US 11,689,263 B2
Small cell beam-forming antennas
Martin L. Zimmerman, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed by CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed on Nov. 20, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/689,282.
Application 16/689,282 is a continuation of application No. 15/679,450, filed on Aug. 17, 2017, granted, now 10,505,609.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/519,370, filed on Jun. 14, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0162141 A1, May 21, 2020
Int. Cl. H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H01Q 21/20 (2006.01); H01Q 3/26 (2006.01); H04B 7/04 (2017.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01); H01Q 25/00 (2006.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01)
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
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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.