A transceiver element comprising: receiving circuitry configured to receive a radio frequency signal via an antenna element associated with the receiving circuitry, wherein the radio frequency signal comprises a first received signal part and a second received signal part , wherein the first received signal part comprises data and/or control symbols, and wherein the second received signal part comprises reference symbols; down-converting circuitry configured to down-convert the radio frequency signal to provide a down-converted signal (260, 261, 360, 361, 527_I, 527_Q), wherein the down-converted signal comprises a first down-converted signal part corresponding to the first received signal part and a second down-converted signal part corresponding to the second received signal part; extracting circuitry configured to extract at least the second down-converted signal part from the down-converted signal ; input circuitry configured to receive an input signal from a further transceiver element, wherein the input signal comprises a first input signal part and a second input signal part , wherein the first input signal part comprises data and/or control information, and wherein the second input signal part comprises reference symbols; combining circuitry configured to combine the first input signal part and a first intermediate signal part, which comprises at least the first down-converted signal part , to provide a first output signal part; concatenating circuitry configured to concatenate the second input signal part and the second down-converted signal part to provide a second output signal part; and output circuitry configured to provide an output signal comprising the first output signal part and the second output signal part . receiving circuitry configured to receive a radio frequency signal via an antenna element associated with the receiving circuitry, wherein the radio frequency signal comprises a first received signal part and a second received signal part , wherein the first received signal part comprises data and/or control symbols, and wherein the second received signal part comprises reference symbols; down-converting circuitry configured to down-convert the radio frequency signal to provide a down-converted signal (260, 261, 360, 361, 527_I, 527_Q), wherein the down-converted signal comprises a first down-converted signal part corresponding to the first received signal part and a second down-converted signal part corresponding to the second received signal part; extracting circuitry configured to extract at least the second down-converted signal part from the down-converted signal ; input circuitry configured to receive an input signal from a further transceiver element, wherein the input signal comprises a first input signal part and a second input signal part , wherein the first input signal part comprises data and/or control information, and wherein the second input signal part comprises reference symbols; combining circuitry configured to combine the first input signal part and a first intermediate signal part, which comprises at least the first down-converted signal part , to provide a first output signal part; concatenating circuitry configured to concatenate the second input signal part and the second down-converted signal part to provide a second output signal part; and output circuitry configured to provide an output signal comprising the first output signal part and the second output signal part . <EOS>