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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2017
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Björn Sihlbom, Gothenburg, SE;
Mattias Gustafsson, Kista, SE;
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
Embodiments relate to a transmit device, the transmit device comprising: at least one logical antenna port configured to provide a broadcast component signal; an antenna array having M number of rows and N number of columns of antenna elements; and a processor configured to select Q number of columns among the N number of columns, where Q≤N, determine a phase center location (PCL) for the logical antenna port, wherein the phase center location is arranged in a point on a vertical axis (A) located in the Q number of columns, map the logical antenna port on the physical antenna ports of the Q number of columns.