Patent ID: 8634868
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for selecting at least one antenna to receive uplink transmissions from a user equipment, UE, from among a plurality of antennas comprises the steps of: assigning a sounding reference signal, SRS, resource to the UE, receiving one or more reports from antenna devices having said plurality of antennas, which reports indicate receipt of an SRS on said assigned SRS resource, wherein each of said antenna devices includes an SRS receiver with only basic PHY layer functions and further wherein said step of receiving further includes receiving, at a coordinator node, in phase (I) and quadrature (Q) samples associated with receipt of said SRS on said assigned SRS resource, selecting the at least one antenna based on said one or more reports, and coordinating reservations of said SRS resources in areas associated with said antenna devices.