Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Beam forming for reference signals using an antenna arrangement
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Application No.: US15401584Application Date: 2017-01-09
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Publication No.: US10211900B2Publication Date: 2019-02-19
- Inventor: Sven Petersson , Fredrik Athley
- Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
- Applicant Address: SE Stockholm
- Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
- Current Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
- Current Assignee Address: SE Stockholm
- Agency: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.
- Main IPC: H04B7/06
- IPC: H04B7/06 ; H01Q21/06 ; H04L5/00 ; H04B7/08 ; H04W16/28 ; H04B7/0408 ; H04W84/04

Abstract:
There is provided beam forming using an antenna array configured to transmit across an angular sector. A first set of virtual antenna ports is determined by a mapping of physical antenna ports of the antenna array, the first set of virtual antenna ports defining a beam pattern. A first set of reference signals for acquiring channel state information is transmitted over the first set of virtual antenna ports. Angular information about a wireless transceiver device receiving the transmitted first set of reference signals is acquired. The beam pattern is adapted based on an accuracy of the angular information and/or the angular information itself.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170117947A1 BEAM FORMING FOR REFERENCE SIGNALS USING AN ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT Public/Granted day:2017-04-27
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