Q≤P;并
    从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中剩余的特征向量中选择S个特征向量;其中,S=P-Q;
    通过所述Q个特征向量和所述S个特征向量形成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵。
  8. 如权利要求1-5任一项所述的方法,其特征在于,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
    测量所述M根天线接收到的信号的噪声,生成噪声矩阵;
    根据所述第一信道响应和所述噪声矩阵,计算M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵:
    Figure PCTCN2016090412-appb-100001
    其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵,Ruu为噪声矩阵。
  9. 如权利要求1-5任一项所述的方法,其特征在于,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
    根据所述第一信道响应,通过迫零算法计算所述波束权值矩阵:W=HH(HHH)-1H,其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵。
  10. 如权利要求1-5任一项所述的方法,其特征在于,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
    根据所述第一信道响应,通过信道归一化计算所述波束权值矩阵:W=HH,其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵。
  11. 一种多天线上行多流接收装置,其特征在于,所述装置包括:
    参数测量单元,用于接收至少一个用户设备发送的N个上行数据流的第一导频信号,并根据所述第一导频信号测量出第一信道响应;
    权值生成单元,用于根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵;
    波束赋形单元,用于通过所述波束权值矩阵对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到P个用户级波束信号;其中,每一个所述上行数据流对应至少一个用户级波束信号,且N≤P≤M;
    信号处理单元,用于对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调。
  12. 如权利要求11所述的装置,其特征在于,所述信号处理单元包括:
    导频分离子单元,用于将每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行导频资源分离,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的第二导频信号;
    信道估计子单元,用于根据所述第二导频信号对信道响应进行估计,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号对应的第二信道响应;
    信号解调子单元,用于根据所述第二信道响应对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调。
  13. 如权利要求11所述的装置,其特征在于,所述波束赋形单元,还用于:
    通过预设波束权值矩阵,对M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到K个小区级公共波束信号,其中,K≥0,K+P≤M,所述K个小区级公共波束信号用于和每一个所述上行数据流的用户及波束信号进行联合解调。
  14. 如权利要求12所述的装置,其特征在于,所述信号处理单元包括:
    导频分离子单元,用于将每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号与所述K个小区级公共波束信号进行导频资源分离,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号及所述K个小区级公共波束信号中包含的第二导频信号;
    信道估计子单元,用于根据所述第二导频信号对信道响应进行估计,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号及所述K个小区级公共波束信号对应的第二信道响应;
    信号解调子单元,用于根据所述第二信道响应对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号与所述K个小区级公共波束信号进行联合解调。
  15. 如权利要求12或14所述的装置,其特征在于,不同上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的所述第二导频信号为相同时频资源上的导频信号,且不同上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的所述第二导频信号之间无需正交。
  16. 如权利要求11-15任一项所述的装置,其特征在于,所述权值生成单元,包括:
    空间投影子单元,用于对所述第一信道响应进行奇异值分解,得到所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量;
    权值选择子单元,用于从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中选择前P个特征向量形成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵;其中,N≤P≤M。
  17. 如权利要求11-15任一项所述的装置,其特征在于,所述权值生成单元,包括:
    空间投影子单元,用于对所述第一信道响应进行奇异值分解,得到所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量;
    权值选择子单元,用于从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中选择前Q个特征向量;其中,N≤Q≤M,且Q≤P;并
    从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中剩余的特征向量中选择S个特征向量;其中,S=P-Q;
    矩阵生成子单元,用于通过所述Q个特征向量和所述S个特征向量形成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵。
  18. 如权利要求11-15任一项所述的装置,其特征在于,所述权值生成单元包括:
    噪声测量子单元,用于测量所述M根天线接收到的信号的噪声,生成噪声矩阵;
    权值计算子单元,用于根据所述第一信道响应和所述噪声矩阵,计算M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵:
    Figure PCTCN2016090412-appb-100002
    其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵,Ruu为噪声矩阵。
  19. 如权利要求11-15任一项所述的装置,其特征在于,所述权值生成单元包括:
    权值计算子单元,用于根据所述第一信道响应,通过迫零算法计算所述波束权值矩阵:W=HH(HHH)-1H,其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵。
  20. 如权利要求11-15任一项所述的装置,其特征在于,所述权值生成单元包括:
    权值计算子单元,用于根据所述第一信道响应,通过信道归一化计算所述波束权值矩阵:W=HH,其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵。
  21. 一种基站,其特征在于,包括至少一个处理器、存储器、通信接口和总线,所述至少一个处理器、所述存储器和所述通信接口通过所述总线连接并完成相互间的通信;所述处理器,用于调用存储于所述存储器中的可执行程序代码,并执行如下操作:
    接收至少一个用户设备发送的N个上行数据流的第一导频信号,并根据所述第一导频信号测量出第一信道响应;
    根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵;
    通过所述波束权值矩阵对所述M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到P个用户级波束信号;其中,每一个所述上行数据流对应至少一个用户级波束信号,且N≤P≤M;
    对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调。
  22. 如权利要求21所述的基站,其特征在于,所述对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调,包括:
    将每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行导频资源分离,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的第二导频信号;
    根据所述第二导频信号对信道响应进行估计,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号对应的第二信道响应;
    根据所述第二信道响应对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行 解调。
  23. 如权利要求21所述的基站,其特征在于,所述对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调之前,所述操作还包括:
    通过预设波束权值矩阵,对M根天线接收到的信号进行波束赋形,得到K个小区级公共波束信号,其中,K≥0,K+P≤M,所述K个小区级公共波束信号用于和每一个所述上行数据流的用户及波束信号进行联合解调。
  24. 如权利要求23所述的基站,其特征在于,所述对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号进行解调,包括:
    将每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号与所述K个小区级公共波束信号进行导频资源分离,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号及所述K个小区级公共波束信号中包含的第二导频信号;
    根据所述第二导频信号对信道响应进行估计,得到每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号及所述K个小区级公共波束信号对应的第二信道响应;
    根据所述第二信道响应对每一个所述上行数据流的用户级波束信号与所述K个小区级公共波束信号进行联合解调。
  25. 如权利要求22或24所述的基站,其特征在于,不同上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的所述第二导频信号为相同时频资源上的导频信号,且不同上行数据流的用户级波束信号中包含的所述第二导频信号之间无需正交。
  26. 如权利要求21-25任一项所述的基站,其特征在于,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
    对所述第一信道响应进行奇异值分解,得到所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量;
    从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中选择前P个特征向量形成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵;其中,N≤P≤M。
  27. 如权利要求21-25任一项所述的基站,其特征在于,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
    对所述第一信道响应进行奇异值分解,得到所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量;
    从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中选择前Q个特征向量;其中,N≤Q≤M,且Q≤P;并
    从所述第一信道响应对应的子空间特征向量中剩余的特征向量中选择S个特征向量;其中,S=P-Q;
    通过所述Q个特征向量和所述S个特征向量形成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵。
  28. 如权利要求21-25任一项所述的基站,其特征在于,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
    测量所述M根天线接收到的信号的噪声,生成噪声矩阵;
    根据所述第一信道响应和所述噪声矩阵,计算M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵:
    Figure PCTCN2016090412-appb-100003
    其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵,Ruu为噪声矩阵。
  29. 如权利要求21-25任一项所述的基站,其特征在于,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
    根据所述第一信道响应,通过迫零算法计算所述波束权值矩阵:W=HH(HHH)-1H,其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵。
  30. 如权利要求21-25任一项所述的基站,其特征在于,所述根据所述第一信道响应,生成M根天线对应的波束权值矩阵,包括:
    根据所述第一信道响应,通过信道归一化计算所述波束权值矩阵:W=HH,其中,W为波束权值矩阵,H为第一信道响应,HH为H的共轭转置矩阵。
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