Systems and methods for bundling resource blocks in a wireless communication system

摘要

A base station for use in a wireless network operable to communicate with a plurality of mobile stations. The base station transmits a downlink frame to a first mobile station. The downlink frame comprises time-frequency resource elements allocated in a plurality of physical resource blocks. The base station transmits the plurality of physical resource blocks in bundles having a bundle size that is a function of the system bandwidth configuration and the base station uses the same precoder for all physical resource blocks in the same bundle. The bundle size is from one physical resource block to three physical resource blocks.

主权项

1. A base station, comprising:
transmit path circuitry configured to transmit a downlink frame to a first mobile station, the downlink frame comprising time-frequency resource elements allocated in a plurality of physical resource blocks (PRBs), wherein the base station is configured to selectively operate in either a frequency division duplex mode or a time division duplex mode, and to enable PRB bundling when operating in the frequency division duplexing mode and disable the PRB bundling when operating in the time division duplexing mode, wherein the transmit path circuitry is configured to transmit, when the PRB bundling is enabled, the plurality of physical resource blocks from physical resource blocks allocated to the first mobile station using bundles having a bundle size that is a function of system bandwidth, and wherein the transmit path circuitry is configured to use a same precoder for all physical resource blocks in a same bundle.