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Control method of radio communication system, radio communication system, and radio communication apparatus

US8811907B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 2, 2010
Grant dateAug 19, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B7/0408
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication device 1 (transceivers 400) transmits a training signal from its own transmitting antenna while performing beam scanning, and a communication device 2 (transceivers 500) receives this training signal in a state where a quasi-omni pattern is generated in its own receiving antenna. Further, the device 1 transmits a training signal in a state where a quasi-omni pattern is generated in the transmitting antenna, and the device 2 receives this training signal by the receiving antenna while performing beam scanning. The device 1 and 2 detects, from respective reception results, transmitting-antenna-setting candidates of the device 1 and receiving-antenna-setting candidates of the device 2,and determines antenna-setting pairs (combinations of antenna-setting candidates). The above-described processes are also performed for a receiving antenna of the device 1 and a transmitting antenna of the device 2. The device 1 and 2 communicates by using the obtained antenna-setting pairs. In this way, when radio communication is performed by using beam forming, the time necessary for finding and setting a beam direction is reduced, thereby reducing the transmission-disconnected time.

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