Devices and methods for estimating noise covariance
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsHossam Mohamed Shokr, Guang Xu, Rajarajan Balraj
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Abstract
A communication device and methods for computing a noise covariance matrix by using unused resources as determined from a first information. The methods and devices are configured to demodulate and decode the first information; determine one or more resource elements during which data is not transmitted to the communication device based on the first information; obtain samples for the one or more determined resource elements; and compute a noise covariance matrix based on the obtained samples.
Claims20
A communication device comprising one or more processors configured to:
- demodulate and decode a first information, wherein the first information is a control channel information;
- determine one or more downlink resource elements during which data is not transmitted to the communication device based on the first information;
- obtain downlink samples from the one or more determined downlink resource elements;
- and
- compute a noise covariance matrix based on the obtained downlink samples.
A method for determining a noise covariance matrix for signal processing in a communication device, the method comprising:
- demodulating and decoding a first information, wherein the first information is a control channel information;
- determining one or more downlink resource elements during which data is not transmitted to the communication device based on the first information;
- obtaining downlink samples from the one or more determined downlink resource elements;
- and
- computing a noise covariance matrix based on the obtained downlink samples.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions thereon, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- demodulate and decode a first information, wherein the first information is a control channel information;
- determine one or more downlink resource elements during which data is not transmitted to the communication device based on the first information;
- obtain downlink samples from the one or more determined downlink resource elements;
- and
- compute a noise covariance matrix based on the obtained downlink samples.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.