System and method for supporting multi-user antenna beamforming in a cellular network

US9020554B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9020554-B2
Application numberUS-99706109-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 24, 2009
Priority dateJun 24, 2008
Publication dateApr 28, 2015
Grant dateApr 28, 2015

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The present invention is a method and system for supporting a beamforming antenna system in a multiple user mobile broadband communication network including a process for setting and adjusting the magnitude and phase of the signal to user equipment from each antenna. Namely, the present invention supports the communication of power signal values or levels to user equipment in a manner that keeps pace with the rapid variations of the power levels that occur in the dynamic scheduling of transmissions on the cell site. The present invention satisfies this need for an improved signal strength signaling to user equipment for the situation where multiple users are located on the cell site.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for specifying a power scaling factor for a transmission signal from an access node to a receiver on a communication system that has at least two spatial beams providing coverage in a cell sector, the method comprising: by the access node, determining the power scaling factor to be applied to the transmission signal to the receiver, wherein the power scaling factor is determined based on a resource allocation on the cell sector and number of receiv…

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What does patent US9020554B2 cover?
The present invention is a method and system for supporting a beamforming antenna system in a multiple user mobile broadband communication network including a process for setting and adjusting the magnitude and phase of the signal to user equipment from each antenna. Namely, the present invention supports the communication of power signal values or levels to user equipment in a manner that keep…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Tee Lai King, Li Jun, Callard Aaron, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W52/346. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 28 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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