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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2018
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Joao Vieira, Hjarup, SE;
Dzevdan Kapetanovic, Lund, SE;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A method is disclosed for a system comprising a transmitter apparatus and a receiver apparatus. The transmitter apparatus is configured to transmit signals to the receiver apparatus using an available transmission beam. The receiver apparatus is configured to receive the signals using an available reception beam. The method comprises the transmitter apparatus determining a collection of linear combinations of transmission beams and a collection of linear combinations of reception beams, providing an indication of the collection of linear combinations of reception beams to the receiver apparatus and transmitting each of the linear combinations of transmission beams of the collection of linear combinations of transmission beams. The method also comprises the receiver apparatus acquiring the indication of the collection of linear combinations of reception beams from the transmitter apparatus, receiving each of the linear combinations of transmission beams of the collection of linear combinations of transmission beams using each of the linear combinations of reception beams of the collection of linear combinations of reception beams, and performing beam selection measurements on the received linear combinations of transmission beams for selection of the transmission beam from the plurality of available transmission beams and for selection of the reception beam from the plurality of available reception beams. Methods for each of the transmitter apparatus and the receiver apparatus are also disclosed, as well as corresponding apparatuses, network node, wireless communication device, system and computer program product.