Modular antenna array beam forming
US10141993B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/086
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A radio communication device includes a plurality of antenna arrays each configured to generate a steerable antenna beam according to a respective beamforming codeword, wherein each of the plurality of antenna arrays is configured to obtain the respective beamforming codeword from a single-antenna-array steering codebook that is reused by each of the plurality of antenna arrays, and a beamforming circuit configured to weight signals for the plurality of antenna arrays to coordinate the steerable antenna beams from a subset of the plurality of antenna arrays to form a combined antenna beam in a first steering direction.
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