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

Claim 0:
1. A method for selecting a plurality of antenna elements of an active antenna array, the method comprising:
selecting a first plurality of antenna elements and obtaining a measure of a first signal based upon transmission or reception of a signal by the first plurality of antenna elements;
selecting a second plurality of antenna elements and obtaining a measure of a second signal based upon transmission or reception of a signal by the second plurality of antenna elements;
selecting a third plurality of antenna elements and obtaining a measure of a third signal based upon transmission or reception of a signal by the 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;
processing the measures of the first, second and third signals; and
determining 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.