Tensor-Modulated Random Access for Reliable Mixed Demodulation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional random-access communication methods suffer from inadequate communication reliability and limited support for the number of transmitters or users due to sub-optimal spectral efficiency and channel utilization, especially in systems using pilot-based methods.

Innovation Solution

A transmitting device employs tensor-based modulation combined with coherent modulation, splitting the input message into two parts and encoding them differently to generate rank-1 tensor structures, using Kronecker products and precoding matrices for improved spectral efficiency and channel estimation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If coherent demodulation is used for the first message part, then demodulation accuracy is improved, but receiver complexity increases due to requiring local oscillator synchronization

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedemodulation accuracyVSAvoidreceiver complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The message is divided into two parts: first message part using coherent demodulation for high accuracy, and second message part using non-coherent demodulation for simplicity. This segmentation allows each part to use the most appropriate demodulation method for its requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different demodulation methods are applied to different parts of the message based on local requirements. The first part (critical information) uses coherent demodulation with local oscillator synchronization for high accuracy, while the second part (less critical information) uses simpler non-coherent demodulation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Device complexity

If non-coherent demodulation is used for the first message part, then receiver complexity is reduced, but demodulation accuracy deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereceiver complexityVSAvoiddemodulation accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The message is divided into two parts: first message part using coherent demodulation for high accuracy, and second message part using non-coherent demodulation for simplicity. This segmentation allows each part to use the most appropriate demodulation method for its requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different demodulation methods are applied to different parts of the message based on local requirements. The first part (critical information) uses coherent demodulation with local oscillator synchronization for high accuracy, while the second part (less critical information) uses simpler non-coherent demodulation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Productivity

If tensor based modulation is applied to the first message part, then spectral efficiency is improved, but signal detection complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespectral efficiencyVSAvoidsignal detection complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The message is divided into two parts: first message part using coherent demodulation for high accuracy, and second message part using non-coherent demodulation for simplicity. This segmentation allows each part to use the most appropriate demodulation method for its requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different demodulation methods are applied to different parts of the message based on local requirements. The first part (critical information) uses coherent demodulation with local oscillator synchronization for high accuracy, while the second part (less critical information) uses simpler non-coherent demodulation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

4Productivity

If higher order modulation schemes are used, then data rate is improved, but error rate increases due to reduced noise margin

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata rateVSAvoiderror rate
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The message is divided into two parts: first message part using coherent demodulation for high accuracy, and second message part using non-coherent demodulation for simplicity. This segmentation allows each part to use the most appropriate demodulation method for its requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different demodulation methods are applied to different parts of the message based on local requirements. The first part (critical information) uses coherent demodulation with local oscillator synchronization for high accuracy, while the second part (less critical information) uses simpler non-coherent demodulation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentEP4527141B1Random-access communication with tensor based modulation of first message part for non-coherent demodulation and coherent demodulation of second message part
Publication Date: 2026.05.20 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A transmitting device for random access communication, includes an encoding circuit configured to encode an input message into a first sequence of bits and a second sequence of bits, split the first sequence of bits into d blocks of bits and determine d vectors. The transmitting device includes a first mapping circuit configured to construct a first symbol vector by computing a Kronecker product of the d vectors and a second mapping circuit configured tomap the second sequence of bits to a second symbol vector. The transmitting device includes a concatenation circuit configured to concatenate the first symbol vector and the second symbol vector into a baseband symbol vector, a modulation circuit configured to modulate the baseband symbol vector to generate a modulated symbol vector comprising modulated symbols, and an antenna configured to transmit each modulated symbols of the modulated symbol vector in a radio frequency signal to a receiving device. The transmitting device combines tensor-based modulation with coherent modulation and hence, manifests an enhanced communication reliability and spectral efficiency.