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Hybrid beamforming transmission method and network device

US10014922B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 22, 2016
Grant dateJul 3, 2018
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Expiry dateJan 22, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W72/54
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a hybrid beamforming transmission method and a network device. The hybrid beamforming transmission method includes steps of: determining, by a network device, a digital-domain beamforming weight matrix for a first UE in accordance with a channel measurement result; determining, by the network device, a set of beamforming weight matrices in accordance with the digital-domain beamforming weight matrix, and transmitting a signal to the first UE in an analog beamforming manner; selecting, by the network device, a beamforming weight matrix from the set of beamforming weight matrices in accordance with a measurement result from the first UE, as an analog-domain beamforming weight matrix for the first UE; and performing, by the network device, hybrid beamforming transmission in accordance with the determined digital-domain beamforming weight matrix and the selected analog-domain beamforming weight matrix.

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