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Beamsteering in a spatial division multiple access (SDMA) system

US8660497B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 12, 2010
Grant dateFeb 25, 2014
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Expiry dateSep 19, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/12
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method in a communication network includes obtaining a description of a first communication channel associated with a first receiver; obtaining a description of a second communication channel associated with a second receiver; and generating a steering vector using each of the description of the first communication channel and the description of the second communication channel; where the steering vector is used to transmit first data to the first receiver via a plurality of antennas over the first communication channel simultaneously with second data being transmitted to the second receiver via the plurality of antennas over the second communication channel.

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