Patent ID: 9203494
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A radio frequency (RF) transceiver for use with an antenna array having a plurality of RF domain phase shifters that operate based on a plurality of beamforming weights, the RF transceiver comprising: an RF transmitter, coupled to the antenna array, operable to generate a transmit signal in a millimeter wave frequency band to a remote communication device based on single-carrier modulation of outbound data; an RF receiver, coupled to the antenna array, operable to generate inbound data based on a received signal from the remote communication device, wherein the RF receiver includes a single-carrier channel equalizer configured to select either time domain equalization or frequency domain equalization and wherein the single-carrier channel equalizer generates single carrier post equalization performance data; and a beamform controller, coupled to the RF receiver and the antenna array, operable to generate the plurality of beamforming weights to adjust a beamforming pattern of the antenna array in accordance with the single-carrier modulation, based on the single carrier post equalization performance data, wherein the beamform controller generates the plurality of beamforming weights based on both time domain equalization and frequency domain equalization of the single-carrier channel equalizer and wherein adjusting the beamform pattern of the antenna array in accordance with the single-carrier modulation includes modifying the beamform pattern in response to a change in selection of the single-carrier channel equalizer of either the time domain equalization or the frequency domain equalization.