Method and apparatus for capacity changes in transceiver apparatus and base station with such a transceiver
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1. A method in transceiver apparatus, the transceiver transmitting within the coverage area of one or more transmission beams provided by means of at least one transmission branch, the method comprising:
- changing the number of transmission branches of the transceiver; and
modifying the shape of at least one transmission beam by means of digital beamforming.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to transceiver apparatus. The transceiver apparatus is adapted to transmit within the coverage area of one or more transmission beams. The beams are provided by means of at least one transmission branch. In the method the number of transmission branches of the transceiver is changed, whereafter the shape of at least one of the transmission beams is modified by means of digital beamforming.
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1. A method in transceiver apparatus, the transceiver transmitting within the coverage area of one or more transmission beams provided by means of at least one transmission branch, the method comprising:
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changing the number of transmission branches of the transceiver; and
modifying the shape of at least one transmission beam by means of digital beamforming. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. Transceiver apparatus, comprising:
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receiving means;
transmitting means comprising at least one transmission branch provided with at least one transmission amplifier, the at least one transmission branch being enabled to generate at least one transmission beam for wireless transmission within the coverage area of the at least one beam; and
means for digitally forming at least one of the transmission beams, wherein the capacity of the transceiver apparatus is arranged to be changeable by changing the number of the transmission branches and by modifying at least one of the transmission beams so that the coverage area thereof is adapted to the new number of transmission branches. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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