Method for selecting source transmit antenna in cooperative MIMO communication system

US8948686B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8948686-B2
Application numberUS-201113294406-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 11, 2011
Priority dateJan 14, 2011
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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Disclosed is a method for selecting a source transmit antenna in a cooperative multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) communication system including a source node, a relay node and a destination node. The method includes determining a source transmit antenna selection metric such that a source-destination channel, a source-relay channel and a relay-destination channel are related to one another, and selecting a positive integer number of antennas such that the source transmit antenna selection metric is maximized.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for selecting a source transmit antenna in a cooperative multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) communication system comprising a source node, a relay node and a destination node, the method comprising: setting a source transmit antenna selection metric such that a source-destination channel, a source-relay channel and a relay-destination channel are related to one another; and selecting a positive integer number of antennas such that the sourc…

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What does patent US8948686B2 cover?
Disclosed is a method for selecting a source transmit antenna in a cooperative multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) communication system including a source node, a relay node and a destination node. The method includes determining a source transmit antenna selection metric such that a source-destination channel, a source-relay channel and a relay-destination channel are related to one anot…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lim Dae Woon, Shin Dong-Joon, No Jong-Seon, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04B7/0691. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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