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Method of determining sign of a calibration compensation

US11018782B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 24, 2016
Grant dateMay 25, 2021
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B17/14
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method (20) of determining sign of a calibration compensation for use in an antenna system (10) is provided, the antenna system (10) comprising individually calibrated subarrays (2a, 2b). The method (20) comprises selecting (21) a set of antenna elements comprising two neighboring antenna elements of the first subarray (2a) and two neighboring antenna elements of the second subarray (2b); measuring (22): in a selected antenna element of the first subarray (2a) a first received signal Y31 as transmitted from the other selected antenna element of the first subarray (2a) and a second received signal Y34 as transmitted from the neighboring antenna element of the second subarray (2b), and in a selected antenna element of the second subarray (2b) a third received signal Y21 as transmitted from the other selected antenna element of the second subarray (2b) and a fourth received signal Y24 as transmitted from the neighboring antenna element of the first subarray (2a); calculating (23) for the first calibrated subarray (2a) a downlink compensation value Δta and an uplink compensation value Ara based on measurement values obtained from the measuring (22), each compensation value Ata, Ara h…

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