Patent ID: 8086272
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A method for selecting antennas in a wireless network including a base station and a plurality of user equipment (UE) transceivers, comprising: specifying, in a base station of a wireless network, times and frequencies to transmit sounding reference signals (SRSs) by a transceiver of the network, in which the transceiver includes a set of available antennas; specifying which antennas to use to transmit the SRSs for the specified times and frequencies; transmitting the SRS by the transceiver according to the specified times, frequencies, and antennas; selecting a subset of antennas of the set of available antennas in the base station based on the received SRSs; indicating the selected subset of antennas to the transceiver; and transmitting data by the transceiver using the selected subset of antennas.