Determining a calibration function using at least one remote terminal
US6654590B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2025/03426
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A calibration function for calibrating a base station can be determined using one or more remote terminals. In one embodiment of the present invention, determining the calibration function includes transmitting a calibration signal, using an array of antenna elements of a first radio, to a second radio, and receiving, at the first radio, a downlink spatial signature related signal from the second radio containing information related to a second radio downlink spatial signature, the information being calculated using the calibration signal. Then, a second radio downlink spatial signature may be determined using the downlink spatial signature related signal. Also, a second radio uplink spatial signature may be determined using an uplink spatial signature signal from the second radio to the first radio. The calibration function may then be determined using the second radio downlink spatial signature and the second radio uplink spatial signature. Furthermore, one embodiment of the present invention may include determining a third radio downlink weight vector for a third radio using a third radio uplink weight vector and the calibration function.
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