Method and apparatus for selecting antenna elements of an antenna array

    公开(公告)号:US11962097B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-16

    申请号:US17603716

    申请日:2019-04-16

    CPC classification number: H01Q3/36 H01Q21/29 H04B7/0691 H04B7/086 H04B7/0874

    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to select a plurality of antenna elements of an antenna array, such as to match the angular spread of the antenna array to a deployment scenario, thereby increasing the effective beamforming gain. In the context of a method, a plurality of antenna elements of an active antenna array are selected by separately selecting first, second and third pluralities of antenna elements and obtaining measures of first, second and third signals based upon transmission or reception of signals by the first, second and third pluralities of antenna elements, respectively The method additionally includes processing the measures of the first, second and third signals and determining a sub-army of antenna elements of the active antenna array to be utilized based on the processing of the measures of the first, second and third signals.

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