Method and controller for receiving beam control in MIMO system as well as radio unit and base station

Abstract

Method and controller are disclosed for receiving beam control in MIMO system. According to an embodiment, a measured power of a signal is obtained from a power meter. The signal is generated by a beamforming combiner by combining multiple inputs from an antenna array, and represents a first receiving beam with a first gain and a first pointing direction. Whether to apply beam gain control is judged based on the obtained power. In response to a positive judgment result, a target gain is determined. The target gain is converted to a target beamforming parameter. The target beamforming parameter is provided to the beamforming combiner, such that the first receiving beam is replaced by a second receiving beam with the target gain and the first pointing direction. A radio unit comprising the controller and a base station comprising the radio unit are also disclosed.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.