Uplink grouping and aperture apparatus

US9042941B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND 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
• Gerald Gutowski · Palatine, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 15, 2012
• Grant date: May 26, 2015
• Expiry date: May 17, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04B7/0691
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method includes selecting a subset k of N accessible antennas to use to process a transmission received at the N antennas and sent by a user equipment, and processing the transmission from the user equipment at least by using baseband information from the k antennas. An apparatus includes one or more processors and one or more memories including computer program code. The one or more memories and the computer program code are configured to, with the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: selecting a subset k of N accessible antennas to use to process a transmission received at the N antennas and sent by a user equipment; and processing the transmission from the user equipment at least by using baseband information from the k antennas. Additional apparatus, computer programs, and computer program products are disclosed.