Method and apparatus for beam selection in a smart antenna system
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Abstract
A method of beam selection in a smart antenna system is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of uplink beams by a plurality of receivers, each corresponding with one of the plurality of uplink beams. Each uplink beam includes signals transmitted by a mobile station. The method further includes analyzing each of the plurality of uplink beams and selecting an uplink beam from the plurality of uplink beams based at least in part on the analysis of the uplink beams. The method further includes switching to the selected beam in real time to allow the signals communicated in the selected beam to be communicated to a base station transceiver.
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79 Claims
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1-57. -57. (canceled)
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58. A method, comprising:
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receiving one or more uplink beams at one or more receivers;
analyzing at least some of the one or more uplink beams;
selecting at least one uplink beam from the one or more uplink beams; and
switching to the selected uplink beam. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A method comprising:
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receiving signals via one or more beams, wherein the signals received include a signal sequence;
correlating the signal sequence received with one or more known training sequences; and
selecting one or more of the one or more beams for communication. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66)
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67. A method comprising:
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receiving signals via one or more beams, wherein the signals received include a signal sequence;
correlating the signal sequence received with one or more known training sequences; and
selecting one or more of the one or more beams for communication based at least in part on one or more parameters. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. An apparatus, comprising:
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a receiving system capable of receiving signals via one or more beams, wherein the signals received include a signal sequence;
a correlation circuit capable of correlating the signal sequence received with one or more known training sequences; and
a beam selection circuit capable of selecting one or more of the one or more beams for transmitting based at least in part on one or more parameters including the correlation quality. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77)
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78. A method comprising:
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receiving signals via one or more beams;
selecting from the one or more beams a first beam for communicating uplink signals; and
selecting from the one or more beams a second beam for communicating downlink signals wherein the first beam and second beam are different beams.
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79. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiving system capable of receiving signals via one or more beams; and
a processing system capable of;
selecting from the one or more beams a first beam for communicating uplink signals; and
selecting from the one or more beams a second beam for communicating downlink signals wherein the first beam and second beam are different beams.
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