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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
May. 28, 2010
Luc Dartois, Nozay, FR;
Samuel Betrencourt, Clamart, FR;
Luc Dartois, Nozay, FR;
Samuel Betrencourt, Clamart, FR;
Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a base transceiver station (BTS) for communicating with a plurality of user equipments (UE, UE, UE, UE, UE) divided in at least two groups, said base station comprises: an antenna element arrangement generating at least two shifted static beams (Bi, Bo) with respective down tilts for reaching the user equipments (UE, UE, UE, UE, UE) a processing unit () connected to said transceiver chains () and having means for performing at least two linear complex combinations of up-link digital signals—means for receiving said up-link signals and for selecting per user equipment the appropriate beam based on the quality of said up-link signals in the beam flows (Fi,FO).