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Access node for end-to-end beamforming communications system

  • US 10,084,533 B2
  • Filed: 03/13/2018
  • Issued: 09/25/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of communication at an access node of a communication system comprising a plurality of access nodes at geographically distributed locations providing a communication service to user terminals distributed over multiple return user beam coverage areas via an end-to-end relay comprising multiple return receive/transmit signal paths, the method comprising:

  • receiving a return downlink signal comprising a composite return signal and a relay beacon signal from the end-to-end relay, the composite return signal comprising return uplink signals from a plurality of the user terminals relayed by the end-to-end relay;

    demodulating the relay beacon signal to obtain receive timing information;

    multiplexing the composite return signal with the receive timing information to obtain a multiplexed composite return signal; and

    sending the multiplexed composite return signal to a return beamformer.

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