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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2012
Jung Ah Lee, Pittstown, NJ (US);
Philippe Sehier, St. Germain en Laye, FR;
Jean-pierre Balech, Antony, FR;
Fang-chen Cheng, Randolph, NJ (US);
Jung Ah Lee, Pittstown, NJ (US);
Philippe Sehier, St. Germain en Laye, FR;
Jean-Pierre Balech, Antony, FR;
Fang-Chen Cheng, Randolph, NJ (US);
Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
Embodiments of the claimed subject matter provide a method and apparatus for virtual sectorization using an active antenna array. Embodiments of the apparatus include a transmitter for providing signals to an active antenna array. The signals cause the active antenna array to transmit a first reference signal to a first sector indicated to user equipment within the first sector by a sector identifier. The signals also cause the active antenna array to transmit a plurality of second reference signals into a corresponding plurality of second virtual sectors that overlap the first sector. The apparatus also includes a scheduler for scheduling transmission to user equipment based on feedback generated by the user equipment using the first reference signal or the second reference signals.