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Cell clustering and aperture selection

US8934561B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Nokia Siemens Networks Oy · FI

Inventors

Phil Fleming · Glen Ellyn, US
Shirish Nagaraj · Whippany, US
Alan P. Rottinghaus · Barrington, US
Roy Yang · Buffalo Grove, US
Yuda Luz · Prairie View, US
David Baietto · Crystal Lake, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 15, 2012
Grant date	Jan 13, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 9, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04B7/0888
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is disclosed that includes accessing baseband information for a number, N (N>1), of antennas accessible by a number of baseband units, where the baseband information correspond to a transmission by a user equipment and is received at the N antennas. The method includes determining values for one or more metrics for the baseband information for the N antennas. The method includes selecting, based on the determined values, a subset k of the N antennas and corresponding baseband information to use to determine output data for the transmission by the user equipment. The method includes determining the output data for the user equipment using the baseband information from the k antennas. Apparatus and computer program products are also disclosed.

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