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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2010
Kiarash Amiri, Houston, TX (US);
Michael Wu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Joseph R. Cavallaro, Pearland, TX (US);
Jorma Olavi Lilleberg, Oulu, FI;
Kiarash Amiri, Houston, TX (US);
Michael Wu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Joseph R. Cavallaro, Pearland, TX (US);
Jorma Olavi Lilleberg, Oulu, FI;
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: receiving a MIMO (multiple-input multiple output) encoded symbol vector, the symbol vector encoding a plurality of streams of a source node; estimating channel matrix between the source node and the apparatus; re-ordering columns in said channel matrix; determining a plurality of feedback bits based at least in part on the re-ordered channel matrix, wherein each bit of the feedback bits indicates detection or no detection of the corresponding antenna streams of the source node; and transmitting the feedback bits.