Patent ID: 11968010
Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A system, comprising:
at least one baseband unit;
one or more radio units communicatively coupled to the at least one baseband unit; and
a plurality of antennas communicatively coupled to the one or more radio units, wherein each respective radio unit of the one or more radio units is communicatively coupled to a respective subset of the plurality of antennas;
wherein the at least one baseband unit, the one or more radio units, and the plurality of antennas are configured to implement a base station for wirelessly communicating with user equipment;
wherein the base station is configured to:
map a synchronization signal to the plurality of antennas during a sequence of time periods;
transmit the synchronization signal via each respective subset of the plurality of antennas with a first antenna beam pattern during a first time period of the sequence of time periods; and
transmit the synchronization signal via each respective subset of the plurality of antennas with a second antenna beam pattern during a second time period of the sequence of time periods, wherein the first antenna beam pattern is different than the second antenna beam pattern.