US 7,529,525 B1
Method and apparatus for collecting information for use in a smart antenna system
Omri Hovers, Petah Tikva (Israel); Shahar Kagan, Nes-Chiyona (Israel); Nanu Peri, Holon (Israel); and Milena Chechik, Rishon Lezion (Israel)
Assigned to Faulkner Interstices LLC, Los Altos, Calif. (US)
Filed on Apr. 16, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/124,522.
Int. Cl. H04Q 11/12 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H03K 7/08 (2006.01); H04J 3/06 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 455—127.1  [370/399; 370/522; 370/252; 375/219; 398/4; 709/250; 455/11.1; 455/431] 75 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
extracting signaling information from an interface between a base station controller and a base station transceiver; and
selecting one or more of a plurality of antenna beams based at least in part on said signaling information.