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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2011
Dragan M. Samardzija, Highlands, NJ (US);
Cuong Tran, Howell, NJ (US);
Howard C. Huang, New York, NY (US);
Susan J. Walker, Freehold, NJ (US);
Reinaldo A. Valenzuela, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Dragan M. Samardzija, Highlands, NJ (US);
Cuong Tran, Howell, NJ (US);
Howard C. Huang, New York, NY (US);
Susan J. Walker, Freehold, NJ (US);
Reinaldo A. Valenzuela, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an antenna array for supporting multiple beam architectures. For example, a transceiver may include an antenna array. The antenna array includes a plurality of antenna elements, where the plurality of antenna elements is configured to support at least two beam architectures in a cell site. Each beam architecture is associated with a different configuration of sectors and beamforming signals. According to one embodiment, each beam architecture is associated with a different wireless standard. According to another embodiment, each beam architecture is associated with a different carrier within one wireless standard. The antenna elements may be arranged as a circular array.