Apparatus and method for performing beamforming by using antenna array in wireless communication system
First Claim
1. An apparatus for performing beamforming, the apparatus comprising:
- a transceiver; and
at least one processor operatively coupled with the transceiver,wherein the at least one processor is configured to control to;
determine a number of beams to be formed through a first antenna array and a second antenna array, andtransmit a signal using at least one beam corresponding to the number of beams,wherein, when the number of beams is equal to 1, a first polarization characteristic of the first antenna array is identical to a second polarization characteristic of the second antenna array, andwherein, when the number of beams is equal to or greater than 2, the first polarization characteristic of the first antenna array is different from the second polarization characteristic of the second antenna array.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). An apparatus and a method for performing beamforming by using an antenna array in a wireless communication system are provided. The apparatus includes at least one antenna array comprising antenna elements, a control unit configured to determine a number of beams to be formed through the at least one antenna array, and a communication unit configured to adjust paths associated with the antenna elements in order to configure as many antenna subsets as the number of the beams, and to form at least one beam through at least one antenna subset configured from the at least one antenna array.
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1. An apparatus for performing beamforming, the apparatus comprising:
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a transceiver; and at least one processor operatively coupled with the transceiver, wherein the at least one processor is configured to control to; determine a number of beams to be formed through a first antenna array and a second antenna array, and transmit a signal using at least one beam corresponding to the number of beams, wherein, when the number of beams is equal to 1, a first polarization characteristic of the first antenna array is identical to a second polarization characteristic of the second antenna array, and wherein, when the number of beams is equal to or greater than 2, the first polarization characteristic of the first antenna array is different from the second polarization characteristic of the second antenna array. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for operating a device for performing beamforming, the method comprising:
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determining a number of beams to be formed through a first antenna array and a second antenna array; and transmitting a signal using at least one beam corresponding to the number of beams, wherein, when the number of beams is equal to 1, a first polarization characteristic of the first antenna array is identical to a second polarization characteristic of the second antenna array, and wherein, when the number of beams is equal to or greater than 2, the first polartization characteristic of the first antenna array is different from the second polarization characteristic of the second antenna array. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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