ANTENNA STRUCTURES AND METHODS THEREOF THAT HAVE DISPARATE OPERATING FREQUENCY RANGES

摘要

A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a circuit for receiving a request to initiate a first multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) communication session and a second MIMO communication session, and configuring a first antenna configuration and a second antenna configuration to enable the first MIMO communication session and the second MIMO communication session. The first MIMO communication session shares spectrum from the first antenna configuration and the second antenna configuration, and the second MIMO communication session utilizes spectrum from the second antenna configuration that differs from the shared spectrum. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. An antenna structure, comprising:
a first antenna configuration comprising:
a first plurality of antenna ports;a first plurality of antenna elements, wherein each of the first plurality of antenna elements is coupled to a different one of the first plurality of antenna ports; a second antenna configuration comprising:
a second plurality of antenna ports;a second plurality of antenna elements, wherein each of the second plurality of antenna elements is coupled to a different one of the second plurality of antenna ports; wherein the first antenna configuration operates in a first one or more frequency bands; wherein the second antenna configuration operates in a second one or more frequency bands; wherein the first antenna configuration and the second antenna configuration are utilized in a first multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) communication session and a second MIMO communication session; wherein the first MIMO communication session utilizes a combination of a first portion of spectrum of the first one or more frequency bands and a second portion of spectrum of the second one or more frequency bands; and wherein the second MIMO communication session utilizes spectrum from a remainder of spectrum of one of the first one or more frequency bands or the second one or more frequency bands without combining the remainder of spectrum of both the first one or more frequency bands and the second one or more frequency bands.