公开(公告)号：US10432280B1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-01

申请号：US15979081

申请日：2018-05-14

Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.

Inventor： Nagi A. Mansour ,  Kevin Almon Hart ,  Akin Ozozlu ,  Krunal Mansukhlal Modasiya ,  Noman M. Alam

IPC: H04B7/06 ,  H04B7/08 ,  H01Q1/52

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for improving uplink coverage in a wireless communication network. A first correlated array and a second correlate array each comprise a plurality of antenna elements. Each correlated array has an inter-element spacing of one wavelength of a signal for which the array is configured to receive. The first and second correlated arrays are interleaved such that one-half of a wavelength of a signal for which at least one of the correlated arrays is configured to receive separates adjacent elements of the first and second correlated arrays. Signals received by each correlated array are combined using statistical signal processing techniques to create combined signals that may be provided to the wireless communication network. Combining uplink signals from at least two interleaved uncorrelated arrays may increase the effective spacing of each array without sacrificing base station space or throughput.