Patent ID: 8761322
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of enhanced received signal processing, comprising: receiving a data signal corresponding to a transmitted data signal sent by a network entity, wherein the transmitted data signal comprises at least a data channel; estimating chip contents of the transmitted data signal, based on the received data signal including the data channel, to obtain estimated chip contents; computing a data signal-aided channel impulse response (CIR) estimate based on at least the estimated chip contents; receiving a pilot signal broadcast by the network entity; computing a pilot signal-based CIR estimate based on the received pilot signal; and computing a combined CIR estimate by linearly combining the data signal-aided CIR estimate and the pilot signal-based CIR estimate, wherein the linearly combining comprises weighting the data signal-aided CIR estimate and the pilot signal-based CIR estimate.