Wireless communications apparatus
US8442590B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 13, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/0617
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Determining a beamforming vector for a multi-antenna transmitter commences by determining an eigen-beamformer vector from the channel matrix and, for a number of iterations commencing with the eigen-beamformer vector, rotating the vector into a reference direction in vector space such that application of the rotated vector would result in peak radiation being directed in said reference direction, sampling a radiation pattern associated with the rotated eigen-beamformer vector with respect to transmission direction, compressing resultant samples to reduce spatial directivity induced by the vector, developing a rotated candidate beamformer on the basis of said compressed samples and returning said rotated candidate beamformer to the orientation of said vector before said rotating and storing said resultant vector as a candidate vector. Then, the candidate vectors are compared for the iterations and one is selected for use which best meets one or more selection criteria.
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