Antenna device and method in a MIMO system
US8891676B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/0617
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to the technical field of radio communications, and in particular to an antenna device for a radio base station, and a method of operating an antenna device in a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output system. Embodiments of the invention disclose a secondary precoder (24) in series with a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output precoder (22). The Multiple-Input Multiple-Output precoder (22) has a first plurality of inputs (26, 28) for one or more Multiple-Input Multiple-Output data streams, and a first plurality of outputs (30, 32) for the one or more Multiple-Input Multiple-Output data streams. The secondary precoder has a second plurality of inputs (34, 36) and a second plurality of outputs (38, 40). The first plurality of outputs (30, 32) are in communication with the second plurality of inputs (34, 36). The antenna device further comprises a controller device (64), and the antenna device is operable to control an output power value of the one or more data streams at the second plurality of outputs (38, 40).
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