Method and apparatus for selection of virtual antennas
CA 2620067 C · Owner: Kadous, Tamer · Inventors: Kadous, Tamer; Kim, Byoung-Hoon
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Techniques for transmitting data from virtual antennas instead of physical antennas are described. Each virtual antenna may be mapped to some or all physical antennas by a different mapping. The performance of different sets of at least one virtual antenna is evaluated based on one or more metrics such as signal quality, throughput, overall rate and so on. The virtual antenna set , with the best performance is selected for use. If the virtual antenna selection is performed by the receiver then channel state information for the selected virtual antenna set may be sent to the transmitter. The channel state information may convey the selected virtual antenna(s) the signal quality or , …
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- Filed August 22, 2006 and granted August 21, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 22, 2026.
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