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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2010
Jinhui Chen, Shanghai, CN;
Dong LI, Shanghai, CN;
Hongwei Yang, Shanghai, CN;
Yang Song, Shanghai, CN;
Jinhui Chen, Shanghai, CN;
Dong Li, Shanghai, CN;
Hongwei Yang, Shanghai, CN;
Yang Song, Shanghai, CN;
Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
The present invention provides a correlation-matrix feedback method and system for an antenna array. The method comprises steps of: selecting, at a receiving end, a codeword from a predetermined correlation-matrix codebook comprising a plurality of codewords according to a predetermined criterion to represent a correlation matrix to be fed back (); and feeding back an index of the selected codeword in the predetermined correlation-matrix codebook to a transmitting end (); wherein each codeword is a codeword matrix for approximating a correlation matrix of an antenna array at the transmitting end. According to the present invention, it is possible to take good advantage of the characteristics of closely-spaced ULA antennas and spatial correlation thereof, design a corresponding codebook for quantization and feedback, and reduce feedback overhead and computational complexity so as to improve the system performance of a spatial correlation aided system, such as a MIMO system.