Patent ID: 8116675
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for handover based on a dynamic beamforming scheme, which is adapted to a mobile communication system including a mobile node and a base station, comprising: a mobile profile information processor configured to process mobile profile information based on a location of the mobile node and to generate a beamforming control signal according to the mobile profile information; a handover indication message processor configured to generate a first handover indication message incorporating the mobile profile information in preparation for a handover of the mobile node; a transceiver configured to transmit the first handover indication message to a new base station; and a beamforming controller configured to control beamforming for transmission of the transceiver according to the beamforming control signal, wherein the mobile profile information comprises the current speed of the mobile node, the current and estimated locations of the mobile node, and locations of neighboring base stations which are stored beforehand, and the first handover indication message is used to process mobile profile information for the new base station, to generate another beamforming control signal on the new base station using the mobile profile information for the new base station and to perform adaptive beamforming according to the beamforming control signal of the new base station.