Control device, communication node and methods thereof
US10097253B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W40/06
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A control device (100) comprises a processor (101) and a transmitter (103) is provided; wherein the processor (101) is configured to generate a composite beam control signal S which comprises antenna beam control information for communication nodes of a communication path; wherein the transmitter (103) is configured to transmit the composite beam control signal S to at least one communication node. A communication node (300) comprises a processor (301), a transceiver (303), reception antenna elements (305) and transmission antenna elements (307) is provided; the transceiver (303) is configured to receive a composite beam control signal S; the processor (301) is configured to derive antenna beam control information associated with the communication node (300) from the composite beam control signal S; and control the beam of the reception antenna elements (305) or the beam of the transmission antenna elements (307) according to the antenna beam control information.
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