Abstract:
The present invention relates to an antenna array (230) for supporting multiple beam architectures. For example, a transceiver (200) may include an antenna array (230). The antenna array (230) includes a plurality of antenna elements, where the plurality of antenna elements is configured to support at least two beam architectures in a cell site ( 130). Each beam architecture is associated with a different configuration of sectors and beamforming signals. According to one embodiment, each beam architecture is associated with a different wireless standard. According to another embodiment, each beam architecture is associated with a different carrier within one wireless standard. The antenna elements may be arranged as a circular array.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a conformal antenna array. Embodiments of the present invention provide a transceiver (200) for communicating data in a cell site ( 130) of a wireless communication system. The transceiver (200) includes the conformal antenna array (230) including a plurality of antenna elements (235), where the plurality of antenna elements (235) has a non-linear antenna configuration to occupy at least two dimensions, and a controller (210) configured to transmit multiple beamforming signals using at least two same antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements (235).
Abstract:
In one embodiment, the method of compressing a digital signal includes reducing (S500) redundancies in the digital signal, scaling (S510) a block of samples output from the reducing step by a scaling factor, and quantizing (S520) the scaled samples to produce compressed samples. The digital signal being compressed may be a digital radio frequency signal.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an antenna array (230) for supporting multiple beam architectures. For example, a transceiver (200) may include an antenna array (230). The antenna array (230) includes a plurality of antenna elements, where the plurality of antenna elements is configured to support at least two beam architectures in a cell site ( 130). Each beam architecture is associated with a different configuration of sectors and beamforming signals. According to one embodiment, each beam architecture is associated with a different wireless standard. According to another embodiment, each beam architecture is associated with a different carrier within one wireless standard. The antenna elements may be arranged as a circular array.