Spectrum Management via Precoding Codeword Index

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Solution Overview

Problem

In cognitive radio systems, especially in LTE networks sharing spectrum with other systems like TV channels, traditional filtering methods lead to significant out-of-band emission due to discontinuous frequency bands, causing demodulation errors as the receiving terminals are unaware of pre-filtering operations performed by transmitting terminals.

Innovation Solution

A spectrum management method that involves calculating and broadcasting a precoding codeword index based on a predefined codebook, allowing both transmitting and receiving terminals to use a precoding vector for modulating and demodulating data, thereby synchronizing pre-filtering operations and reducing out-of-band emissions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-generated harmful factors

If traditional filtering methods are used to suppress out-of-band emission from discontinuous frequency bands, then out-of-band emission is reduced, but the receiving terminal cannot correctly demodulate the data because it is unaware of the pre-filtering operation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveout-of-band emissionVSAvoiddemodulation accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-generated harmful factorsVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The transmitting terminal feeds back the filtering parameters (precoding codeword index) to the receiving terminal through the control channel, enabling the receiving terminal to replicate the same filtering operation and correctly demodulate the data, thus resolving the contradiction between suppressing out-of-band emission and maintaining demodulation accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The transmitting terminal performs pre-filtering (precoding) on the baseband signal before modulation, and the receiving terminal performs the corresponding inverse filtering operation before demodulation, ensuring that both terminals are synchronized in their signal processing operations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If the LTE system uses only standard frequency bands (5MHz, 10MHz, 15MHz), then compatibility with existing standards is maintained, but the frequency band cannot be made full use of when sharing with other systems

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespectrum sharing capabilityVSAvoidstandard compliance
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts the frequency band configuration based on real-time spectrum sensing results and allocated bandwidth requirements, allowing flexible allocation of discontinuous frequency bands while maintaining compatibility with LTE standards through dynamic TDD reconfiguration

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies different frequency band configurations to different time slots and spatial locations, allowing LTE to share spectrum with other systems (e.g., TV channels, GSM) in specific bands while maintaining standard compliance in other bands

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentEP2597907B1Method for data modulation, demodulation and method, device and system for frequency spectrum management
Publication Date: 2016.05.04 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A data modulation method, a data demodulation method, and a method, an apparatus and a system for managing spectrum are disclosed, including: obtaining a target frequency band allocated to a transmitting terminal; calculating a precoding codeword index of spectrum shaping according to a codebook corresponding to a current radio scene and the target frequency band, where the codeword index corresponds to a return-to-zero subcarrier sequence, and the return-to-zero subcarrier sequence serves to calculate a precoding vector for modulating data; and sending the precoding codeword index out through broadcast.