Vorrichtungen und Verfahren zur Kanalkalibrierung in Funk-Kommunikationssysteme mit mehreren Antennen

摘要

Provided is an apparatus and method for calibrating a channel in a radio communication system using multiple antennas. A base station apparatus for the radio communication system includes a channel estimator and a calculator. The channel estimator receives a UL (Uplink) sounding signal to estimate a first UL CSI (Channel State Information) and receives a UL sounding signal weighted with a DL (Downlink) CSI to estimate a second UL CSI. The calculator calculates calibration values for the respective antenna pairs using the first UL CSI and the second UL CSI. Information necessary for channel calibration is transmitted and received in an analog format. Accordingly, it is possible to minimize the waste of resource and time necessary for channel calibration.