COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH BEAMFORMING AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH

摘要

A radio frequency (RF) transceiver includes an RF transmitter that generates a transmit signal to a remote communication device based on outbound data. An RF receiver generates inbound data based on a received signal from the remote communication device. The RF receiver includes a channel equalizer and generates post equalization performance data. A beamform controller generates a plurality of beamforming weights to adjust a beamforming pattern of an antenna array based on the post equalization performance data.

主权项

1. A radio frequency (RF) transceiver for use with an antenna array having a plurality of RF domain phase shifters that operate based on a plurality of beamforming weights, the RF transceiver comprising:
an RF transmitter, coupled to the antenna array, operable to generate a transmit signal in a millimeter wave frequency band to a remote communication device based on single-carrier modulation of outbound data; an RF receiver, coupled to the antenna array, operable to generate inbound data based on a received signal from the remote communication device, wherein the RF receiver includes a single-carrier channel equalizer and wherein the single-carrier channel equalizer generates post equalization performance data; and a beamform controller, coupled to the RF receiver and the antenna array, operable to generate the plurality of beamforming weights to adjust a beamforming pattern of the antenna array in accordance with the single-carrier modulation, based on the post equalization performance data.