Patent ID: 7403745
Filing Date: 2008-07-22
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A method of estimating a channel condition, comprising: first estimating a channel quality metric for a first subframe based at least in part on a channel quality metric for a previous subframe, wherein the first estimating step filters the channel quality metric for the previous subframe to generate the estimated channel quality metric for the first sub frame; second estimating a channel quality metric for a second subframe based at least in part on the channel quality metric for the previous subframe, the second subframe being later in time than the first subframe, wherein the second estimating step filters the channel quality metric for the previous subframe to generate the estimated channel quality metric for the second subframe; and third estimating a channel quality metric for a time slot located between the first and second subframes based on the channel quality metrics for the first and second subframes.