Patent ID: 11901986
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 13:
14. A method for scheduling signals for beam-formed communication, wherein said method comprises the steps of:
selecting a first set of beamforming vectors among at least two first sets of beamforming vectors, said first set of beamforming vectors corresponding to a highest estimated total throughput for a first signal to be scheduled for beamformed communication in a first direction under intended prevailing radio conditions;
said at least two first sets of beamforming vectors being designed to give a beam in said first direction for a given polarization;
said at least two first sets of beamforming vectors presenting different tapering and/or non-tapering; and
initiating a transmission of a first beam index assigned to said first signal;
wherein said first beam index defines said first selected set of beamforming vectors;
characterized in that said beam index has a part beam index defining if the beamforming is a single-user beamforming or a multi-user beamforming.