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AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
InventorsGöran Malmgren, Hui Li, Mikael Larsson, Peter Larsson
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In a cellular, broadband radio access network, such as a High Performance Local Area Network Type 2 (HIPERLAN/2), which employs multiple antennas per base station, the process of identifying and selecting the most appropriate base station antenna to support a given mobile terminal may be accomplished more effectively by allowing the mobile terminal to initiate antenna selection and, thereafter, to identify the most appropriate one of the multiple base station antennas. By utilizing the mobile terminal in this capacity, the process of antenna selection can be accomplished more effectively even if there is relatively little uplink communication between the mobile terminal and its corresponding base station.
A method for selecting one of the multiple base station antennas in a mobile communications system that employs a base station having multiple base station antennas, wherein each of the multiple base station antennas covers a corresponding sector of a cell associated with the base station comprising the steps of:
An apparatus for selecting one of the multiple antennas in a mobile communications system that employs multiple antennas in a base station, wherein each of the multiple antennas provides coverage for a corresponding sector area associated with the base station comprising:
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