Communication device with phase/angle transformation and methods for use therewith

摘要

A communication device includes antennas to receive a first signal from a remote device, wherein the first signal corresponds to a first operational mode. A baseband processor selects either a first operational mode for transmitting a second signal or a second operational mode for transmitting the second signal. When the second operational mode is selected the baseband processor transforms the phase-related information corresponding to the first operational mode to transformed phase-related information corresponding to the second operational mode. The antennas transmit the second signal to the remote device in accordance with the transformed phase-related information corresponding to the second operational mode.

主权项

1. A communication device, comprising:
a plurality of antennas to receive a first signal from a remote device, in accordance with a first operational mode that corresponds to a first transmission scheme; a baseband processor that selects one of: the first operational mode for transmitting a second signal in accordance with the first transmission scheme and a second operational mode for transmitting the second signal in accordance with a second transmission scheme that differs from the first transmission scheme; wherein, when the second operational mode is selected for transmitting the second signal:
the baseband processor transforms antenna phase-related information corresponding to the first operational mode to transformed antenna phase-related information corresponding to the second operational mode, wherein the antenna phase-related information is one of: angle information between at least two of the plurality of antennas or phase information between at least two of the plurality of antennas; andthe at least two of the plurality of antennas transmit the second signal to the remote device in accordance with the transformed antenna phase-related information corresponding to the second operational mode.