Future Wei Technologies, Inc.

Huawei Technologies Co., Limited

Renjian Zhao

Zhengxiang Ma

Leonard Piazzi

Jian Jim Wang

Stefan Feuchtinger

Weimin Xiao

Jian Wang

Jian Jun Wang

Using High-beam and low-beam transmission signals that have different antenna tilts, different beam-widths, and different polarizations than one another may provide performance advantages in wireless networks. The high-beam transmission signal and the low-beam transmission signal may have orthogonal polarizations. For example, the high-beam transmission signal and the low-beam transmission signal may be linearly polarized signals having different electromagnetic field (E-field) polarization angles with respect to the y-axis, e.g., +/&#x2212;forty-five degrees with respect to a vertically polarized wave. As another example, the high-beam transmission signal may be a vertically polarized signal, and the low-beam transmission signal may be a horizontally polarized signal, or vice-versa. In addition to having orthogonal polarizations, the low-beam transmission signal may have a greater antenna beam down-tilt angle, and a wider beam-width than the high-beam transmission signal.

Apparatus and method to configure antenna beam width

Using High-beam and low-beam transmission signals that have different antenna tilts, different beam-widths, and different polarizations than one another may provide performance advantages in wireless networks. The high-beam transmission signal and the low-beam transmission signal may have orthogonal polarizations. For example, the high-beam transmission signal and the low-beam transmission signal may be linearly polarized signals having different electromagnetic field (E-field) polarization angles with respect to the y-axis, e.g., +/&#x2212; forty-five degrees with respect to a vertically polarized wave. As another example, the high-beam transmission signal may be a vertically polarized signal, and the low-beam transmission signal may be a horizontally polarized signal, or vice-versa. In addition to having orthogonal polarizations, the low-beam transmission signal may have a greater antenna beam down-tilt angle, and a wider beam-width than the high-beam transmission signal.

Embodiments are provided for cross-polarized antennas design with different down tilt angles that support versatile functionality, such as for MIMO or beamforming. An embodiment antenna circuit comprises a baseband signal processor, a pair of RF transmitters coupled to the baseband signal processor, a pair of PAs coupled to the RF transmitters, a 90&#xb0;/180&#xb0; hybrid coupler coupled to the RF transmitters, a pair of duplexers and two antennas coupled to the PAs. The two antennas are down tilted at different down tilt angles. A pair of signals is generated using the baseband signal processor, transmitted by the RF transmitters, and amplified using the PAs. Additionally, a 90&#xb0; or 180&#xb0; phase difference is introduced into the signals using the 90&#xb0;/180&#xb0; hybrid coupler. After the amplifying and introducing the phase difference, the signals are polarized at two different polarizations and down tilted at different down tilt angles using the two antennas.

Apparatus and methods for cross-polarized tilt antennas

A method for providing feedback information includes receiving a configuration of a plurality of offset values, determining the feedback information in accordance with at least one measurement made by a user equipment and with the plurality of offset values, and sending the feedback information to a network controller.

System and method for intelligent channel state information selection

An apparatus in a user equipment node (UE) is configured to perform a method for channel feedback. The method includes determining, based on a common reference signal received from a base station and one or more channel conditions, a plurality of values for a receiver table. The method also includes determining a plurality of values for a decision table based on corresponding values in the receiver table and a predetermined interference table. The method further includes selecting a value from the decision table. In addition, the method includes transmitting, to the base station, at least one of a rank indicator (RI) value and a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) value associated with the selected value in the decision table.

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