Base transceiver station having multibeam controllable antenna system

An antenna system for receiving a signal, comprising:

• at least one first phase shifter that shifts input signals received by an antenna array and that generates first phase-shifted signals;
• at least one first divider that divides the first phase-shifted signals into a plurality of first divided signals;
• at least one second divider that divides the first divided signals and generates second divided signals;
• at least one second phase shifter that shifts the second divided signals and generates second phase-shifted signals;
• at least one first combiner that combines the second phase-shifted signals and generates a first combined signal;
• and
• a controller that generates a control signal which controls horizontal and vertical half-power beam widths and tilting angles of the input signals independently by controlling the first divider and second divider and the first phase shifter and second phase shifter.

A base transceiver station for controlling multi beams of a transmission signal, comprising:

• at least one first divider that divides an input signal into a plurality of first divided signals;
• at least one first phase shifter that shifts the first divided signals and generates first phase-shifted signals;
• at least one first combiner that combines the first phase-shifted signals and generates a first combined signal;
• at least one second divider that divides the first combined signal into a plurality of second divided signals;
• at least one second phase shifter that shifts the second divided signals and generates second phase-shifted signals;
• and
• a controller that generates a control signal which controls horizontal and vertical half-power beam widths and tilting angles of the input signal independently by controlling the first divider and the second divider and the first phase shifter and the second phase shifters.

A base transceiver station for receiving a signal, comprising:

• at least one first phase shifter that shifts a signal received by an antenna array and generates a first phase-shifted signal;
• at least one first divider that divides the first phase-shifted signal into a plurality of first divided signals;
• at least one second divider that divides the first divided signals into a plurality of second divided signals;
• at least one second phase shifter that shifts the second divided signals and generates second phase-shifted signals;
• at least one combiner that combines the second phase-shifted signals and generates a first combined signal;
• and
• a controller that generates a control signal which controls horizontal and vertical half-power beam widths and tilting angles of the signal independently by controlling the first divider and the second divider and the first phase shifter and second phase shifter.

A method for controlling multi beams of a transmission signal in an antenna system, comprising:

• a) at a first divider, dividing an input signal into a plurality of first divided signals;
• b) at a first phase shifter, shifting the first divided signals and generating first phase-shifted signals;
• c) at a first combiner, combining the first phase-shifted signals and generating a first combined signal;
• d) at a second divider, dividing the first combined signal into a plurality of second divided signals;
• e) at a second phase shifter, shifting the second divided signals and generating second phase-shifted signals;
• and
• f) generating a control signal which controls horizontal and vertical half-power beam widths and tilting angles of the input signal independently by controlling the first divider and the second divider and the first phase shifter and the second phase shifter.

A method for controlling multi beams of a received signal in an antenna system, comprising:

• a) at a first phase shifter, shifting a signal received by an antenna array and generating a first phase-shifted signal;
• b) at a first divider, dividing the first phase-shifted signal into a plurality of first divided signals;
• c) at a second divider, dividing the first divided signals into a plurality of second divided signals;
• d) at a second phase shifter, shifting the second divided signals and generating second phase-shifted signals;
• e) at a combiner, combining the second phase-shifted signals and generating a first combined signal;
• and
• f) generating a control signal which controls horizontal and vertical half-power beam widths and tilting angles of the signal independently by controlling the first and second divider and the first and second phase shifters.

A method for controlling multi beams of a transmission signal in a base transceiver station, comprising:

• a) at a first divider, dividing an input signal into a plurality of first divided signals;
• b) at a first phase shifter, shifting the first divided signals and generating first phase-shifted signals;
• c) at a first combiner, combining the first phase-shifted signals and generating a first combined signal;
• d) at a second divider, dividing the first combined signal into a plurality of second divided signals;
• e) at a second phase shifter, shifting the second divided signals and generating second phase-shifted signals;
• and
• f) generating a control signal which controls horizontal and vertical half-power beam widths and tilting angles of the input signal independently by controlling the first divider and the second divider and the first phase shifter and the second phase shifter.

A method for controlling multi beams of a received signal in a base transceiver station, comprising:

• a) at a first phase shifter, shifting a signal received by an antenna array and generating a first phase-shifted signal;
• b) at a first divider, dividing the first phase-shifted signal into a plurality of first divided signals;
• c) at a second divider, dividing the first divided signals into a plurality of second divided signals;
• d) at a second phase shifter, shifting the second divided signals and generating second phase-shifted signals;
• e) at a first combiner, combining the second phase-shifted signals and generating a first combined signal;
• and
• f) generating a control signal which controls horizontal and vertical half-power beam widths and tilting angles of the input signal independently by controlling the first divider and second divider and the first phase shifter and second phase shifter.