Base station equipment and a method for steering an antenna beam
US6091788A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/10
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for steering an antenna beam and base station equipment including at least one antenna array having a plurality of elements and at least one channel unit having a means for phasing a signal to be transmitted and received by the antenna array such that gain from the antenna array is the greatest in the desired direction. In order to improve the spectral efficiency of the system, the channel unit includes a means for searching for the incoming directions and delays of the received signal components and a means for controlling the phasing means of the opposite transmission direction based on the information.
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