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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2008
Fredric Kronestedt, Ekero, SE;
BO Hagerman, Tyreso, SE;
Kimmo Hiltunen, Esbo, FI;
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. The wireless communication system comprises an antenna unit comprising a plurality of antenna elements, selecting means arranged to select at least one of the antenna elements as serving antenna for communication with user equipment, means for code allocation arranged to allocate a code for channel estimation support for the communication between the serving antenna and the user equipment, and a control unit arranged to control the communication based on the selected serving antenna and the allocated code. The means for code allocation are arranged to assign the code to said user equipment. The control unit is arranged to control the serving antenna so as to transmit the code assigned to the user equipment.