Anlenna device and method concerned
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- TELEFON AB LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
- Publication Date
- 2007-11-21
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] The invention relates to an antenna arrangement comprising an antenna section with a plurality of radiating elements arranged in sub-arrays. The invention also relates to a method for controlling beamforming in an antenna arrangement comprising an antenna section which in turn comprises a plurality of radiating elements which may be arranged in a sub-array. Background technique
[0002] The antennas used today on radio base stations of cellular mobile communication systems are often of the sectoral type. Three, six or more such antennas together cover 360 degrees in azimuth. It is generally desirable to be able to extend the coverage of a radio base station. But a high-gain antenna is required. In general, the longer the antenna mechanically, the easier it is to provide higher gain without changing the azimuth beamwidth. However, even though mechanically longer antennas are attractive for the reasons described above, there are several disadvantages...