Patent ID: 7062246
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: G01S,H01Q,H04B

Abstract:
1. An adaptive antenna network providing downlink communication to a mobile station, the adaptive antenna network comprising: two or more antenna element adapted to be switched in and out of the adaptive antenna network as required; control logic for switching antenna elements in and out of the adaptive antenna network; a downlink communications channel for downlink communication from the antenna network to the mobile station, which channel can be measured by one or more Quality of Service (QoS) metrics and which channel is constrained to operate within predetermined QoS parameters; wherein the mobile station measures a predetermined QoS metric of the downlink communication and returns a QoS measure to the control logic; and wherein the control logic switches at least one antenna element, if available, into the adaptive antenna network if the QoS measure is within the predetermined QoS parameters or switches at least one antenna element, if available, out of the adaptive antenna network if the QoS measure is outside the predetermined QoS pammeters.