Patent ID: 6016124
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: H01Q,H04B

Abstract:
A reduced rate beamforming network comprising:a plurality of digital input signals that represent voice or data messages;a plurality of bit stream formatters, each bit stream formatter coupled to one of the plurality of digital input signals to generate a predetermined format signal;a plurality of symbol generators, each symbol generator coupled to one of the plurality of bit stream formatters, each symbol generator transforming the predetermined format signal into a series of symbols;a beamforming matrix connected directly to the plurality of symbol generators, the beamforming matrix generating a plurality of baseband beam signals from the plurality of series of symbols; anda plurality of baseband low-pass filters coupled to the beamforming matrix, each of the filters coupled to a different baseband beam signal of the plurality of baseband beam signals, the low-pass filters generating a plurality of antenna feed signals from the plurality of baseband beams signals.