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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2004
Applicants:
Naresh Sharma, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Alexei Ashikhmin, Morristown, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Naresh Sharma, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Alexei Ashikhmin, Morristown, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for generating a channel estimate using a non-pilot signal. More specifically, there is provided a receiver comprising a device configured to receive a transmitted signal having a pilot portion and non-pilot portion and a channel estimator configured to calculate a channel estimate based on the non-pilot portion of the transmitted signal and to send the channel estimate to the device. A method for implementing the improvement is also provided.