WO2006016503A1 - 無線通信装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a wireless communication device that performs wireless communication using a plurality of antennas.
- the channel estimation value detected on the reception side or the weight calculated on the reception side is fed back using the communication line in the reverse direction, so that the weight on the transmission side is Decide.
- the transmission side can use the estimated value of the received channel on the reverse communication line. This is because the same frequency is shared in the forward and reverse directions, so the communication channel conditions can be considered the same.
- the amplitude and phase between transmitter and receiver circuits in a wireless communication device are equal, but in actual devices, due to individual differences in radio frequency circuits such as power amplifiers and transmission lines, fluctuations in circuit characteristics due to temperature changes in the surrounding environment, etc. Deviations occur in the amplitude and phase between the transmitter and receiver circuits.
- the channel estimate in the reverse direction is H, and the transmit antenna in the forward direction and the receive antenna
- H the channel response matrix received by wireless communication signals when propagating between channels.
- amplitude 'phase fluctuation of the transmitting circuit and the amplitude' phase fluctuation of the receiving circuit in the forward direction are respectively expressed as Z
- phase variations be Z and Z, respectively.
- the number of transmit antennas in the forward direction is M.
- the number of antennas is N.
- T indicates the transpose of the matrix. This makes H and H
- FIG. 8 is an example in which reception characteristics (error rate) are obtained by computer simulation in the case where an amplitude 'phase deviation occurs between the transmission / reception circuits of the wireless communication apparatus.
- the simulation conditions are: modulation scheme QPSK, 2 transmit antennas, 2 receive antennas, transmit and receive weights use eigenvectors of channel estimates, receive weights are generated using forward channel estimates, and transmit weights are It is generated using channel estimation values in the reverse direction.
- modulation scheme QPSK modulation scheme QPSK
- 2 transmit antennas 2 receive antennas
- transmit and receive weights use eigenvectors of channel estimates
- receive weights are generated using forward channel estimates
- transmit weights are It is generated using channel estimation values in the reverse direction.
- As the deviation between the transmitting and receiving circuits in the wireless communication device an amplitude deviation of 5% and a phase deviation of 30, 60, 90 degrees are generated. From Fig. 8, it can be confirmed that the reception characteristics deteriorate as the phase deviation increases.
- a radio communication apparatus detects and corrects amplitude and phase deviations generated between a plurality of transmission / reception circuits (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
- This wireless device is configured to detect a deviation generated between the transmitting and receiving circuits using a communication signal generated for transmission generated by the wireless communication device and a reference signal that is not used as a communication signal.
- a transmitting circuit and a receiving circuit sharing the antenna.
- the output of the transmission circuit is connected to the input of the reception circuit, and the phase rotation amount and Z or amplitude fluctuation amount of the signal passing through the transmission / reception circuit are calculated.
- the reference signal is connected to the input of the receiving circuit, and the phase rotation amount and Z or amplitude fluctuation amount of the signal passing through the receiving circuit are calculated.
- the phase rotation amount and Z or amplitude fluctuation amount of the signal passing through the transmission circuit are calculated.
- a correction value for correcting the difference between the phase rotation amount and the Z or amplitude fluctuation amount between the transmitting and receiving circuits is calculated.
- the phase rotation amount and the difference in Z or amplitude variation between the transmission circuit and the reception circuit are corrected.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-237751
- Patent Document 2 International Publication No. 00Z60757
- a wireless communication device capable of detecting and correcting (so-called calibration) an amplitude and phase deviation generated between a plurality of transmission / reception circuits as in the conventional example described above. Therefore, it is necessary to add hardware for calibration inside the wireless communication device. In other words, it is configured to generate a deviation detection signal (reference signal) separately from the signal being communicated, and at the time of calibration, the output of the transmission circuit or the reference signal is input to the input of the reception circuit.
- a switch circuit connected to is required. This increases the complexity of the wireless communication device and increases the size of the device. Thus, although it can be realized with a large wireless communication device such as a base station device, it is difficult to realize it with a small wireless communication device such as a mobile terminal.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and does not generate a deviation detection signal in a wireless communication device, and also requires a simple addition of a switch circuit for switching the input connection of a receiving circuit.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication apparatus capable of correcting transmission path characteristics of a transmission circuit and a reception circuit with a simple configuration.
- the present invention is a wireless communication apparatus that performs wireless communication by a first division, time division duplex (TDD), and transmits a transmission signal to a plurality of antennas and the plurality of antennas.
- a transmission circuit that transmits the reception signals of the plurality of antenna forces, a channel estimation unit that detects channel information using reception signals from the reception circuit, and channel information from the channel estimation means.
- Correction value detection means for detecting a correction value for correcting a deviation occurring between the transmission circuit and the reception circuit, and the correction value detection means communicates! / The correction value is detected using a correction signal transmitted from the apparatus.
- a deviation that occurs in the transmission / reception circuit in the wireless communication device can be corrected with a simple configuration without adding a circuit that generates a correction signal (such as a reference signal) separately from the communication signal. can do.
- a reception weight generation unit that generates reception weights using channel information from the channel estimation unit, and the reception unit A plurality of reception signals from the transmission circuit are weighted using the reception weights, and a reception signal weighting / combining means for combining, and a transmission weight using the correction values from the reception weight and the correction value detecting means. It is assumed that transmission weight generation means for generating and transmission signal weighting means for weighting transmission data using the transmission weight are provided.
- the deviation can be corrected by correcting the transmission weight.
- the wireless communication apparatus according to the first or second aspect described above, which is known to a counterpart wireless communication apparatus that communicates with the wireless communication apparatus.
- a transmission / reception circuit connected to each of the antennas for correction signal power transmitted from the counterpart wireless communication device and received by the wireless communication device. It is assumed that a correction value for correcting a deviation occurring in between is detected.
- a counterpart wireless communication apparatus that performs wireless communication with the wireless communication apparatus according to the third aspect, wherein the counterpart wireless communication apparatus includes a plurality of antennas and the plurality of antennas.
- Channel estimation means for estimating a channel estimation value based on a received known signal, and a transmission circuit for transmitting a transmission signal to an antenna and a reception circuit for transmitting reception signals from the plurality of antennas; It is assumed that the correction signal generating means for generating the correction signal based on the channel estimation value and the correction signal transmitting means for transmitting the generated correction signal are omitted.
- the channel estimation value is estimated based on the received known signal, and the correction signal is generated and transmitted based on the channel estimation value.
- the deviation generated in the transmission / reception circuit can be corrected using the correction signal.
- the correction signal generation unit generates the correction signal so as to be an inverse number of the channel estimation value.
- the correction signal generator performs singular value decomposition on the channel estimation value, and uses the result to generate the correction signal.
- correction can be performed by generating a correction signal using the reciprocal of the channel estimation value or the result of performing singular value decomposition on the channel estimation value.
- a distribution unit that distributes a part of a transmission signal from the transmission circuit, and a transmission signal that is distributed by the distribution unit is received.
- the switching means connected to transmit to the circuit, the signal before transmitting the transmitting circuit and the signal after transmitting the receiving circuit are input, and the transmitting circuit or the receiving circuit is transmitted.
- An amplitude fluctuation correction value detecting means for detecting an amplitude fluctuation correction value for correcting the amplitude fluctuation that changes in this way is provided.
- the switching unit receives a part of the transmission signal distributed by the distributing unit at the transmission timing of the time division duplex method.
- the transmission timing is switched so that a part of the transmission signal distributed by the distribution means is not transmitted to the reception circuit at the reception timing of the time division duplex system.
- the amplitude fluctuation correction value for correcting the amplitude fluctuation can be detected by switching the signal according to the transmission and reception timings.
- the correction signal generation unit generates the correction signal so as to correct a phase rotation of the channel estimation value. Shall.
- the transmission path characteristics of the transmission circuit and the reception circuit can be corrected with a simple configuration.
- a possible wireless communication device can be provided.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a wireless communication apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a base station apparatus that communicates with the radio communication apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of a method for transmitting a training signal by distinguishing it for each antenna in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a correction value detection procedure in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a procedure for generating transmission / reception weights in the base station apparatus of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a procedure for generating transmission / reception weights in the wireless communication apparatus according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a wireless communication apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a graph showing an example of a computer simulation result of reception characteristics when amplitude and phase deviation occurs between the transmission and reception circuits of the wireless communication device.
- Amplitude correction value detection means BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a wireless communication apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the wireless communication device 100 includes a plurality (N) of antennas 101-1 to: LOl—N, a plurality (N) of transmission / reception switching means (SW) 102-1 to 102-N, and a plurality (N).
- the transmission weight generation unit 108, the transmission signal weighting unit 109, the correction value detection unit 110, and the correction value memory 111 are configured.
- the wireless communication apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 is considered as a mobile terminal, for example, there is a base station apparatus as a wireless communication apparatus that communicates with the wireless communication apparatus 100.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a base station apparatus that communicates with the radio communication apparatus shown in FIG.
- Base station apparatus 200 includes a plurality (M) of antennas 201-1 to 201 -M, a plurality (M) of transmission / reception switching means (SW) 202-1 to 202 -M, and a plurality (M).
- a transmission weight generation unit 208, a transmission signal weighting unit 209, and a correction signal (probe signal) generation unit 212 are configured.
- N number of antennas (N) of radio communication apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 and the number of antennas (M) of base station apparatus 200 shown in FIG. 2 may be the same or different.
- the TDD method is used in which the upper and lower lines are divided by time using the same frequency band.
- the multiple access method is not particularly limited. For example, there are Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) that divides a connection channel according to time, and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) that divides and multiplexes each connection channel using an individual code.
- TDMA Time Division Multiple Access
- CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
- the modulation method is not particularly limited. For example, there are a digital phase modulation system (Phase Shift Keying: PSK), a digital quadrature amplitude modulation system (QAM), and the like.
- PSK Phase Shift Keying
- QAM digital quadrature amplitude modulation system
- the transmission signal weighting means 109 inputs the transmission data and weights the transmission data by the transmission weight for each antenna generated by the transmission weight generation means 108.
- the transmission weight is, for example, a complex coefficient that also has information power of amplitude and phase, and is weighted by multiplying the transmission data.
- the weighted transmission signals of the respective antennas are input to the respective transmission circuits 103-1 to 103-N.
- Each of the transmission circuits 103-1 to 103-N performs processing such as analog conversion of a digital signal, frequency conversion from a baseband frequency to a radio frequency, and transmission power amplification.
- Each transmission circuit 103-1 to 103-N includes processing by an analog element. In the process using the analog element, the amplitude and phase fluctuate due to the characteristics of the analog element.
- the output signals of the transmission circuits 1 03-1 to 103 -N are respectively input to the transmission / reception switching means 102-1 to 102 -N, and at the transmission timing of the time division duplex method, each antenna 101. — 1 to: By transmitting a transmission signal to L01 N, a signal is transmitted toward the base station apparatus 200.
- each of the antennas 101-1 to 101-N receives a signal from the base station apparatus 200.
- Each received signal received by L01-N is supplied to each transmission / reception switching means (SW) 102-1-102-N, and each receiving circuit 104-1 at the reception timing.
- Each receiving circuit 104-1 to 104-N performs processing such as power amplification of the received signal, frequency conversion of the radio frequency to the baseband frequency or intermediate frequency, and digital conversion of the analog signal.
- Each receiving circuit 104-1 to 104-N includes processing by analog elements. In this analog element processing, fluctuations in amplitude and phase occur due to the characteristics of analog elements.
- the received signal weighting means 106 the received signal is converted into the received digital signal to which each of the receiving circuits 104-1 to 104-N is supplied by the received weight for each antenna generated by the received weight generating means 107.
- Weight As the reception weight, for example, there is a complex coefficient similar to the transmission weight.
- the channel estimation means 105 inputs the received digital signals of each receiving circuit 104-1 to 104-N and performs channel estimation indicating the state of the propagation path.
- Reception weight generation means 107 generates a reception weight based on the channel estimation value detected by channel estimation means 105.
- correction value detection means 110 Using the result detected by the channel estimation means 105, a correction value for correcting a deviation occurring between the transmission and reception circuits of the wireless communication apparatus 100 is detected.
- the correction value detected by the correction value detecting means 100 is stored in memory.
- Transmission weight generation means 108 corrects a deviation generated between transmission and reception of radio communication apparatus 100 using the correction value stored in correction value memory 111 for the reception weight generated by reception weight generation means 107. Thus, a transmission weight is generated.
- the same components as those in the wireless communication device 100 shown in FIG. 1 perform the same operations as those in the components of the wireless communication device 100 described above.
- the amplitude and phase deviation in each of the transmission circuits 203-1 to 203-M and each of the reception circuits 204-1 to 204-M is a base station device, it is described in Patent Document 2 described in the background art. It is assumed that the amplitude and phase deviation generated between the transmission and reception circuits can be corrected by a method or the like.
- the correction signal (probe signal) generation means 212 generates a probe signal as a correction signal using the uplink channel estimation value detected by the channel estimation means 205.
- Channel estimation means 105 in radio communication apparatus 100 in FIG. 1 detects a channel estimation value as the state of the downlink propagation path, and channel estimation means 205 in base station apparatus 200 in FIG. A channel estimation value is detected as the state of the propagation path.
- a channel estimation value detection method a channel estimation value detection method in the downlink will be described.
- Base station apparatus 200 transmits a signal whose signal sequence is known in radio communication apparatus 100 from each of antennas 201-1 to 201-M.
- this known signal is called a training signal.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of a method for transmitting a training signal by distinguishing it for each antenna.
- Fig. 3 (a) shows that the antennas 201-1 to 201-M force of the base station apparatus 200 are also trained independently by switching the antennas that transmit the training signals sequentially in time.
- TDM time division multiplexing
- Figure 3 (b) shows code division multiplexing (CDM) in which the training signal is spread by a code sequence that is pre-determined for each antenna and the training signal is transmitted simultaneously from all antennas. ) Method.
- the training signals transmitted from the base station device 200 are received by the respective antennas 101-1-101-N, and the respective reception circuits are received by the respective transmission / reception switching means 102-1-102-N.
- 104-1 to 104-N are transmitted and received.
- Channel estimation means 105 represents the state of the downlink propagation path by performing correlation processing with the signal sequence of the training signal using the output signal from each receiving circuit 104-1 to 104-N. Detect channel estimates. As the channel estimation value, for example, there is a complex number that also has information power of amplitude and phase. Such processing is performed for each training signal assigned to each of the transmission antennas 201-1 to 201-M in the base station apparatus 200.
- the channel estimation value detected includes the channel response received by the signal transmitted from the antenna antenna of base station apparatus 200 until it is received by the antenna of radio communication apparatus 100, and the radio communication apparatus. It includes fluctuations experienced during transmission through each of the receiving circuits 104-1 to 104-N in the device 100.
- H be the channel matrix having each channel response received when propagating between antennas
- Z be the variation received during transmission through each of the receiving circuits 104-1 to 104-N of the wireless communication device 100.
- the channel estimation value H of the line is as follows.
- channel estimation is performed for the uplink.
- the base station apparatus 200 By transmitting a known training signal from the base station apparatus 200 from the radio communication apparatus 100, the base station apparatus 200 detects the channel estimation value!
- the detected channel estimation value includes fluctuations experienced during transmission through each of the transmission circuits 103-1 to 103-N in the wireless communication apparatus 100, and the signal power at which the antenna power of the wireless communication apparatus 100 is also transmitted.
- Base station apparatus 200 And the channel response received by propagating until it is received by the other antenna.
- the channel estimate is given by
- ⁇ represents the transpose of the matrix
- FIG. 4 detects a correction value for correcting a deviation generated between the transmission and reception circuits in radio communication apparatus 100 in radio communication apparatus 100 and base station apparatus 200 configured as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. The procedure is shown. Next, the correction value detection procedure will be described with reference to FIG.
- the correction value detection procedure is started in step 401.
- the training signal is transmitted from the wireless communication apparatus 100 by the training signal transmission method as described above.
- the transmitted training signal is received by the base station apparatus 200, and the channel estimation means 205 performs uplink channel checking.
- the channel estimation value H is detected.
- step 404 using the detected channel estimate H,
- the correction signal (probe signal) generation means 212 generates a probe signal Seal as a correction signal used for detecting a correction value in the wireless communication apparatus 100 and transmits it from the antenna.
- the probe signal Seal for the jth antenna of the wireless communication device 100 is expressed by the following equation (5). Is generated as follows.
- This probe signal Seal is connected to each antenna 201-1 to 201-M force et al.
- the probe signal can be transmitted, for example, by multiplying the time series signal of the training signal from the j-th antenna used for channel estimation by the probe signal Seal.
- the base station device 2 j the base station device 2 j
- the probe signal transmitted from 00 undergoes channel fluctuation while propagating between the antennas, and is received by the j-th antenna of the radio communication apparatus 100.
- the received signal is transmitted to the channel estimation means 105 after being transmitted through the jth receiving circuit.
- channel estimation means 105 detects the amplitude and phase of the received probe signal as in the case of channel estimation using the training signal, the following equation (6) is obtained. Since this result is transmitted using the result of detecting the channel fluctuation in the reverse link in advance, when the channel fluctuation is sufficiently gentle, the channel fluctuation component is canceled, and the antenna 201 and the transmission circuit The property that 203 deviations can be detected is used.
- Equation 6 As another probe signal, equation (7) may be used instead of equation (5). This is because calibration between multiple antennas only needs to be able to correct the relative amplitude and phase relationship deviations. Thus, even if a signal obtained by multiplying all seals by the common complex coefficient value A is used as a probe signal, Calibration can be performed in the same way. In addition, by using this property, probe signal transmission power control can be realized within the range within the transmission power specified by the Radio Law, etc., and by transmitting a probe signal with a sufficient signal-to-noise power ratio, Carrier accuracy can be increased.
- the correction value detection means 110 detects the next correction value C using this result.
- equation (9) may be used instead of equation (8). This is because calibration between multiple antennas only needs to be able to correct the relative amplitude and phase relationship deviation, so use a relative value based on a specific C (hereinafter referred to as C) as the correction value.
- C a specific C
- the antenna selected as the reference antenna has the effect of eliminating the need for multiplication processing.
- step 406 the correction value C detected by the correction value detection means 110 is stored in the correction value memory 111.
- Radio communication apparatus 100 By performing a series of processing from generation of a probe signal in base station apparatus 200 to storage of a correction value in radio communication apparatus 100 for each antenna of radio communication apparatus 100, radio communication apparatus 100 Correction values can be detected and stored for all deviations that occur between the transmitter and receiver circuits. In addition, as a method performed separately for each antenna of radio communication apparatus 100, there is a method of performing division multiplexing using, for example, time or code as in the case of the training signal described above.
- a transmission / reception weight generation method for example, there is a method in which a channel estimation value is subjected to singular value decomposition, and the resulting singular vector is used as a transmission / reception weight. Further, as described in Patent Document 1 in the background art, there is a method in which an eigenvector of a channel estimation value is used as a transmission / reception weight.
- FIG. 5 shows a procedure for generating transmission / reception weights in base station apparatus 200 configured as shown in FIG.
- the wireless communication device 100 generates a training signal by correcting with the correction value C in equation (8).
- a known jth transmission system power used for normal channel estimation is generated as a new training signal by multiplying the time series signal of the training signal to be transmitted by the complex correction value C.
- j 1 M is a natural number.
- step 502 the data signal to be transmitted together with the training signal is weighted by a transmission weight.
- the method of determining the transmission weight in radio communication apparatus 100 is It will be described later.
- step 503 the training signal generated in step 501 and the data signal generated in step 502 are configured and transmitted as shown in FIG.
- the base station apparatus 200 receives a signal transmitted from the radio communication apparatus 100.
- step 505 channel estimation means 205 of base station apparatus 200 performs uplink channel estimation using the transmitted training signal. If the uplink channel estimate is H,
- step 506 a reception weight is generated using the channel estimation value of equation (10).
- this uplink channel estimation value H is generated using the channel estimation value of equation (10).
- H ⁇ JL— CAL U UL .
- U is the left singular vector
- V is the right singular vector
- the different vector U is the reception weight.
- a transmission weight is generated.
- the transmission weight generation means 208 uses the reception weight from the reception weight generation means 207 as the transmission weight. As a result, the transmission / reception weight in base station apparatus 200 is determined.
- the generated transmission weight is used as a weight for directional transmission with respect to a data signal transmitted using the downlink.
- step 509 the data signal generated in step 503 is weighted with the reception weight generated in step 506 to become reception data.
- FIG. 6 shows a procedure for generating transmission / reception weights in radio communication apparatus 100 configured as shown in FIG.
- procedure 601 a training signal is generated in base station apparatus 200.
- step 602 the data signal transmitted together with the training signal is weighted by a transmission weight.
- the transmission weight in base station apparatus 200 is determined by the procedure described above.
- step 603 the training signal generated in step 601 and the data signal generated in step 602 are configured and transmitted as shown in FIG.
- the radio communication apparatus 100 receives a signal transmitted from the base station apparatus 200.
- the transmitted training signal is used to perform channel estimation of the channel estimation means 105 of the wireless communication apparatus 100 for the downlink.
- the reception weight generation means 107 of the wireless communication apparatus 100 uses the downlink channel estimation value H to
- H DL U DL -D DL -V DL H ... (1 2) where U is the left singular vector, V is the right singular vector, and D is the singular value.
- step 607 the transmission weight generation means 108 corrects the reception weight by the correction value C of Expression (8) to generate a transmission weight. As a result, the wireless communication device The transmission / reception weight at device 100 is determined.
- the generated transmission weight is used as a weight for directional transmission with respect to a data signal transmitted using the uplink.
- step 609 the data signal generated in step 603 is weighted with the reception weight generated in step 606 to become reception data.
- radio communication apparatus 100 and base station apparatus 200 configured as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2
- another method for detecting a correction value for correcting a deviation occurring between transmission and reception in radio communication apparatus 100 The method is shown.
- the procedure is the same as that shown in FIG. 4 and will be described with reference to FIG.
- the channel estimation value H of the uplink detected by the channel estimation means 205 is detected in the base station apparatus by procedures 401, 402, and 403. Steps
- the means 212 generates a probe signal Seal used for detecting a correction value in the wireless communication apparatus 100. First, using the uplink channel estimate H,
- the probe signal Seal is generated as shown in the following equation (14).
- the probe signal Seal is transmitted from each antenna 201 of the base station apparatus 200.
- the probe signal Seal consists of a matrix of M rows and N columns, and the jth column vector dj is used as the M series of time series signals of the training signal PLj (t) from the jth antenna used for channel estimation. Generates the signal PLj (t, m) copied in minutes, and sends each signal multiplied by the mth element of dj, dj (m)-PLj (t, m), and also the mth antenna force .
- t represents time
- training signal PLj (t) is transmitted using time division multiplexing or code division multiplexing so that radio communication apparatus 101 can perform separate reception.
- the transmitted probe signal Seal undergoes channel fluctuations while propagating between the antennas, and is received by each of the antennas 101 of the wireless communication device.
- the received signal is transmitted to each receiving circuit 104 and input to the channel estimation means 105.
- channel estimation means 105 detects the amplitude and phase of the probe signal, which is the received signal, as in the case where channel estimation is performed using the training signal, the following equation (15) is obtained. Since this result is transmitted using the result of detecting the channel fluctuation in the reverse link in advance, when the channel fluctuation is sufficiently gradual, the channel fluctuation component is canceled, and the antenna 201 and the transmission circuit 203 The property that can detect the deviation is used.
- equation (16) may be used instead of equation (14). This is because calibration between multiple antennas only needs to be able to correct relative amplitude and phase relationship deviations. Even if a signal obtained by multiplying all seals by a common complex coefficient value A is used as a calibration signal, Can be done similarly. Also, using this property, transmission power control of the probe signal can be realized within the transmission power specified by the Radio Law, etc., and by transmitting the probe signal with a sufficient signal-to-noise power ratio, the calibration accuracy is improved. Can be increased.
- equation (18) may be used instead of equation (17). This is because calibration between multiple antennas only needs to be able to correct relative amplitude and phase relationship deviations, so C of a specific j-th diagonal element of correction value C (hereinafter referred to as C) Based on
- Relative relative values can be used as correction values.
- the antenna selected as the reference antenna has the effect of eliminating the need for multiplication processing.
- an appropriate coefficient may be set to C.
- step 406 the correction value C detected by the correction value detection means 110 is stored in the correction value memory 111.
- the reception weight generation means 207 of the base station apparatus 200 calculates the singular value decomposition of the uplink channel estimation value as expressed by equation (13), and uses the left singular vector U as the reception weight.
- the transmission weight generation means 208 uses the transmission weight as it is without changing the reception weight by the reception weight generation means 207. Thereby, the transmission / reception weight in base station apparatus 200 is determined.
- the reception weight generation means 107 can calculate as follows.
- DL_CAL DL_CAL DL_ (is a diagonal matrix with singular values. This right singular vector V and correction value C are used.
- the reception weight w is calculated as follows.
- the transmission weight is determined by using the transmission weight as it is.
- the base station apparatus 200 uses a calibration configuration that can correct the amplitude and phase deviation generated between the transmission and reception circuits by the method described in Patent Document 2 described in the background art.
- the deviation generated between the transmission and reception circuits in the wireless communication device 100 without such a calibration configuration is detected and corrected by using the signal being communicated. It is not necessary to add hardware such as a reference signal generation circuit and a switch circuit for calibration, and the wireless communication device 100 can be reduced in size and power consumption.
- the correction value since the correction value is detected, the correction value is obtained even when the propagation path state changes by performing detection at least once at the start of communication or the like. It can be used, and the update frequency of the correction value can be kept low.
- the correction value detection execution timing may be performed at the start of communication, or may be performed periodically during communication or during communication stop, or may be performed by the wireless communication device 100. It may be performed when requested by the owner. Alternatively, the detection may be performed when the detection device in the wireless communication device 100 determines that correction is necessary. For example, when changing the transmission power, the possibility that the amplitude phase characteristics of the transmission circuit will change is high, and the timing for detecting the correction value may be used as a trigger.
- the amplitude and phase characteristics may change depending on the temperature characteristics of the transmission circuit or reception circuit. Also good.
- the antenna direction characteristics may fluctuate due to the influence of a nearby object such as a human body during a call and during a non-call, and such a case may be used as a trigger for detecting a correction value.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a radio communication apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- 7 includes a plurality (N) of antennas 701-1 to 701-N, a plurality (N) of transmission / reception switching means (SW) 702-1 to 702-N, and a plurality (N Transmission circuits 703-1 to 703-N, a plurality (N) of reception circuits 704-1 to 704-704, channel estimation means 705, received signal weighting synthesis means 706, and reception weight generation means 707 Transmission weight generating means 708, transmission signal weighting means 709, correction value detecting means (phase correction value detecting means) 710, correction value memory 711, and a plurality (N) of signal distributing means 713-1 ⁇ 713-N, and amplitude correction value detection means 714.
- N transmission circuits 703-1 to 703-N
- reception circuits 704-1 to 704-704 channel estimation means 705
- Radio communication apparatus 700 is obtained by adding signal distribution means 713-1-713-N and amplitude correction value detection means 714 to radio transmission apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG.
- the basic operation of the wireless communication device 700 is the same as the operation of the wireless transmission device 100 according to the first embodiment.
- Radio communication apparatus 700 communicates with base station apparatus 200 shown in FIG.
- the basic operation of the base station apparatus 200 is the same as that of the first embodiment.
- wireless communication apparatus 700 The operation of wireless communication apparatus 700 will be described below with respect to differences from the first embodiment.
- a part of the transmission signal is input to the amplitude correction value detection means 714.
- the amplitude correction value detection means 714 As a first method for extracting a part of a transmission signal, when the extracted transmission signal is an analog signal after DZA conversion, the part of the signal is distributed through a distributor.
- the second method is to copy the extracted transmission signal as a digital signal before DZA conversion.
- the transmission signal extracted by the first method is an analog signal after DZA conversion
- each of the reception circuits 704-1 to 704 -N a part of the signal to be transmitted is input to the amplitude correction value detection means 714.
- the part of the signal is distributed through a distributor.
- the second method is to copy the received signal to be a digital signal after AZD conversion, to copy it as it is and extract it.
- reception signal extracted by the first method is an analog signal before AZD conversion
- Amplitude correction value detection means 714 detects a correction value for correcting an amplitude deviation generated between the transmitting and receiving circuits of radio communication apparatus 700 using the input signal.
- Correction value detection means (phase correction value detection means) 710 detects a correction value for correcting a phase deviation generated between the transmission / reception circuits of radio communication apparatus 700 using the channel estimation result by channel estimation means 705.
- Each of the signal distribution means 713-1 to 713-N distributes a part of the power signal from the transmission signal to which each of the transmission circuits 703-1 to 703-N is also supplied.
- part of the power is power in a range that does not affect transmission power.
- the distribution power is about 15 dB to less than 12 OdB.
- each transmission / reception switching means (SW) 702-1 to 702-N The transmission signal and the distributed signal are supplied to each transmission / reception switching means (SW) 702-1 to 702-N.
- a transmission signal is transmitted to each antenna 701-1 to 701-N at the transmission timing.
- the reception timing Is connected so as to supply a part of the transmission signal distributed by each signal distribution means 713-1 to 713-N to each reception circuit 704-1 to 704-N.
- Each signal distribution means 713 is connected to the reception timing. — 1 to 713— Performs switching operation so that part of the transmission signal distributed by N is not connected.
- wireless communication apparatus 700 and base station apparatus 200 configured as described above, a procedure for detecting a correction value for correcting a deviation occurring between transmission and reception in wireless communication apparatus 700 will be described.
- the amplitude and phase are detected by different procedures depending on the deviation that occurs between transmission and reception in the wireless communication apparatus.
- a transmission signal is transmitted to each of the transmission circuits 703-1 to 703 -N of the wireless communication device 700, and the transmission signal distributed by each signal distribution means 713-1 to 713 -N is transmitted.
- Each receiving circuit 704-1 to 704-N is transmitted.
- the amplitude fluctuation detecting means 714 receives a transmission signal transmitted through each transmission circuit 703-1 to 703-N and a signal transmitted through each reception circuit 704-1 to 704-N.
- the amplitude fluctuation received during transmission through the transmission circuits 703-1 to 703-N and the reception circuits 704-1 to 704-N is detected. Then, a correction value for correcting the detected amplitude fluctuation is calculated and stored in the correction value memory 711.
- the signal extracted from the transmission circuits 703-1 to 703-N may be a digital signal input to the transmission circuit, or may be an analog signal after digital Z analog conversion.
- the signal from which the receiving circuit 704-1 to 704-N force is extracted may be a digital signal output from the receiving circuit, or may be an analog signal before analog Z digital conversion.
- channel estimation means 705 detects the downlink channel estimation value represented by equation (3), and in base station apparatus 200, channel estimation means 205 Upstream represented by (4) Detect channel channel estimates.
- correction signal (probe signal) generation means 212 uses radio channel estimation value H detected by channel estimation means 205 to perform radio transmission.
- a probe signal Seal used to detect a correction value in the communication device 700 is generated.
- the probe signal S cal for the jth antenna of the wireless communication apparatus is also expressed by the following equation (21) using the channel response up to each antenna of the base station apparatus 200 for the jth antenna force of the wireless communication apparatus 700. Is generated as follows.
- This probe signal Seal is transmitted from each antenna 201-1 to 201-M of the base station apparatus.
- the transmitted probe signal undergoes channel fluctuation while propagating between the antennas, and is received by the j-th antenna of the wireless communication apparatus 700.
- the received signal is transmitted to the jth receiving circuit 704-j and input to the channel estimation means 705.
- the channel estimation means 705 detects the amplitude and phase of the received probe signal as in the case where channel estimation is performed using the training signal, the following equation (22) is obtained.
- the correction value detection means (phase correction value detection means) 710 uses this result to detect the phase correction value C shown in the following equation (23). [0109] [Equation 23] ⁇ DL Rx Z
- Correction value memory 711 stores correction value C detected by correction value detection means (phase correction value detection means) 710.
- the amplitude deviation and the phase deviation can be detected separately for the correction value for correcting the deviation occurring between the transmission / reception circuits in the wireless communication apparatus 700.
- the amplitude deviation can be detected by a simple configuration in the wireless communication apparatus only by comparing the amplitude value or the power value.
- the method described in the first embodiment can be used.
- a correction signal (reference signal) is not generated in the wireless communication device, and a transmission circuit and a reception circuit can be configured with a simple configuration that does not require addition of a switch circuit that switches input / output of the transmission / reception circuit during calibration. Since the transmission path characteristics can be corrected, the configuration of the wireless communication device can be reduced in size. Therefore, in a device that weights signals in both transmission and reception and performs communication using a plurality of antennas, even a small wireless communication device can correct a deviation occurring between transmission and reception circuits.
- the present invention corrects transmission path characteristics of a transmission circuit and a reception circuit with a simple configuration even in a small wireless communication apparatus that does not generate a correction signal in the wireless communication apparatus. It is useful as a wireless communication device that performs wireless communication using a plurality of antennas.
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