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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2009
Ki-young Han, Yongin-si, KR;
Sang-woo Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
June Moon, Seoul, KR;
Byoung-ha Yi, Seoul, KR;
Cheol Mun, Suwon-si, KR;
Ki-Young Han, Yongin-si, KR;
Sang-Woo Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
June Moon, Seoul, KR;
Byoung-Ha Yi, Seoul, KR;
Cheol Mun, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Chungju National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Chungju-si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for beamforming of a terminal in a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) wireless communication system are provided. The method includes transmitting sounding signals beamformed through a plurality of beamforming weight vectors in sequence, receiving control information indicative of an uplink weight vector determined by a base station and a maximum channel quality value using the sounding signals and transmitting a transmit signal beamformed with the uplink weight vector via a plurality of antennas.