Beamsteering in a spatial division multiple access (SDMA) system
US8660497B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2031 |
Classification
- 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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