Methods and apparatus for beamforming
US10050686B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/10
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and techniques for carrier aggregated beamforming using elevation control. A base station determines a first elevation to be used for transmission to a user device using a first carrier, for example, based on information received from the user device. A second elevation, for transmission to the user device based on the second carrier, is determined based at least in part on the elevation information determined for the first carrier. The first and second carriers may be used by the same base station or by different base stations, and using elevation information determined for the first carrier to determine elevation information for the second carrier avoids computation and signaling needed for separate determination of the elevation information for the second carrier.
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