Abstract:
An antenna arrangement (33) comprising at least one elongated structure (36) for guiding an electromagnetic wave is disclosed. The elongated structure (36) comprises a plurality of through-going perforationsandeach said perforation is adapted to allow a small fraction of the total energy in the guided electromagnetic wave to be radiated out from the perforation. The antenna arrangement (33) is adapted to be used by a base station (31) in a cellular communication system and the elongated structure (36) is arranged to be oriented in a substantially vertical direction. Additionally, a base station site (30) comprising the antenna arrangement is described.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a display arrangement comprising display means (30 4 ) and receiving and/or transmitting means for radio waves, millimeter waves or microwaves. An electrically conductive structure (6A) is adapted to form said receiving and/or transmitting means. The display means (3O4) comprises an emission layer with a number of light emitting elements or pixel elements ( 5 31 ,..., 5 35 ). The electrically conductive structure (6A) is provided between said light emitting elements (5 31 ,..., 5 35 ) to form said receiving and/or transmitting means such that they are integrated with the display means (3O 4 ). Light conducting means (7 31 ,..., 7 35 ) are provided to conduct light through the electrically conductive structure (6A) to represent imaging information on top of the display means.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method and devices for determining the position of a user equipment in a mobile radio communications system. According to the invention, the position is determined via a distortion in a radio signal transmitted to or from the user equipment, wherein the distortion is caused by a scatterer being positioned at a particular location and having time-dependent scattering properties such that the scattering of a radio signal gives rise to a distortion by which said scattering properties may be identified.
Abstract:
An antenna arrangement 30 comprising a leaky cable 31 is disclosed. The leaky cable 31 includes subsections 32, 33, 34 and each subsection exhibits a longitudinal direction of extension L 32 , L 33 , L 34 and a radiation pattern. The longitudinal directions of adjacent subsections are oriented in different directions to create a predetermined radiation pattern by superpositioning of the radiation pattern of each subsection. Additionally, a method of creating a predetermined radiation pattern of such an antenna arrangement 30 is described.
Abstract:
An antenna arrangement comprising at least a first and a second elongated structure, e.g., a coaxial cable, for guiding an electromagnetic wave is provided. Each of said structures comprises a plurality of radiation elements. The structures are positioned alongside each other in their longitudinal direction of extension forming a bundle. The elongated structures are arranged within the bundle such that the radial positions of said structures are alternated in the longitudinal direction of extension.
Abstract:
The invention discloses a wireless telecommunications device (110) intended to communicate with an access point, such as a base station, (120, 130) in a wireless telecommunications system(100). The device (110) comprises at least a first radio chain (114) and at least a first (111 ) and a second (112) antenna, which antennas each have a certain radiation pattern, and which are used for receiving and transmitting information to and from the base station (120, 130). The device (110) includes a motion sensor (113) for giving information on the spatial orientation of the device, and the device additionally includes means (115) for utilizing said orientation information in order to control the total radiation pattern in the device's communication with the base station by controlling the phase and/or amplitude of signals associated with said first (111 ) and second (112) antennas.
Abstract:
A leaky co-axial cable arrangement (1), including a co-axial cable (10), a plurality of radiation slots (11) arranged on the co-axial cable (10) and an activation arrangement (12) configured for affecting predetermined regions on the cable to selectively activate or deactivate at least one of the plurality of radiation slots (11) to provide the leaky co-axial cable arrangement (1).
Abstract:
The present technology relates to a channel estimator configured to operate based on a discrete wave channel model and measured channel responses between a transmitter having at least one transmit antenna and a receiver having at least one receive antenna. The channel estimator (100) comprises a windowed likelihood determiner (120) and a maximization processor (130). The windowed likelihood determiner (120) is configured to determine a windowed likelihood function based on the measured channel responses, a selected window function, and modeled channel responses defined based on a number of discrete waves according to the discrete wave channel model. Each one of the discrete waves is associated with wave parameters to be determined including at least one of wave propagation direction(s) and wave propagation delay. The maximization processor (130) is configured to perform maximization of the windowed likelihood function, using initial input in the form of at least one of predetermined wave propagation delay(s) and predetermined wave propagation direction(s) for at least one of the discrete waves, to extract the wave parameters of the discrete waves.
Abstract:
An antenna (100,200,300, 400, 500) comprising first (110, 210, 310, 410, 430) and second (120, 220, 320, 420, 440) structures for guiding electromagnetic waves, each comprising groups (111, 130, 150, 230, 330; 140,160, 240, 340, 445, 470) of radiation elements. For adjacent sections in 5 the structures, at least one applies: ?Groups of radiation elements are distributed along the two structures such that a group (110, 130, 150) in the first structure overlaps a group (120, 140,160) in the second structure partially or not at all. ?Radiation elements within said groups (230; 240) exhibit a common 10 main direction of extension within the group, and differs between the first and the second groups by an angle of at least 10 degrees. ?The radiation elements of the groups (330, 340) are distributed along the structures (310, 320) on sides of the structures which face different directions.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an antenna arrangement comprising means (1, 72, 72', 77, 77') for providing an approximation of a constant current electrical loop, which is arranged to provide a first essentially toroid-shaped radiation pattern (29), where the antenna arrangement further comprises a first (67) and a second (68) electrical dipole. The electrical dipoles (67, 68) are arranged essentially orthogonal to each other, and are arranged to provide a second (30) and third (31) essentially toroid-shaped radiation pattern which each is essentially orthogonal to the other and to the first essentially toroid-shaped radiation pattern (29). The means (1, 72, 72', 77, 77') for approximation of the constant current electrical loop comprises at least two current path parts (2, 3, 4, 5; 69, 70, 71; 69', 70', 71'; 73, 74, 75, 76; 73', 74', 75', 76'), where a current (I1, 12, 13, 14) can be applied to each one of said parts (2, 3, 4, 5; 69, 70, 71; 69', 70', 71'; 73, 74, 75, 76; 73', 74', 75', 76'), so that the current (11, 12, 13, 14) in each one of said parts (2, 3, 4, 5; 69, 70, 71; 69', 70', 71'; 73, 74, 75, 76; 73', 74', 75', 76') essentially will be in phase with each other.