METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANTENNA PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AS WELL AS BASE STATION

Title:

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANTENNA PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AS WELL AS BASE STATION

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/107357

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

Method, apparatus, computer program and computer readable storage medium are disclosed for antenna performance evaluation. According to an embodiment, signal metrics and positions of a plurality of user equipments within a coverage area of an antenna array are acquired. An antenna performance map showing how signal metric as a variable changes relative to position as another variable is generated from the signal metrics and positions. Obstacle related information is determined based on the generated antenna performance map and a reference antenna performance map. A base station comprising the apparatus is also disclosed.

Inventors:

LI MING (CN)
MIAO QINGYU (CN)
WANG JIANFENG (CN)
ZHANG ZENGJIE (CN)

Application Number:

PCT/CN2016/109650

Publication Date:

June 21, 2018

Filing Date:

December 13, 2016

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Assignee:

ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M (SE)
LI MING (CN)

International Classes:

H04W24/08

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