System and apparatus for collecting information for use in a smart antenna system
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1. 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.
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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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1. An antenna apparatus comprising:
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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 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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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 (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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