SELF-CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES FOR IMPLICIT BEAMFORMING

摘要

A method for communication includes, in a communication device that includes a plurality of transmission/reception (TX/RX) chains, each including a respective TX chain and a respective RX chain coupled to a respective antenna, transmitting a calibration signal via one or more TX chains and receiving the transmitted calibration signal via one or more RX chains. Calibration coefficients, which are indicative of offsets in response between the TX chains and the corresponding RX chains, are computed based on the received calibration signal. A self-calibrated beamformed signal is generated using the calibration coefficients. The self-calibrated beamformed signal is transmitted via the TX chains to a remote communication device.