Compressed Feedback for Coordinated Multipoint Transmission

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current wireless communication systems face challenges in efficiently managing channel-dependent information for coordinated multipoint transmission, leading to increased interference and feedback overhead, particularly in scenarios where multiple mobile communication devices influence each other's connections with network nodes.

Innovation Solution

A method and system for compressing and transmitting channel-dependent information using a combination of delta reports and lossless compression schemes, such as zip compression, to reduce feedback overhead while maintaining accurate channel state information, even under varying channel conditions and mobility scenarios.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If channel-dependent information is transmitted for coordinated multipoint transmission, then communication robustness is improved, but feedback overhead increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication robustnessVSAvoidfeedback overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the essential channel-dependent information (channel quality indicator, precoding matrix indicator, rank indicator) from the complete channel state, transmitting only this compressed subset rather than full channel information. This extraction principle reduces feedback overhead while maintaining sufficient information for coordinated multipoint transmission decisions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of transmitting raw channel state information directly, the patent inverts the approach by transmitting compressed and processed channel-dependent information that has been transformed into a more efficient representation. The feedback is inverted from detailed channel measurements to condensed channel quality metrics.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If channel-dependent information of multiple mobile communication devices is collected, then interference reduction is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveinterferenceVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the channel-dependent information from multiple devices into individual device reports, each containing device-specific channel quality indicators, precoding matrix indicators, and rank indicators. This segmentation allows the network to process information from multiple devices independently while reducing the complexity each device must manage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by tailoring the channel-dependent information reporting to each specific device's channel conditions and requirements. Each mobile communication device transmits information optimized for its own channel characteristics, rather than all devices transmitting identical comprehensive data, thereby reducing overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Loss of information

If compressed feedback information is used, then feedback overhead is reduced, but information precision deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefeedback overheadVSAvoidinformation precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the parameters of channel state information representation by transforming detailed channel measurements into compressed channel-dependent metrics (CQI, PMI, RI). These parameter changes maintain the essential information needed for transmission optimization while significantly reducing feedback overhead. The network compensates for compression by using these parameters in conjunction with other available channel knowledge.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP2478723B1Apparatuses and methods for coordinated multipoint transmission using compressed feedback information
Publication Date: 2019.03.20 NOKIA SOLUTIONS & NETWORKS OY
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AI summary

The present invention provides a mobile communication device (10) comprising a sending and receiving unit (14) and a processing unit (12), wherein the sending and receiving unit (14) is adapted for the transmission of a signal pattern over a communication channel (16), wherein the signal pattern comprises a logical data unit having a defined size, wherein the processing unit (12) is adapted for compressing information prior to transmission using a compression scheme and wherein the logical data unit is adapted for containing the compresses information for transmission.