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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2008
Applicants:
Angel Lozano, Barcelona, ES;
Sivarama Venkatesan, Milltown, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Angel Lozano, Barcelona, ES;
Sivarama Venkatesan, Milltown, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/60 (2006.01); H04L 25/02 (2006.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 25/0226 (2013.01); H04L 5/005 (2013.01); H04L 5/0051 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of channel estimation implemented in a receiver having multiple antennas configured to receive at least one common pilot available to a plurality of users and a plurality of dedicated pilots. Each dedicated pilot is allocated to one of the plurality of users. The method includes estimating at least one first channel associated with a first user and at least one second channel associated with a second user based on observations of the plurality of dedicated pilots and of said at least one common pilot.