Patent ID: 11962097
Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 5:
6. An apparatus configured to select a plurality of antenna elements of an active antenna array, the apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
receive a measure of a first signal based upon transmission or reception of a signal by a first plurality of antenna elements;
receive a measure of a second signal based upon transmission or reception of a signal by a second plurality of antenna elements;
receive a measure of a third signal based upon transmission or reception of a signal by a third plurality of antenna elements, wherein the first, second and third plurality of antenna elements are each different selections of the plurality of antenna elements of the active antenna array;
process the measures of the first, second and third signals; and
determine a subarray of antenna elements of the active antenna array to be utilized based on the processing of the measures of the first, second and third signals.