Method and apparatus for collecting information for use in a smart antenna system
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Abstract
A method of obtaining information for use in a smart antenna system is provided. The method includes monitoring an interface between a base station controller and a base station transceiver to receive signaling information being communicated via the interface. The method further includes extracting from the signaling information a subset of the signaling information operable to be used as input for selecting one or more of a plurality of beams for wireless communications.
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59 Claims
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34. An antenna apparatus comprising:
an antenna unit capable of receiving and processing signaling and/or control information being communicated between base station controller and a base station transceiver, the smart antenna unit comprising a signaling information monitoring system coupled to an interface, wherein the interface is coupled to a base station controller and a base station transceiver and wherein the signaling information monitoring system further comprises;
a monitoring unit capable of collecting, and/or monitoring, information being communicated between a base station controller and a base station transceiver; and
an extracting unit capable of extracting relevant signaling information from the information collected by the monitoring unit. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A system comprising:
an antenna unit capable of receiving and processing signaling and/or control information being communicated between base station controller and a base station transceiver, the smart antenna unit comprising a signaling information monitoring system coupled to an interface, wherein the interface is coupled to a base station controller and a base station transceiver and wherein the signaling information monitoring system further comprises;
a monitoring unit capable of collecting, and/or monitoring, information being communicated between a base station controller and a base station transceiver; and
an extracting unit capable of extracting relevant signaling information from the information collected by the monitoring unit. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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