Dual mode communications device with null steering and methods for use therewith
First Claim
1. A communication device, comprising:
- a dual-band antenna array configured to transmit first radio frequency (RF) signals to a remote device in a first RF band and to transmit second RF signals to the remote device in a second RF band, wherein the second RF band is above the first RF band;
a base transceiver station configured to generate a consolidated steering matrix in accordance with the transmission of the first RF signals to the remote device in the first RF band; and
a remote radio head (RRH) configured to convert the consolidated steering matrix to a converted steering matrix that facilitates the transmission of the second RF signals to the remote device in the second RF band via the dual-band antenna array in accordance with an antenna beam pattern having at least one selected null direction, and further configured to generate the second RF signals in accordance with the converted steering matrix.
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Abstract
In accordance with one or more embodiments, a communication device includes a dual-band antenna array configured to transmit first radio frequency (RF) signals to a remote device in an RF band and to transmit first millimeter wave (MMW) signals to the remote device in a MMW frequency band, wherein the MMW frequency band is above the RF band. A base transceiver station is configured to generate a consolidated steering matrix in accordance with the transmission of the first RF signals to the remote device in the RF band. A remote radio head is configured to convert the consolidated steering matrix to a converted steering matrix that facilitates the transmission of the first MMW signals to the remote device in the MMW frequency band via the dual-band antenna array in accordance with an antenna beam pattern having at least one selected null direction, and further configured to generate the first MMW signals in accordance with the converted steering matrix.
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1. A communication device, comprising:
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a dual-band antenna array configured to transmit first radio frequency (RF) signals to a remote device in a first RF band and to transmit second RF signals to the remote device in a second RF band, wherein the second RF band is above the first RF band; a base transceiver station configured to generate a consolidated steering matrix in accordance with the transmission of the first RF signals to the remote device in the first RF band; and a remote radio head (RRH) configured to convert the consolidated steering matrix to a converted steering matrix that facilitates the transmission of the second RF signals to the remote device in the second RF band via the dual-band antenna array in accordance with an antenna beam pattern having at least one selected null direction, and further configured to generate the second RF signals in accordance with the converted steering matrix. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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generating, via a base transceiver station, a consolidated steering matrix in accordance with transmission of first radio frequency (RF) signals to a remote device in a first RF band; converting, via a remote radio head (RRH), the consolidated steering matrix to a converted steering matrix that facilitates transmission of second RF signals to the remote device in second RF band via an antenna in accordance with an antenna beam pattern having at least one selected null direction, wherein the second RF band is above the first RF band; generating, via the RRH, the second RF signals in accordance with the converted steering matrix; and transmitting, via the antenna and in accordance with the antenna beam pattern having the at least one selected null direction, the second RF signals to the remote device in the second RF band. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A communication device, comprising:
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an antenna array configured to transmit first radio frequency (RF) signals to a remote device in a first RF band and to transmit second RF signals to the remote device in a second RF band, wherein the second RF band is above the first RF band; a base transceiver station configured to generate a consolidated steering matrix in accordance with the transmission of the first RF signals with the remote device in the first RF band; and a remote radio head (RRH) including a conversion processor and a plurality of front ends, wherein the conversion processor is configured to convert the consolidated steering matrix to a converted steering matrix that facilitates the transmission of the second RF signals to the remote device in the second RF band via the antenna array in accordance with an antenna beam pattern having at least one selected null direction, and wherein the plurality of front ends is configured to generate the second RF signals in accordance with the converted steering matrix.
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