CPC H04B 7/0617 (2013.01) [H01Q 3/2605 (2013.01); H01Q 3/267 (2013.01); H01Q 21/205 (2013.01); H01Q 25/001 (2013.01); H04B 7/04 (2013.01); H04W 16/28 (2013.01); H04W 84/045 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
1. A method of operating a base station antenna that includes at least a first linear array of dual-polarized radiating elements and a second linear array of dual-polarized radiating elements, each dual-polarized radiating element including a first polarization radiator that radiates at a first polarization and a second polarization radiator that radiates at a second polarization that is orthogonal to the first polarization, the first and second linear arrays having different azimuth boresight pointing directions, the method comprising:
transmitting a first data stream to a first user using a multi-input-multi-output (“MIMO”) transmission scheme using the first and second linear arrays; and
transmitting a second data stream to a second user while operating the base station antenna in a beam-forming mode using the first and second linear arrays.
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