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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2023
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
Jinfeng Du, West Windsor, NJ (US);
Silvio Mandelli, Ludwigsburg, DE;
NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
An apparatus, comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory storing instructions, the at least one memory and the instructions configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: determine a power angular spectrum characterizing a power distribution associated with an antenna array in a two-dimensional angular range, determine a beam aiming direction estimation and an associated confidence, determine estimates for an azimuthal angular spread, ASD, and an elevation angular spread, ZSD, determine a best beam shape and best beam aiming direction according to a predetermined criterion based on at least one of a) the power angular spectrum, b) the beam aiming direction estimation and the associated confidence, c) the estimate for the azimuthal angular spread, d) the estimate for the elevation angular spread.