A resource block based pilot pattern design for 1/2-stream mimo ofdma systems

Abstract

In OFDMA wireless communications systems, pilot pattern design is optimized based on predefined resource block size. The number of pilots and the spacing between pilots within a resource block is determined based on a set of system requirements. In one novel aspect, pilots are allocated within a resource block to avoid channel extrapolation in both frequency domain and time domain. First, four pilots are positioned at four corners of the resource block. Next, the remaining pilots are maximally evenly distributed within the resource block along both the frequency domain and the time domain. Finally, it is verified that an approximately equal number of pilots are evenly distributed along the time domain with respect to each data stream to minimize power fluctuation. For uplink transmission,one or more frequency tones at one or more edges of the resource block are reserved to be pilot-free to reduce mu ltiuser synchronization error effect. In another novel aspect, if resource block sizeis smaller than a predetermined number, such as three, in either frequency or time domain, then the pilots are allocated such that average pilot-to-data distance is minimized and that pilot-to-pilot distance is as large as possible. In one example, m pilots are allocated in an ixj resource block. The resource block is partitioned into n equal sub blocks, where m is a multiple of n. Within each subblock, m / n pilots are positioned such that average pilot-to-data distance is minimized. In another novel aspect, in a high-rank MIMO system, pilots are allocated within a resource block to avoid channel extrapolation in frequency domain only. Because high-rank MIMO only supports low-mobility environment, time-domain extrapolation is no longer a dominant factor.

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technical field [0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 as follows: U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 61 / 043,760, titled "MIMO Pilot Structure Design," filed April 10, 2008; Serial No. 61 / 049,786, titled U.S. Provisional Application for "Uplink Pilot Pattern Design," filed May 2, 2008; Serial No. 61 / 075,876, entitled "Pilot Pattern Design For High-Rank MIMO Systems," filed June 26, 2008 U.S. Patent Provisional Application dated September 5, 2008; Serial No. 61 / 094,504, entitled "Pilot Pattern Design For Small Resource Block"; Serial No. 61 / 109,546, entitled "Pilot Pattern Design For Small Resource Block" Design For IEEE802.16e LegacySupport", the US patent provisional application dated October 30, 2008; No. 61 / 156,576, titled "OFDMA System", the US patent provisional application dated March 2, 2009 ; the subject matter of which is hereby incorporated by reference. [0002] The present invention relates to a wireless network communication, and in pa...

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[0010] However, the pilot pattern design proposed in the prior art does not consider the resource block size

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