Method and apparatus for determining statistics for direction of departure

US9203530B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9203530-B2
Application numberUS-201114350381-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 13, 2011
Priority dateOct 13, 2011
Publication dateDec 1, 2015
Grant dateDec 1, 2015

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A method ( 200 ) for determining statistics for the Direction of Departure between a UE and a base station. The method ( 200 ) comprises receiving measurement reports from the UE on the strength of signals in the UE from one or more of the cells served by the base station, and for one pair of cells served by the base station, determining ( 220 ) whether or not the UE was limited in measuring the strength of the signals, and, if the UE was limited, determining ( 230 ) said statistics using the signal strengths from the cells in the pair, the cells' antenna gain towards the UE and the maximum difference between the signal strengths from the cells in the pair, and if the UE was not limited, determining ( 225 ) said statistics using the signal strengths from the cells in the pair and differences in the cells' antenna gain towards the UE.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for determining statistics for the Direction of Departure between a User Equipment (UE) in a cellular system and a site for a base station which serves two or more cells in the cellular system and which is equipped with at least one antenna per served cell, the method comprising receiving in the base station measurement reports from the UE which include the strength of signals received in the UE from one or more of the cells which are served by…

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What does patent US9203530B2 cover?
A method ( 200 ) for determining statistics for the Direction of Departure between a UE and a base station. The method ( 200 ) comprises receiving measurement reports from the UE on the strength of signals in the UE from one or more of the cells served by the base station, and for one pair of cells served by the base station, determining ( 220 ) whether or not the UE was limited in measuring th…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Gunnarsson Fredrik, Carlsson Niklas, Ericsson Telefon Ab L M
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04B17/328. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 01 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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