System and method for providing polarization matching on a cellular communication forward link
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1. A base station, comprising:
- an antenna arrangement including at least one set of transmit antenna elements configured to transmit radiated beam patterns and at least one set of receive antenna elements configured to receive radiated beam patterns, each antenna element within said set of transmit antenna elements and said set of receive antenna elements containing different polarization states;
a transformation mechanism including at least one antenna port coupled to said antenna arrangement and at least one beam port, said transformation mechanism configured to transform a plurality of receive antenna port signals generated from said set of receive antenna elements into a plurality of receive beam port signals and to transform a plurality of transmit beam port signals into a plurality of transmit antenna port signals capable of being transmitted by said set of transmit antenna elements; and
an adaptive measurement and control mechanism coupled to said transmit and receive antenna port signals, said measurement and control mechanism configured to measure and adaptively control attributes of said transmit and receive antenna port signals, wherein said measurement and control mechanism utilizes the attributes of said receive antenna port signals to adaptively adjust the polarization states of said set of transmit antenna elements in order to transmit beam patterns matching a polarization state of a mobile station.
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Abstract
A base station for a wireless communication system is capable of transmitting signals that match the polarization state of a mobile station by including an antenna arrangement having at least one set of transmit antenna elements and at least one set of receive antenna elements, a transformation mechanism having at least one antenna port coupled to the antenna arrangement and at least one beam port, and an adaptive measurement and control mechanism coupled to the transmit and receive antenna port signals and configured to measure and adaptively control attributes of the transmit and receive antenna port signals.
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1. A base station, comprising:
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an antenna arrangement including at least one set of transmit antenna elements configured to transmit radiated beam patterns and at least one set of receive antenna elements configured to receive radiated beam patterns, each antenna element within said set of transmit antenna elements and said set of receive antenna elements containing different polarization states;
a transformation mechanism including at least one antenna port coupled to said antenna arrangement and at least one beam port, said transformation mechanism configured to transform a plurality of receive antenna port signals generated from said set of receive antenna elements into a plurality of receive beam port signals and to transform a plurality of transmit beam port signals into a plurality of transmit antenna port signals capable of being transmitted by said set of transmit antenna elements; and
an adaptive measurement and control mechanism coupled to said transmit and receive antenna port signals, said measurement and control mechanism configured to measure and adaptively control attributes of said transmit and receive antenna port signals, wherein said measurement and control mechanism utilizes the attributes of said receive antenna port signals to adaptively adjust the polarization states of said set of transmit antenna elements in order to transmit beam patterns matching a polarization state of a mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless communication system, comprising:
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at least one mobile station; and
at least one base station communicating with said at least one mobile station, said base station including an antenna arrangement including at least one set of transmit antenna elements configured to transmit radiated beam patterns and at least one set of receive antenna elements configured to receive radiated beam pattern, each antenna element within said at least one set of transmit antenna elements and said at least one set of receive antenna elements containing a plurality of polarization states;
a transformation mechanism including at least one antenna port coupled to said antenna arrangement and at least one beam port, said transformation mechanism configured to transform a plurality of receive antenna port signals generated from said set of receive antenna elements into a plurality of receive beam port signals and to transform a plurality of transmit beam port signals into a plurality of transmit antenna port signals capable of being transmitted by said set of transmit antenna elements; and
an adaptive measurement and control mechanism coupled to said transmit antenna port signals and said receive antenna port signals, said measurement and control mechanism configured to measure and adaptively control attributes of said transmit antenna port signals and said receive antenna port signals, wherein said measurement and control mechanism utilizes the attributes of said receive antenna port signals to adaptively adjust the polarization states of said set of transmit antenna elements in order to transmit beam patterns matching a polarization state of said mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A wireless communication system, comprising:
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at least one mobile station; and
at least one base station communicating with said at least one mobile station, said base station including an antenna arrangement including a plurality of antenna element sets configured to transmit and receive radiated beam patterns, said antenna element sets having a plurality of different polarization states and each antenna element within each of said antenna element sets having a similar polarization state;
a channel switch mechanism coupled to said antenna arrangement, said channel switch mechanism configured to channel a plurality of receive antenna port signals and a plurality of transmit antenna port signals and to switch between said antenna element sets;
a transformation mechanism including a plurality of antenna ports coupled to said channel switch mechanism and a plurality of beam ports, said transformation mechanism configured to transform said receive antenna port signals generated from said antenna element sets into a plurality of receive beam port signals and to transform said transmit beam port signals into a plurality of transmit antenna port signals capable of being transmitted by said antenna element sets;
a comparator mechanism coupled to said plurality of beam ports of said transformation mechanism, said comparator mechanism configured to detect signal strength of said receive antenna port signals and determine strongest receive signal information;
a switch controller mechanism coupled to said comparator mechanism, said switch controller configured to control said channel switch mechanism, wherein said switch controller mechanism utilizes said strongest receive signal information to direct said channel switch mechanism to switch to said antenna element corresponding to said strongest receive signal in order to transmit beam patterns matching a polarization state of a mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A base station, comprising:
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an antenna arrangement including a plurality of antenna element sets configured to transmit and receive radiated beam patterns, said antenna element sets containing a plurality of different polarization states;
a polarization detection mechanism coupled to said antenna arrangement, said polarization detection mechanism configured to detect polarization states of a plurality of receive signals received from said antenna element sets and to produce an adaptive polarization map indicating the polarization states for different time slots of said receive signals; and
a switch control mechanism coupled to said polarization detection mechanism, said switch control mechanism configured to switch between said antenna element sets, wherein said switch control mechanism switches to a particular antenna element set based on said polarization map provided by said polarization detection mechanism in order to transmit beam patterns that match a polarization state of a mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A wireless communication system, comprising:
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at least one mobile station; and
at least one base station communicating with said mobile station, said base station including, an antenna arrangement including a plurality of antenna element sets configured to transmit and receive radiated beam patterns, said antenna element sets containing different polarization states;
a polarization detection mechanism coupled to said antenna arrangement, said polarization detection mechanism configured to detect polarization states of a plurality of receive signals received from said antenna element sets and to produce an adaptive polarization map indicating the polarization states for a plurality of different time slots of said receive signals;
a switch control mechanism coupled to said polarization detection mechanism, said switch control mechanism configured to switch between said antenna element sets, wherein said switch control mechanism switches to a particular antenna element set based on said polarization map provided by said polarization detection mechanism in order to transmit beam patterns that match a polarization state of a mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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