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System for distributed beamforming for a communication system employing relay nodes

  • US 8,666,309 B2
  • Filed: 01/28/2008
  • Issued: 03/04/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • at least one processor; and

    at least one memory including computer program code, where the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to at least;

    receive, with a first antenna, a first signal from a source node and a second signal from a destination node, wherein said second signal comprises one of a power-based feedback signal and a signal-to-noise based feedback signal from said destination node;

    transmit, with a second antenna, at least a portion of said first signal with an antenna weighting factor; and

    adjust said antenna weighting factor based on at least said second signal.

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