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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2021
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
Juha Samuel Hallivuori, Tampere, FI;
NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
An apparatus is provided that includes: a multi-element reflector, each element comprising a concave reflective surface, the curvature of each element and focal distance of each element being common, the concave reflective surface of each element being configured to steer a radio-frequency beam in a different direction to that of the other elements; and a directional antenna feed, configurable to direct a beam towards each element of the multi-element reflector and positionable to be concurrently spaced said common focal distance from all of the elements of the multi-element reflector. One or more mechanisms are also provided by which, for example, a commercially viable millimeter wave base station can be realised. In particular, antenna arrangements are provided which support a field of view which facilitates establishment and maintenance of an effective communication link between a base station and a user with a desired level of reliability.