Split Control and Payload via Cooperative Massive MIMO (M-MIMO) and Non-M-MIMO Infrastructure

摘要

Embodiments provide systems and methods for enabling a wireless multi-access communication system having a first frequency band and a second frequency band. The first frequency band can be used to establish a first channel using a non-Massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (M-MIMO) radio access technology (RAT). The first channel can be used to broadcast downlink/uplink control information (and, optionally, data) between an access point (AP) and a user device. The second frequency band can be used to establish a second channel using a M-MIMO RAT. The second channel can be used to communicate high speed downlink/uplink data between an AP and a user device. The non-M-MIMO RAT and the M-MIMO RAT can be of the same RAT family or of different RAT families.

主权项

1. An Access Point (AP), comprising:
a Massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (M-MIMO) antenna array comprising a plurality of antenna elements; and a processor configured to control a first subset of the plurality of antenna elements of the M-MIMO antenna array to broadcast a control signal on a first frequency band, and further configured to control a second subset of the plurality of antenna elements of the M-MIMO antenna array to beamform one or more data streams on a second frequency band to a user device.