MODULAR ANTENNA ARRAY WITH RF AND BASEBAND BEAMFORMING
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Generally, this disclosure provides systems and methods for a modular antenna array using radio frequency (RF) and baseband (BB) beamforming. A system may include a plurality of antenna modules, each of the antenna modules further including an array of antenna elements coupled to an RF beamforming circuit, the RF beamforming circuit to adjust phase shifts associated with the antenna elements to generate an antenna beam associated with the antenna module; and a central beamforming module coupled to each of the antenna modules, the central beamforming module to control the antenna beam associated with each of the antenna modules and to generate signal adjustments relative to each of the antenna modules, wherein the arrays of antenna elements of the antenna modules combine to operate as a composite antenna beamforming array.
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64 Claims
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33. A system for antenna beamforming, said system comprising:
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a plurality of antenna modules, each of said antenna modules comprising an array of antenna elements coupled to a radio frequency (RF) beamforming circuit, said RF beamforming circuit to adjust phase shifts associated with said antenna elements to generate an antenna beam associated with said antenna module; and a central beamforming module coupled to each of said antenna modules, said central beamforming module to control said antenna beam associated with each of said antenna modules and to generate signal adjustments relative to each of said antenna modules, wherein said arrays of antenna elements of said antenna modules combine to operate as a composite antenna beamforming array. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method for antenna beamforming, said method comprising:
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adjusting phase shifts associated with antenna elements included in an array of antenna elements coupled to an RF beamforming circuit, said adjusting performed by said RF beamforming circuit to generate an antenna beam, said antenna beam associated with an antenna module, said antenna module comprising said array of antenna elements and said RF beamforming circuit; controlling said antenna beam associated with each of a plurality of said antenna modules, said antenna modules coupled to a central beamforming module, said controlling performed by said central beamforming module; and generating signal adjustments relative to each of said antenna modules, said generating performed by said central beamforming module, wherein said arrays of antenna elements of said antenna modules combine to operate as a composite antenna beamforming array. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A platform comprising:
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a processor; an input/output module coupled to said processor; a memory coupled to said processor; and a wireless communication interface coupled to said processor, said interface comprising; a plurality of antenna modules, each of said antenna modules comprising an array of antenna elements coupled to a radio frequency (RF) beamforming circuit, said RF beamforming circuit to adjust phase shifts associated with said antenna elements to generate an antenna beam associated with said antenna module; and a central beamforming module coupled to each of said antenna modules, said central beamforming module to control said antenna beam associated with each of said antenna modules and to generate signal adjustments relative to each of said antenna modules, wherein said arrays of antenna elements of said antenna modules combine to operate as a composite antenna beamforming array. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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