| CPC H01Q 3/40 (2013.01) | 20 Claims |
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1. A system comprising:
a first phase progression matrix comprising first antenna ports, first beam ports, a plurality of first phase shifters, and a plurality of first quadrature hybrids, the first beam ports corresponding to a plurality of primary beam directions and a plurality of phase progressions for the first antenna ports, the first antenna ports comprising one or more first connectable antenna ports, each being configured to be communicatively coupled to a respective one of one or more first antenna elements, and the first antenna ports comprising one or more first unused antenna ports;
a second phase progression matrix comprising second antenna ports, second beam ports, a plurality of second phase shifters, and a plurality of second quadrature hybrids, the second beam ports corresponding to the plurality of primary beam directions and the plurality of phase progressions for the second antenna ports, the second antenna ports comprising one or more second connectable antenna ports, each being configured to be communicatively coupled to a respective one of one or more second antenna elements, and the second antenna ports comprising one or more second unused antenna ports; and
a beam direction device configured to communicatively couple a common port to a selected one of the first beam ports and a selected one of the second beam ports.
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