Patent ID: 8953660
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for improving performance in a communication network, comprising: receiving, at a first user device, a first plurality of received information symbols intended for said first user device, including a first set of data symbols and a first plurality of pilot sequences; receiving, at said first user device, a second plurality of received information symbols intended for a second user device, including a second set of data symbols and a second plurality of pilot sequences; determining, at said first user device, a first channel estimate based on a first sequence of said second plurality of pilot sequences; determining, at said first user device, a second channel estimate based on a second sequence of said second plurality of pilot sequences; transmitting, from said first user device, said first and second channel estimates; receiving, at said first user device, one or more composite symbols, including one or more composite pilot sequences based on said first and second plurality of pilot sequences; and determining, at said first user device, an estimated effective signal value based on at least one of said received composite symbols.