Array beamforming with wide nulls
First Claim
1. A method of wireless communication comprising:
- exchanging wireless signals between at least one remote client and a directional antenna array associated with a wireless network, wherein the directional antenna array includes a plurality of antenna elements;
locating angles associated with directions of arrival for wireles signals from each client with respect to the antenna array;
determining values for weighting factors of wireless signals for each of the respective plurality of antenna elements, so as to create predetermined phase differences between the signals of the plurality of antenna elements, wherein the determining values for the weighting factors comprises sampling baseband signals from each antenna element, so as to obtain a representation of sampled signals from a particular client;
using the predetermined phase differences to direct at least one null toward at least one source of interference, so as to avoid signal interference;
wherein the sampled signals are used to buld up a covariance matrix R; and
wherein the sampled signals X have vector components x0, x1, x2, . . . xn that are expressed in matrix form such that X={x0x1x2 . . . xn}, and wherein the covariance matrix R is built up such that R=XXH where R is the direct product of X, and XH is the Hermitian matrix of X.
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Abstract
A method and implementation of wireless communication are disclosed in which wireless signals are exchanged between at least one remote client and a directional antenna array associated with a wireless network, wherein the directional antenna array includes a plurality of antenna elements. A statistical matrix analysis is performed for each of the at least one client and the antenna array, in order to locate angles associated with directions of each client with respect to the antenna array. Values are determined for weighting factors for RF signals of each of the respective plurality of antenna elements, so as to create predetermined phase differences between the signals of the plurality of antenna elements. The predetermined phase differences are used to direct at least one null toward at least one source of interference, so as to avoid signal interference.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of wireless communication comprising:
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exchanging wireless signals between at least one remote client and a directional antenna array associated with a wireless network, wherein the directional antenna array includes a plurality of antenna elements; locating angles associated with directions of arrival for wireles signals from each client with respect to the antenna array; determining values for weighting factors of wireless signals for each of the respective plurality of antenna elements, so as to create predetermined phase differences between the signals of the plurality of antenna elements, wherein the determining values for the weighting factors comprises sampling baseband signals from each antenna element, so as to obtain a representation of sampled signals from a particular client; using the predetermined phase differences to direct at least one null toward at least one source of interference, so as to avoid signal interference; wherein the sampled signals are used to buld up a covariance matrix R; and wherein the sampled signals X have vector components x0, x1, x2, . . . xn that are expressed in matrix form such that X={x0x1x2 . . . xn}, and wherein the covariance matrix R is built up such that R=XXH where R is the direct product of X, and XH is the Hermitian matrix of X. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of wireless communication comprising:
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exchanging wireless signals between at least one remote client and a directional antenna array associated with a wireless network, wherein the directional antenna array includes a plurality of antenna elements; locating angles associated with directions of arrival for wireless signals from each client with respect to the antenna array; determining values for weighting factors of wireless signals for each of the respective plurality of antenna elements, so as to create predetermined phase differences between the signals of the plurality of antenna elements, wherein the determining values for the weighting factors comprises sampling baseband signals from each antenna element, so as to obtain a representation of sampled signals from a particular client, wherein the sampled signals are used to build up a covariance matrix R; performing an eigen-decomposition upon the covariance matrix for determining the dominant eigenvalues and the corresponding eigenvectors of the matrix upon building up the covariance matrix of sampled values from the client signal; and using the predeternnined phase differences to direct at least one null toward at least one source of interference, so as to avoid signal interference; wherein the sampled signals X have vector components x0, x1, x2, . . . xn that are expressed in matrix form such that X={x0x1x2 . . . nn}, and wherein the covariance matrix R is built up such that R=XXH where R is the direct product of X, and XH is the Hermitian matrix of X. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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