Method and apparatus for beam selection in a smart antenna system
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of uplink beams at a plurality of receivers;
analyzing at least some of the plurality of uplink beams;
selecting an uplink beam from the plurality of uplink beams; and
switching to the selected uplink beam in real time.
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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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126 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of uplink beams at a plurality of receivers; analyzing at least some of the plurality of uplink beams; selecting an uplink beam from the plurality of uplink beams; and switching to the selected uplink beam in real time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus, comprising:
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a receiving system comprising a plurality of receivers capable of receiving one or more of a plurality of uplink beams, said uplink beams comprising signals transmitted by one or more mobile stations; a beam analysis module capable of analyzing uplink beams; a beam selection module capable of selecting an uplink beam from a plurality of uplink beams based at least in part on the analysis of at least one or more uplink beams; and a beam switching device capable of switching to the selected uplink beam in real time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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receiving signals via a plurality of beams, wherein the signals received comprise a signal sequence; correlating the signal sequence received with one or more known training sequences; and selecting one or more of the plurality of beams for communication based at least in part on one or more parameters. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus, comprising:
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a receiving system capable of receiving signals via a plurality of beams, wherein the signals received via at least one or more beams comprise a signal sequence; a correlation module capable of correlating the signal sequence received with one or more known training sequences; and a beam selection module capable of selecting one or more of the plurality of beams for transmitting based at least in part on one or more parameters comprising a correlation quality. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method comprising:
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receiving signals via a plurality of beams; selecting a first beam from the plurality of beams based at least in part on a first parameter; selecting a second beam from the plurality of beams based at least in part on a second parameter; and determining whether to transmit the first beam or the second beam based on one or more selection criteria. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiving system capable of receiving signals via a plurality of beams; a processing system capable of; selecting a first beam from the plurality of beams based at least in part on a first parameter; and selecting a second beam from the plurality of beams based at least in part on a second parameter; and a beam decision module capable of determining whether to transmit the first beam or the second beam based on one or more selection criteria. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method comprising:
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receiving signals via a plurality of beams; selecting from the plurality of beams a first beam for communicating uplink signals; and selecting from the plurality of beams a second beam for communicating downlink signals. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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47. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiving system capable of receiving signals via a plurality of beams; and a processing system capable of; selecting from the plurality of beams a first beam for communicating uplink signals; and selecting from the plurality of beams a second beam for communicating downlink signals. - View Dependent Claims (48)
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49. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving a plurality of uplink beams at a plurality of receivers; means for analyzing at least some of the plurality of uplink beams; means for selecting an uplink beam from the plurality of uplink beams; and means for switching to the selected uplink beam in real time. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52)
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53. A system, comprising:
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a receiving system comprising a plurality of receivers capable of receiving at least one or more of a plurality of uplink beams; a beam analysis module capable of analyzing uplink beams; a beam selection module capable of selecting an uplink beam from a plurality of uplink beams based at least in part on the analysis of at least one or more uplink beams; and a beam switching device capable of switching to the selected uplink beam in real time. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving signals via a plurality of beams, wherein the signals received comprise a signal sequence; means for correlating the signal sequence received with one or more known training sequences; and means for selecting one or more of the plurality of beams for communication based at least in part on one or more parameters. - View Dependent Claims (60)
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61. A system, comprising:
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a receiving system capable of receiving signals via a plurality of beams, wherein the signals received via at least one or more beams comprise a signal sequence; a correlation module capable of correlating the signal sequence received with one or more known training sequences; and a beam selection module capable of selecting one or more of the plurality of beams for transmitting based at least in part on one or more parameters comprising a correlation quality. - View Dependent Claims (62)
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63. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving signals via a plurality of beams; means for selecting a first beam from the plurality of beams based at least in part on a first parameter; means for selecting a second beam from the plurality of beams based at least in part on a second parameter; means for determining whether to transmit the first beam or the second beam based on one or more selection criteria. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66)
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67. A system comprising:
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a receiving system capable of receiving signals via a plurality of beams; a processing system capable of; selecting a first beam from the plurality of beams based at least in part on a first parameter; and selecting a second beam from the plurality of beams based at least in part on a second parameter; and a selected beam decision module capable of determining whether to transmit the first beam or the second beam based on one or more selection criteria. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69)
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70. A method of beam selection in a smart antenna system, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of uplink beams by a plurality of receivers, each receiver corresponding with one of the plurality of uplink beams, wherein each uplink beam comprises signals transmitted by a mobile station; analyzing each of the plurality of uplink beams; selecting an uplink beam from the plurality of uplink beams based at least in part on the analysis of each uplink beam; and 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. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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83. An apparatus for use in a smart antenna system, comprising:
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a receiving system comprising a plurality of receivers, each capable of receiving one of a plurality of uplink beams, each uplink beam comprising signals transmitted by a mobile station; a beam analysis module capable of analyzing each of the plurality of uplink beams; a beam selection module capable of selecting an uplink beam from the plurality of uplink beams based at least in part on the analysis of each uplink beam; and a beam switching device capable of 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. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94)
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95. A method of beam selection in a smart antenna system, comprising:
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receiving signals from a mobile station via a plurality of beams, wherein the signals received via each beam comprise a signal sequence; correlating the signal sequence received via each beam with one or more known training sequences to determine a correlation quality of each beam; and selecting one or more of the plurality of beams for communication between the mobile station and a base station transceiver based at least in part on one or more parameters comprising a-correlation quality of each of the plurality of beams. - View Dependent Claims (96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104)
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105. An apparatus for use in a smart antenna system, comprising:
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a receiving system capable of receiving signals via a plurality of beams, wherein the signals received via each beam comprise a signal sequence; a correlation module capable of correlating the signal sequence received via each beam with one or more known training sequences to determine a correlation quality of each beam; and a beam selection module capable of selecting one or more of the plurality of beams for communicating with the mobile station based at least in part on one or more parameters comprising-the correlation quality of each of the plurality of beams. - View Dependent Claims (106, 107, 108, 109, 110)
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111. A method of beam selection in a smart antenna system, comprising:
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receiving signals from a mobile station via a plurality of beams; executing a first algorithm to select a first beam from the plurality of beams based at least in part on a first parameter; executing a second algorithm to select a second beam from the plurality of beams based at least in part on a second parameter; determining whether to communicate the first beam or the second beam to a base station transceiver based on one or more selection criteria. - View Dependent Claims (112, 113, 114, 115, 116)
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117. An apparatus for use in a smart antenna system, comprising:
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a receiving system capable of receiving signals from a mobile station via a plurality of beams; a processing system capable of; execute a first algorithm to select a first beam from the plurality of beams based at least in part on a first parameter; execute a second algorithm to select a second beam from the plurality of beams based at least in part on a second parameter; and a selected beam decision module capable of determining whether to communicate the first beam or the second beam to a base station based on one or more selection criteria. - View Dependent Claims (118, 119, 120, 121, 122)
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123. A method of beam selection in a smart antenna system, comprising:
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receiving signals from a mobile station via a plurality of beams; executing a first algorithm to select from the plurality of beams a first beam for communicating uplink signals to a base station transceiver; and executing a second algorithm to select from the plurality of beams a second beam for communicating downlink signals to the mobile station, wherein the first beam and second beam comprise different beams. - View Dependent Claims (124)
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125. An apparatus for use in a smart antenna system, comprising:
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a receiving system capable of receiving signals from a mobile station via a plurality of beams; and a processing system capable of; executing a first algorithm to select from the plurality of beams a first beam for communicating uplink signals to a base station; and executing a second algorithm to select from the plurality of beams a second beam for communicating downlink signals to the mobile station, wherein the first beam and second beam comprise different beams. - View Dependent Claims (126)
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