KR20110060976A - Antenna control method and apparatus in a wireless communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An antenna controlling method and apparatus in a wireless communication system are provided to transmit and receive a signal by forming directional beam in a transceiver. CONSTITUTION: The transceiver of a wireless communication system decides a suitable antenna operation mode among a single mode, a composite mode, or a multiplex mode(401). According to a determined antenna operating mode, the transceiver selects one or more antennas(403). According to the determined antenna operation mode, the transceiver is combined with the one or more antennas(405). The transceiver operates the selected and combined one or more antennas(407).

Description

ANTENNA CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling at least one antenna in a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to an antenna control method and apparatus supporting various modes of operation.

In the past, wireless mobile communication systems were mainly voice services, but the demand for high-quality multimedia services is increasing, and the central axis of services is shifting to data services, which is the next generation wireless transmission to transfer large amounts of data quickly and reliably. Various antenna technologies, such as a beamforming technique for forming a directional beam, diversity transmission, and multiplexed transmission technique, have been proposed to support the technique.

In addition, in various wireless communication systems, including cellular-based mobile communication systems, interference with neighboring communication devices occurs during communication, and this interference not only degrades the signal quality of the communication signal but also acts as a cause of lowering the transmission rate. In addition, although various antenna technologies exist as described above, in order to use an appropriate antenna technology according to a communication situation, a procedure of switching an antenna operation mode for applying a corresponding antenna technology to a communication device is required. However, the switching procedure of the conventional antenna operation mode is a cause of communication disconnection and performance degradation by configuring and selecting simple antenna operation modes such as scan mode, tracking mode, omnidirectional mode, directional mode, diversity mode, and multiplexing mode. For example, when the terminal communicating with the base station moves in the directional mode, the direction between the base station and the terminal is changed, so the signal quality may be degraded in the current directional mode. The terminal may continue the communication by switching to the tracking mode in order to improve the signal quality and tracking the direction of the signal from the base station and then switching back to the directional mode. At this time, the terminal loses communication and degrades performance during the mode telephone process.

Accordingly, there is a demand for an antenna control method capable of efficiently supporting an appropriate antenna operation mode according to a communication environment, reducing interference with neighboring communication devices, and providing a seamless communication performance.

The present invention provides an antenna control method and apparatus for supporting various antenna operation modes in a wireless communication system.

The present invention also provides an antenna control method and apparatus for adaptively configuring and operating an antenna operation mode in a wireless communication system.

In addition, the present invention provides an antenna control method and apparatus capable of complex configuration and operation of a plurality of antenna operation modes in a wireless communication system.

The present invention also provides an antenna control method and apparatus that can be configured and operated by grouping a plurality of antennas in a wireless communication system.

The present invention also provides a multi-mode antenna control method and apparatus that can be configured and operated independently by grouping a plurality of antennas in a transmitter / receiver of a wireless communication system.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an antenna control method in a wireless communication system for performing communication using at least one antenna includes: determining an antenna operation mode for operating the at least one antenna among a plurality of antenna operation modes; Configuring the antenna operation mode by selecting and / or combining the at least one antenna according to the determined antenna operation mode; And operating the at least one antenna according to the configured antenna operation mode.

In addition, in a wireless communication system for performing communication using at least one antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention, the antenna control apparatus determines an antenna operation mode for operating the at least one antenna among a plurality of antenna operation modes, And a controller configured to select and / or combine the at least one antenna according to the determined antenna operation mode, and to operate the at least one antenna according to the configured antenna operation mode.

Basic principles applied to the antenna control method and apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention are as follows.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an antenna control method comprising at least one of an operation mode determination process, an antenna selection process, an antenna combining process, and an antenna operation mode control process for each antenna in a wireless communication system having at least one antenna; An antenna control apparatus to which an antenna control method is applied may use at least one single mode and / or at least two of scan mode, tracking mode, omnidirectional mode, directional mode, directional diversity mode, and directional multiplexing mode using the at least one antenna. Construct a composite mode that combines a single mode.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an antenna control method for configuring and operating an antenna operation mode using at least one antenna may include an antenna operation mode for operating the at least one antenna in consideration of at least one of a communication environment and a communication purpose. Control the antenna to determine, configure and operate. In this case, the antenna operation mode for operating the at least one antenna includes a single mode (scan mode, tracking mode, omnidirectional mode, directional diversity mode, directional diversity mode, etc.), and at least two identical single modes. Then, the antenna mode is determined as one of a multiple mode in which at least two single modes are combined, and at least two single modes and / or multiple modes independently.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an antenna control method for configuring and operating an antenna operation mode using one directional antenna forms a beam pattern by forming at least one beam space or by changing a beam space to form a single antenna through a corresponding antenna. Modes (scan mode, tracking mode, omnidirectional mode, directional mode, directional diversity mode, directional multiplexing mode, etc.) or basic composite modes that combine single modes (tracking directional mode, tracking directional diversity mode, tracking directional diversity mode, etc.) ) To control the antenna to be configured and operated.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an antenna control method for configuring and operating an antenna operation mode using a directional antenna array composed of at least two directional antennas may include generating a beam pattern by forming at least one beam space or changing the beam space. Each directional antenna can be configured in a single mode (scan mode, tracking mode, omnidirectional mode, directional mode, directional diversity mode, directional multiplexing mode, etc.) or basic composite mode (tracking directional mode, tracking directional diversity mode, tracking directional diver Each directional antenna is controlled so that the city mode) is configured and operated. At the same time, the antenna array itself can be adjusted in a single mode (scan mode, tracking mode, omnidirectional mode, directional mode, directional diversity mode, directional multiplexing mode, etc.) or basic composite mode by adjusting the coupling coefficients of the antennas of the antennas. (Tracking Directional Mode, Tracking Directional Diversity Mode, Tracking Directional Diversity Mode, etc.) is configured to control the antenna array. Accordingly, the antenna is controlled to be configured and operated in which a hybrid mode in which an operation mode for each antenna configured for each antenna and an antenna array operation mode configured through the antenna array is combined is configured and operated.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an antenna control method for configuring and operating an antenna operation mode using an omni-directional antenna array composed of at least two non-directional antennas is performed by adjusting an antenna coupling coefficient for each antenna constituting the antenna array. By itself, single mode (scan mode, tracking mode, omnidirectional mode, directional mode, directional diversity mode, directional multiplexing mode, etc.) or basic composite mode (tracking directional mode, tracking directional diversity mode, tracking directional diversity mode, etc.) The antenna array is controlled to be configured and operated.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an antenna control method for configuring and operating an antenna operation mode using at least two non-directional antenna groups each including at least two non-directional antennas may include a coupling factor for each antenna constituting each antenna group. Adjustments can be made to either single mode (scan mode, tracking mode, omnidirectional mode, directional mode, directional diversity mode, directional multiplexing mode, etc.) or basic composite mode (tracking directional mode, tracking directional diversity mode, tracking directional diversity mode, etc. Each antenna group is controlled to be configured and operated. At the same time, the antenna array itself can be adjusted in a single mode (scan mode, tracking mode, omnidirectional mode, directional mode, directional diversity mode, directional multiplexing mode, etc.) or the basic composite mode (by adjusting the coupling factor for each antenna constituting the entire antenna array). Tracking directional mode, tracking directional diversity mode, tracking directional diversity mode, etc.) are configured to operate the entire antenna array. Therefore, the antenna is controlled so that a combined mode in which the operation mode for each antenna group configured for each antenna group and the antenna array operation mode configured through the antenna array are combined is configured and operated.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an antenna control method for configuring and operating an antenna operation mode using at least two directional antenna groups each including at least one directional antenna, each antenna group independently configured in a single mode or a composite mode Each antenna group is controlled to operate in a multi-mode configuration.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an antenna control method for configuring and operating an antenna operation mode using at least two non-directional antenna groups each consisting of at least two non-directional antennas may be performed in which each antenna group is independently a single mode or a composite. Multiple modes are configured and operated by controlling each antenna group to be configured and operated in mode.

In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, the antenna control method and apparatus configure and operate at least one single mode or a combined mode combining at least two single modes using at least two non-SPA antennas.

The non-SPA antenna may form a beam that radiates in all directions, such as a dipole antenna, or may use an omnidirectional antenna having a predetermined beam pattern, such as a sector antenna.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the antenna control method and apparatus configure and operate a combined mode combining an antenna operation mode of an individual antenna and an antenna operation mode using an antenna array using an antenna array composed of at least two directional antennas. do.

Here, the directional antenna should be capable of forming a plurality of beam spaces such as SPA antenna or ESPAR antenna to form a directional beam.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, a complex mode that may be operated using the antenna array consisting of the SPA antenna is as follows.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a scan-scan complex mode using an SPA antenna array may be configured by adjusting a coupling coefficient of each antenna using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a scan mode. Operate in another scan mode. In this case, the number of beam spaces (directional beams), scan period, beam width, beam pattern, and number of simultaneous selected beam spaces (directional beams) are differently used between the scan mode of each SPA antenna and the scan mode using the antenna array. By combining the two scan modes, a variety of scan-scan mixed mode operations are possible.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a scan-tracking hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array operates in a tracking mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a scan mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a scan-forward hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array operates in an omnidirectional mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a scan mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a scan-directional hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array operates in a directional mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a scan mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a scan-directional diversity composite mode using an SPA antenna array is operated in a directional diversity mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a scan mode. do.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a scan-directional multiplexing composite mode using an SPA antenna array operates in a directional multiplexing mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a scan mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a scan-tracking directional hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array operates in a tracking directional hybrid mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a scan mode. .

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a scan-tracking directional diversity composite mode using an SPA antenna array operates a tracking directional diversity mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a scan mode. Operate with

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a scan-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode using an SPA antenna array is operated in a tracking directional multiplexing mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a scan mode. do.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless communication system configured to operate the tracking-scan combined mode using the SPA antenna array is operated in the scan mode using the antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in the tracking mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking-tracking hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array operates in a tracking mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking mode. In this case, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces (the number of directional beams) are different between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining the two tracking modes, a variety of tracking-tracking complex modes of operation are possible.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless communication system configured to operate the tracking-forward hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array is operated in the omnidirectional mode using the antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in the tracking mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking-directional hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array operates in a directional mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a tracking-directional diversity composite mode using an SPA antenna array is operated in a directional diversity mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking mode. do.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking-directional multiplexing composite mode using an SPA antenna array operates in a directional multiplexing mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a tracking-tracking directional hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array operates in a tracking directional hybrid mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking mode. . In this case, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces (the number of directional beams) are different between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining two tracking modes, a variety of tracking-tracking directional complex modes can be achieved.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a tracking-tracking directional diversity composite mode using an SPA antenna array may operate a tracking directional diversity mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking mode. Operate with In this case, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces (the number of directional beams) are different between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining the two tracking modes, a variety of tracking-tracking directional diversity hybrid modes can be achieved.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a tracking-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode using an SPA antenna array is operated in a tracking directional multiplexing mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking mode. do. In this case, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces (the number of directional beams) are different between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining two tracking modes, multiple tracking-tracking directional multiplexing complex modes of operation are possible.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless communication system configured to operate the omni-scan composite mode using the SPA antenna array operates in the scan mode using the antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in the omnidirectional mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless communication system configured to operate the omni-track hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array operates in the tracking mode using the antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in the omni-directional mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless communication system for configuring and operating the omni- omni-directional composite mode using the SPA antenna array in the omni-directional mode using the antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in the omni-directional mode do.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless communication system configured to operate the omni-directional hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array operates in the directional mode using the antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in the omni-directional mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating an omni-directional diversity composite mode using an SPA antenna array uses an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in an omnidirectional mode. Operate with

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating an omni-directional multiplexing composite mode using an SPA antenna array is operated in a directional multiplexing mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in an omnidirectional mode. do.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating an omni-track directional hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array may operate in a omni-directional mode while operating each SPA antenna in an omni-directional mode. Operate.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating an omni-track directional diversity composite mode using an SPA antenna array may operate a tracking directional diver using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in an omni-directional mode. Operate in city mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating an omni-track directional multiplexing composite mode using an SPA antenna array may operate a tracking directional multiplexing mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in an omnidirectional mode. Operate with

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a directional-scan hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array operates in a scan mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a directional mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a directional-tracking hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array operates in a tracking mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a directional mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a directional omni-directional hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array operates in an omnidirectional mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a directional mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a directional-directional hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array operates in a directional mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a directional mode. In this case, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces (the number of directional beams), etc., between the directional mode of each SPA antenna and the directional mode using the antenna array are described. By operating differently and combining two directional modes, it is possible to operate various directional-directional complex modes.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a directional diversity diversity mode using an SPA antenna array is operated in a directional diversity mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a directional mode. do.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a directional-directional multiplexing composite mode using an SPA antenna array operates in a directional multiplexing mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a directional mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a directional-tracking directional hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array operates in a tracking directional hybrid mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a directional mode. .

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a directional-tracking directional diversity composite mode using an SPA antenna array may operate a tracking directional diversity mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a directional mode. Operate with

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a directional-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode using an SPA antenna array is operated in a tracking directional multiplexing mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a directional mode. do.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a directional diversity-scan hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array is operated in a scan mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a directional diversity mode. do.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a directional diversity-tracking hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array is operated in a tracking mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a directional diversity mode. do.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a directional diversity-omni-directional composite mode using an SPA antenna array uses an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a directional diversity mode. Operate with

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a directional diversity-directional hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array is operated in a directional mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a directional diversity mode. do.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode using an SPA antenna array may operate in a directional diversity mode while operating each SPA antenna in a directional diversity mode. Operate diversity mode. In this case, a variety of directional diversity-directional diversity composite modes are operated by combining two directional diversity modes by operating a diversity method differently between a directional diversity mode using each SPA antenna and a directional diversity mode using an antenna array. This is possible.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a directional diversity-directional multiplexing composite mode using an SPA antenna array and operates each SPA antenna in a directional diversity mode while using a directional multiplexing mode using an antenna array Operate.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a directional diversity-tracking directional hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array may operate a tracking directional composite using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a directional diversity mode. Operate in mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode using an SPA antenna array tracks each antenna using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a directional diversity mode. Operate in directional diversity mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode using an SPA antenna array uses tracking antennas using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a directional diversity mode. Operate in multiplex mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a directional multiplexing-scan hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array operates in a scan mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a directional multiplexing mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a directional multiplexing-tracking hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array operates in a tracking mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a directional multiplexing mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a directional multiplexing-omni composite mode using an SPA antenna array is operated in an omnidirectional mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a directional multiplexing mode. do.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a directional multiplexing-directional hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array operates in a directional mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a directional multiplexing mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode using an SPA antenna array uses a directional diversity mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a directional multiplexing mode. Operate with

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing composite mode using an SPA antenna array may operate in each of the SPA antennas in the directional multiplexing mode while using the antenna array in the directional multiplexing mode. Operate. In this case, various directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing composite modes can be operated by combining two directional multiplexing modes by differently operating a multiplexing method between the directional multiplexing mode of each SPA antenna and the directional multiplexing mode using an antenna array.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system operating a directional multiplexing-tracking directional hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array operates in a tracking directional composite mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a multiplexing mode.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode using an SPA antenna array uses a directional multiplexing mode while operating each SPA antenna in a directional multiplexing mode. Operate in city mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode using an SPA antenna array, and operates a directional multiplexing mode using each antenna of the SPA antenna in a directional multiplexing mode. Operate with

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking directional-scan composite mode using an SPA antenna array operates in a scan mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional composite mode. .

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a tracking directional-tracking composite mode using an SPA antenna array operates in a tracking mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional composite mode. . In this case, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces (the number of directional beams) are different between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining two tracking modes, a variety of tracking directional-tracking hybrid modes can be achieved.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a tracking directional omni-directional composite mode using an SPA antenna array may operate each SPA antenna in a tracking directional composite mode while using an antenna array in an omnidirectional mode. Operate.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking directional-directional hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array operates in a directional mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional hybrid mode. .

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking directional-directional diversity composite mode using an SPA antenna array operates directional diversity using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional composite mode. Operate in mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a tracking directional-directional multiplexing composite mode using an SPA antenna array may operate in each of the SPA antennas in a tracking directional composite mode while using the antenna array in a directional multiplexing mode. Operate.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a tracking directional-tracking directional composite mode using an SPA antenna array may operate a tracking directional composite even using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional composite mode. Operate in mode. In this case, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces (the number of directional beams) are different between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining two tracking modes, a variety of tracking directional-tracking directional complex modes can be achieved.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking directional-tracking directional diversity composite mode using an SPA antenna array operates tracking directionality using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional composite mode. Operate in diversity mode. In this case, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces (the number of directional beams) are different between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining the two tracking modes of operation, various tracking directional-tracking directional diversity composite modes of operation are possible.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking directional-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode using an SPA antenna array may operate each SPA antenna in a tracking directional complex mode while using tracking antenna directional multiplexing. Operate in mode. In this case, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces (the number of directional beams) are different between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining the two tracking modes, various tracking direction-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode operation is possible.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking directional diversity-scan hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array uses a antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional diversity mode. Operate with

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking directional diversity-tracking hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array operates a tracking mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional diversity mode. Operate with In this case, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces (the number of directional beams) are different between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining the two tracking modes, a variety of tracking directional diversity-tracking combined mode operations are possible.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking directional diversity-omni-directional composite mode using an SPA antenna array uses an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional diversity mode. Operate in the direction mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking directional diversity-directional hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array uses a directional mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional diversity mode. Operate with

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode using an SPA antenna array uses an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional diversity mode. Operate in directional diversity mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking directional diversity-directional multiplexing composite mode using an SPA antenna array may operate each SPA antenna in a tracking directional diversity mode while using an antenna array. Operate in multiplex mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking directional diversity-tracking directional hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array tracks each antenna using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional diversity mode. Operate in directional compound mode. In this case, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces (the number of directional beams) are different between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining the two tracking modes, a variety of tracking directional diversity-tracking directional combined mode operation is possible.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode using an SPA antenna array uses an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional diversity mode. It also operates in tracking directional diversity mode. In this case, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces (the number of directional beams) are different between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining the two tracking modes, a variety of tracking directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite modes can be achieved.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode using an SPA antenna array uses an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional diversity mode. Operate in tracking directional multiplexing mode. In this case, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces (the number of directional beams) are different between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining two tracking modes, multiple tracking directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing combined mode operation is possible.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a tracking directional multiplexing-scan complex mode using an SPA antenna array is operated in a scan mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional multiplexing mode. do.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a tracking directional multiplexing-tracking composite mode using an SPA antenna array is operated in a tracking mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional multiplexing mode. do. In this case, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces (the number of directional beams) are different between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining the two tracking modes, a variety of tracking directional multiplexing-tracking hybrid modes are possible.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking directional multiplexing-omni composite mode using an SPA antenna array uses an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional multiplexing mode. Operate with

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system for configuring and operating a tracking directional multiplexing-directional hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array is operated in a directional mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional multiplexing mode. do.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode using an SPA antenna array uses a directional diver using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional multiplexing mode. Operate in city mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing composite mode using an SPA antenna array uses a directional multiplexing mode using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional multiplexing mode. Operate with

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional hybrid mode using an SPA antenna array operates a tracking directional complex using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional multiplexing mode. Operate in mode. In this case, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces (the number of directional beams) are different between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining the two tracking modes, a variety of tracking directional multiplexing and tracking directional complex modes are possible.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode using an SPA antenna array tracks each antenna using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional multiplexing mode. Operate in directional diversity mode. In this case, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces (the number of directional beams) are different between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining two tracking modes, a variety of tracking directional multiplexing and tracking directional diversity composite modes are possible.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication system that configures and operates a tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode using an SPA antenna array tracks each antenna using an antenna array while operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional multiplexing mode. Operate in directional multiplexing mode. In this case, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces (the number of directional beams) are different between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining two tracking modes, various tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode operation is possible.

In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, a complex mode that may be operated using the antenna array composed of the SPA antennas may be operated in the same manner using an antenna array composed of at least two non-SPA antenna groups. Here, each non-SPA antenna group is composed of at least two non-SPA antennas so that scan mode, tracking mode, omnidirectional mode, directional mode, directional diversity mode, directional multiplexing mode, tracking directional complex mode, and tracking directional diversity The antenna is configured and operated in one of the hybrid mode and the tracking directional multiplexed composite mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the antenna control method and apparatus forms at least two non-SPA antenna groups in a non-SPA antenna array composed of at least two non-SPA antennas so that each non-SPA antenna group is At least two independent operating modes (single mode and / or composite mode) are configured to operate in multiple modes by independently operating one operating mode (single mode or composite mode). In this case, at least two independent operating modes may be identical to each other.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the antenna control method and apparatus forms at least two SPA antenna groups in an SPA antenna array composed of at least two SPA antennas so that each SPA antenna group composed of at least one SPA is independently By operating the operation mode (single mode or composite mode) by configuring at least two independent operation modes (single mode and / or composite mode) in a multi-mode operation. In this case, at least two independent operation modes may be identical to each other.

Each SPA antenna group may be configured with two or more SPA antennas, or even in operation of three or more SPA antenna groups, an independent operation mode (single mode or composite mode) may be configured and operated for each antenna group. In addition, when each SPA antenna group forms an SPA antenna array composed of at least two SPA antennas and is operated in a composite mode through the SPA antenna group, multiple composite modes in which each SPA antenna group can operate using the SPA antenna array One operation mode can be configured and operated independently.

According to the present invention described above, by forming a directional beam in a transmitter / receiver of a wireless communication system, it is possible to greatly reduce interference to peripheral communication devices by transmitting or receiving signals. In particular, in a cellular system, the base station and the terminal form a directional beam to transmit or receive signals, thereby greatly reducing interference on neighboring cells, thereby greatly increasing cell capacity.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to diversity or multiplex transmission while forming a directional beam by tracking the direction of the other communication device to communicate in the transmitter / receiver of the wireless communication system to reduce the interference to the peripheral communication devices In addition to improving the communication signal quality, it is also possible to improve the transmission signal quality.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to operate a variety of complex modes for performing a plurality of antenna operation modes in the transmitter / receiver of a wireless communication system. Therefore, a separate procedure for switching the operation mode of the antenna can be omitted, and the problem of communication interruption and / or time delay caused when switching the existing operation mode of the antenna can be solved. It is also possible to perform one antenna operation mode and simultaneously perform another antenna operation mode.

In addition, according to the present invention described above, a terminal having at least two antennas designed according to the present invention maintains communication with a corresponding base station currently connected and simultaneously searches for another neighboring base station and performs communication independently with a neighboring base station. This enables efficient and stable handover.

In addition, according to the present invention, a terminal having at least two antennas are connected to at least two base stations to enable independent communication with each base station, and the terminal efficiently transmits and receives signals simultaneously with a plurality of base stations. (multi-homing) can be performed.

In addition, according to the present invention, the terminal having at least two antennas can be simultaneously provided with multiple services because at least two single mode or multiple modes can be operated simultaneously in multiple modes.

In addition, according to the present invention, a terminal having at least two antennas can be configured to operate a single mode or a composite mode by combining at least two antennas with each other, thereby reducing the communication time. For example, when the scan mode or the tracking mode is performed simultaneously, the scan time or the tracking time can be greatly reduced by dividing the scan area or the tracking area at the same time.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent interference generated in a general multi-antenna system, and to reconfigure the antenna operation mode in various forms in a wireless communication system.

In the following description of the present invention, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations will be omitted if it is determined that the detailed description of the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, terms used in the present specification are defined as follows. In the embodiment of the present invention, the term "antenna operation mode" may be understood as one of single mode, composite mode, or multiple modes to be described later.

The “single mode” is a basic antenna operation mode operated for checking the presence or absence of a transmission / reception signal, directional tracking, or transmission / reception at a transmitter / receiver of a wireless communication system using an antenna array or antenna group including one antenna or a plurality of antennas. Means. In an embodiment of the present invention, the “single mode” includes at least one of a scan mode, a tracking mode, an omnidirectional mode, a directional mode, a directional diversity mode, and a directional multiplexing mode. Detailed descriptions of the antenna operation modes illustrated in the single mode will be described later. The "composite mode" is configured by combining at least two antenna operating modes among the antenna operating modes exemplified by the single mode, or combining the single mode and the combined mode that can be operated by one antenna, or one. It can be configured by combining complex modes that can be operated in the antenna of. A composite mode that can be operated in the one antenna is defined as a “basic composite mode” below. The basic composite mode includes at least one of a tracking directional mode, a tracking directional diversity mode, and a tracking directional multiplexing mode, which will be described in detail later.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the composite mode may be configured using at least one antenna set to be described later, and the composite mode includes the basic composite mode and the combined composite mode. The combined composite mode refers to a composite mode configured by combining functions of at least two modes among a plurality of modes included in the single mode and / or the basic composite mode. In addition, the combined composite mode may be configured by combining at least two identical modes or different modes. When configuring the combined composite mode, the operation mode for each antenna set may be the same or different.

Hereinafter, in the embodiment of the present invention, the composite mode is understood to mean at least one of the basic composite mode and the combined composite mode.

The "multi mode" refers to an antenna operation mode in which the single mode and / or the composite mode is independently operated for each antenna or for each antenna group for a plurality of antennas or a plurality of antenna groups. In addition, the plurality of antenna groups may be operated in association when operating the same operation mode.

In the present specification, the “antenna” may be broadly defined as one of a directional antenna, a non-directional antenna, an antenna array, or the antenna group. The antenna array consists of a plurality of directional antennas or a plurality of non-directional antennas. In addition, the antenna array may be composed of at least one antenna group, and each antenna group may be composed of at least one directional antenna or a plurality of non-directional antennas. In addition, a plurality of antenna groups may be configured as antenna arrays, and each antenna array is operated independently when multiple modes are operated using a plurality of antenna groups.

In the embodiment of the present invention, at least one antenna capable of forming a directional beam is defined as an antenna set including at least one directional antenna and / or at least one non-directional antenna. For example, the antenna set may be configured by at least one directional antenna, at least two non-directional antennas, at least one directional antenna, and at least one non-directional antenna. Accordingly, the antenna set may be understood as a unit of an antenna capable of forming a directional beam, and the antenna array and the antenna group may be configured of at least one antenna set.

The directional antenna refers to an antenna capable of forming a directional beam. As the directional antenna, for example, a switched parasitic antenna (SPA), an electronically steerable passive array radiator (ESPAR) antenna, or the like may be used. In addition, various antennas capable of forming a directional beam may be used.

In the present specification, the non-directional antenna refers to an antenna that forms a beam that emits omnidirectionally, such as a dipole antenna, or has a predetermined beam pattern, such as a sector antenna. The antenna array consists of a plurality of directional antennas or a plurality of non-directional antennas. Among the terms defined herein, it will be understood that the non-SPA antenna has the same meaning as the non-directional antenna. The plurality of antennas constituting the antenna array may be divided into at least one antenna group according to an antenna operation mode applied thereto.

In the following embodiments, for convenience of description, the directional antenna has been described as an example of the SPA antenna, but it should be noted that the directional antenna is not limited to the SPA antenna in the present invention. In the following description, the term "SPA antenna" will be understood as a concept including various directional antennas capable of forming a directional beam such as an ESPAR antenna. In the following embodiment, the beam space in the directional antenna may be understood to be the same as the directional beam in a broad sense.

In addition, in the following embodiment, an antenna array composed of a plurality of SPA antennas is an SPA antenna array, an antenna array composed of a plurality of non-SPA antennas is a non-SPA antenna array, and an antenna group composed of at least one SPA antenna is an SPA antenna. A group, an antenna group composed of at least two non-SPA antennas, will be referred to as a non-SPA antenna group. The SPA antenna array and the non-SPA antenna array may be configured with at least one antenna group.

Briefly describing the configuration of the SPA antenna, the SPA antenna includes one active element located in the center and a plurality of passive elements surrounding the active element as parasitic elements. Include. The active element is connected to a radio transceiver, and a plurality of passive elements are opened or shorted using a pin diode to determine the direction of the beam. In addition, the SPA antenna includes an antenna capable of forming a directional beam by using an RF front-end.

1 is a view showing an example of the configuration of a general SPA antenna, which shows a configuration of a monopole SPA antenna composed of one active element and four passive elements, for example. Referring to FIG. 1, the central active element 101 is connected to a wireless transmitter / receiver (not shown), and four passive elements 103 to 109 surrounding the active element 101 surround a pin diode. The direction of the beam is determined by opening or shorting.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a radiation pattern of the general SPA antenna described with reference to FIG. 1.

FIG. 2 illustrates an antenna radiation pattern when a plurality of passive elements are shorted or opened according to the direction of a directional beam in the SPA antenna of FIG. 1. For example, the SPA antenna of FIG. 1 generates a desired directional beam by opening the passive element 203 in the direction in which the directional beam 201 is to be formed and shorting the remaining passive elements 205 to 209. In addition, the SPA antenna of FIG. 2 may form a beam that radiates in all directions by shorting or opening all passive elements 203 to 209.

As another example of the directional antenna, a configuration of an ESPAR antenna will be briefly described. A typical ESPAR antenna includes one active element 301 located in the center and a plurality of passive elements surrounding the center, as shown in FIG. 3. ) (303-307). The centrally located active element 301 is connected to a radio transceiver and the plurality of passive elements 303-307 are shorted or variable reactor 309 to control the imaginary part of the input impedance of the passive element. 311). The ESPAR antenna may control the radiation pattern of the ESPAR antenna to form a beam and a null in a desired direction by adjusting the values of the reactors 309 and 311. In FIG. 3, d is a distance between passive elements 303 to 307, l is a wavelength, y is an admittance matrix indicating mutual coupling between passive elements 303 to 307, and x is an ESPAR antenna. A reactance matrix that determines the pattern of.

Hereinafter, the concept of a single mode, a composite mode, and a multi-mode among the antenna operation modes will be described first, and then the configuration of an antenna control method and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the antenna operation mode of the present invention, the single mode is a basic antenna operation mode operated for acknowledgment of signal presence, signal directional tracking, or transmission and reception of a signal, and includes one SPA antenna or at least two non-SPA antennas. It can be operated via a non-SPA antenna array. The single mode may also be operated through an SPA antenna array including a plurality of SPA antennas.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the single mode is illustrated as a scan mode, a tracking mode, an omnidirectional mode, a directional mode, a directional diversity mode, a directional multiplexing mode, and the like. First, the basic operation of the single mode is described by dividing the SPA antenna and the non-SPA antenna array as follows.

1. Scan mode

In the scan mode, the SPA antenna selects at least one beam space periodically or as needed to scan signals from all directions to determine the direction of a required signal or determine whether a required signal is present. The non-SPA antenna array determines the directionality of the required signal by forming at least one directional beam to scan signals from all directions in a manner that adjusts the coupling coefficient of each non-SPA antenna periodically or as needed in the scan mode. Or determine whether there is a required signal.

2.Tracking Mode

The SPA antenna performs an operation of tracking the direction of a desired signal using at least one beam space periodically or as needed in the tracking mode. The non-SPA antenna array performs an operation of tracking the direction of a desired signal by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each non-SPA antenna periodically or as needed in the tracking mode to form at least one directional beam. In addition, in the tracking mode, the non-SPA antenna array may periodically track the directionality of signals by forming adjacent beams in a direction having a higher quality, such as signal strength, as compared with current directional beam signals. have.

3. Omnidirectional mode

The SPA antenna performs an operation of transmitting and / or receiving a signal by simultaneously using all the beam spaces in the omnidirectional mode or by forming a beam that radiates omnidirectionally. The non-SPA antenna array selects at least one non-SPA antenna of the non-SPA antenna array in the omni mode, and forms a beam that radiates omnidirectionally through the selected at least one non-SPA antenna. Perform the operation of transmitting and / or receiving. Alternatively, the non-SPA antenna array may be omni-directional beam formed by simultaneously transmitting the same signal using a plurality of sector antennas forming beams in different directions.

4.Directional Mode

The SPA antenna performs an operation of transmitting and / or receiving a signal by forming a directional beam radiating in a specific direction using at least one beam space in the directional mode. The non-SPA antenna array performs an operation of transmitting and / or receiving a signal by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each non-SPA antenna in the directional mode to form at least one directional beam that emits in a specific direction.

5.Directional Diversity Mode

The SPA antenna directionally transmits signals by using diversity methods such as a transmit diversity method, an Alamouti diversity method, and an STBC method using at least two beam spaces available in the directional diversity mode. In the directional diversity mode, the non-SPA antenna array uses the at least two non-SPA antennas to directionally transmit a signal using a transmit diversity method, an Alamouti diversity method, an STBC method, and the like. A directional diversity reception operation combining the signals received by the city method is performed.

6. Directional multiplexing mode

The SPA antenna performs an operation of directional multiplexing a signal using a spatial multiplexing method using at least two beam spaces available in the directional multiplexing mode. The non-SPA antenna array performs directional multiplexed transmission and / or reception of signals in a spatial multiplexing method using at least two non-SPA antennas in the directional multiplexing mode.

Meanwhile, in an embodiment of the present invention, a complex mode that may be operated through at least one SPA antenna or non-SPA antenna array or antenna group is illustrated as, for example, a tracking directional mode, a tracking directional diversity mode, and a tracking directional multiplexing mode. Contains the default composite mode. Detailed description of the basic composite mode will be described later. Since one SPA antenna may form a switched beam with one RF front-end, the SPA antenna may operate the basic composite mode as well as a single mode using one SPA antenna. As an example of an array of non-SPA antennas, the basic composite mode as well as the single mode may be operated even when using a dipole antenna emitting in the omni-directional direction and a sector antenna capable of forming only a fixed directional beam. Can be.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the composite mode may be configured by combining single modes, or by combining the single mode and the basic composite mode, or by combining the basic composite modes. In addition, the combined composite mode among the composite modes may be configured using at least one antenna set, and in this case, an antenna array configured through an operation mode for each antenna set configured for each antenna set and an arrangement of at least two antenna sets. The operation mode function can be combined to configure one antenna operation mode. In the present invention, when the combined composite mode is configured, the single mode or the basic composite mode is configured for each antenna set to generate an operation mode for each antenna set, and another arrangement is performed by using the arrangement of the at least two antenna sets. The antenna array operation mode may be generated by configuring the single mode or the basic composite mode, and a single antenna operation mode may be configured by combining the operation modes configured for each of the at least two antenna sets and the antenna array operation mode function. .

Thus, using an SPA antenna array consisting of at least two SPA antennas, or a non-SPA antenna array consisting of at least two non-SPA antenna groups, using the six single modes and the three basic composite modes illustrated 9 ⁿ A composite mode consisting of dogs (n is an integer of 2 or more) can be operated in the antenna operation mode.

Table 1 below shows an example of a complex mode that may be operated in, for example, 9 ² (= 81) modes using an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas. Referring to Table 1 below, in a wireless communication system having an antenna array composed of at least two SPA antennas, a hybrid mode combining an antenna operation mode of an individual SPA antenna and an antenna operation mode using an SPA antenna array may be configured and operated. It can be seen that.

TABLE 1

In addition, Table 2 below shows an example of a composite mode that may be operated in, for example, 9 ² (= 81) modes using a non-SPA antenna array including at least two non-SPA antenna groups.

TABLE 2

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the multi-mode is operated in such a manner that each SPA antenna or each antenna group operates independently in the above-described single mode or composite mode using at least two SPA antennas or at least two antenna groups. Wherein each antenna group consists of at least one SPA antenna or at least two non-SPA antennas.

Table 3 below shows an example of possible multiple modes when two SPA antennas are operated in independent antenna operation modes, for example. The number of multi-modes that can be operated is increased in proportion to the number of SPA antennas operated independently. Here, when each SPA antenna is configured as an antenna group, two SPA antennas constitute two SPA antenna groups.

TABLE 3

In addition, Table 4 below shows an example of multiple modes that are possible when two SPA antenna groups or two non-SPA antenna groups are operated in independent antenna operation modes, respectively.

TABLE 4

The multi-mode configuration of Table 4 is an example, and the number of multi-modes operable according to the present invention is increased in proportion to the number of independently operated SPA antenna groups or non-SPA antenna groups. In the multi mode, when each antenna group is configured as an SPA antenna group having at least one SPA antenna, and each SPA antenna group is operated in an independent composite mode, the composite mode of Table 1 is assumed. As shown in Table 4, the number of multiple modes that can be operated is exponentially increased, for example, 81 × 81.

Therefore, when controlling the antenna operation mode according to the composite mode or the multi-mode according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to adaptively operate the antenna in various communication environments. The antenna operation mode control method of the present invention performs a relay transmission in a wireless communication system including a femtocell base station, a repeater, a relay, a relay transmission femtocell base station, or a relay transmission terminal as well as a general wireless communication system including a base station and a terminal. Alternatively, the present invention may be applied to various types of wireless communication systems that operate femtocells. In addition, the wireless communication system to which the present invention can be applied is applicable to various wireless communication environments such as WMAN, WLAN, ad-hoc, as well as cellular systems.

Hereinafter, the configuration of an antenna control method and apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 12.

In addition, in the following embodiment, even when the antenna control device operates a single SPA antenna or antenna array is illustrated as configuring an antenna group, this is merely an embodiment. That is, not only a plurality of antennas but also one SPA antenna may be configured as an antenna group, and one SPA antenna or antenna array may be operated as it is without configuring the antenna group. It should be noted that the antenna group is not necessarily configured in the present invention.

4 is a flowchart conceptually illustrating an antenna control method supporting various antenna operation modes in a wireless communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, in step 401, the transmitter / receiver of the wireless communication system determines an appropriate antenna operation mode among the above-described single mode, composite mode or multiple modes according to the antenna configuration and / or operation type. In addition, the determination of the operation mode of the antenna may determine a suitable mode in consideration of communication environment such as channel quality, channel condition, received signal strength, interference prevention, communication purpose such as multi-homing, and the like. The communication environment and the communication purpose described above are examples, and it should be noted that the communication environment and the communication purpose in the present invention are not limited to the above-described contents.

The transmitter / receiver selects at least one antenna according to the determined antenna operation mode in step 403, and combines at least one antenna according to the determined antenna operation mode in step 405. In operation 407, the transmitter / receiver operates at least one antenna selected and combined according to the antenna operation mode determined in operation 401.

The antenna control method of FIG. 4 may be described as a process of determining an antenna operation mode, configuring the determined antenna operation mode, and operating at least one antenna according to the configured antenna operation mode. The process of configuring the antenna operation mode corresponds to steps 403 and 405.

In steps 401 to 407, the order of each step may be changed according to a communication environment, a communication purpose, and the like. In addition, the process of controlling the operation mode of the antenna of step 407 may be performed in parallel or in combination with steps 401 to 405. A detailed description of the antenna control method of Figure 4 will be described later.

5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an antenna control apparatus 500 supporting various antenna operation modes in a wireless communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention for configuring and operating an antenna operation mode including at least one of a single mode, a complex mode, and a multiple mode using at least one antenna includes a plurality of antennas. A plurality of antenna drivers 503 ₁ to 503 _L : 503 corresponding to 501, an antenna selector 505, an antenna coupler 507, a mode adapter 509, and a controller 511 are included. The transmitter / receiver of the wireless communication system to which the present invention is applied includes the antenna control device of FIG. 5.

In FIG. 5, the antenna driver 503 receives a control command including control signals and control parameters related to a beam generation method, a beam space operation, and the like from the controller 511 according to the antenna operation mode determined by the controller 511. Form and operate the beam space. In the embodiment of the present invention, when using a directional antenna such as an SPA antenna, the antenna driver 503 is required for beam space operation.

However, in the case of using a non-directional antenna such as a non-SPA antenna, since the beam space operation is not required, the antenna driver 503 may be omitted in the device configuration of FIG. 5, and the antenna driver 503 may be configured as a non-SPA antenna array. It can be used for the purpose of controlling the operation time, operation period and the like.

In FIG. 5, the antenna selection unit 505 sets whether to use each antenna based on a control command including control signals and control parameters transmitted from the control unit 511 according to the antenna operation mode determined by the control unit 511. And configure at least one antenna or antenna array or antenna group to be used. A set of antennas used in the antenna group is defined as an “antenna set”, and the set of antennas means a set of antennas belonging to the same antenna group.

In addition, in FIG. 5, the antenna combiner 507 based on a control command including a control signal and a control parameter transmitted from the controller 511 according to the antenna operation mode determined by the controller 511. The antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the stream-specific coupling coefficients are set such that the antennas selected from ()) are combined with each other, and the corresponding antennas and streams are combined using the set coupling coefficients. In FIG. 5, the mode adapter 509 transmits or receives through antennas coupled through the antenna coupling unit 507 based on a control command including a control signal and a control parameter according to the antenna operation mode determined by the controller 511. It controls the processing method, processing order and the like of the signals. In the control process, the mode adapter 509 determines some or all of the signals received from the antennas in at least one antenna or the antenna group in association or independently determines some or all the signals according to the determined antenna operating mode.

In addition, in FIG. 5, the controller 511 determines an appropriate antenna operation mode among single mode, complex mode, or multiple modes in consideration of a communication environment, a communication purpose, and the like, and forms a beam according to the determined antenna operation mode and beam space. The antenna driver 503, the antenna selector 505, and the antenna combiner 507 to control the operation of the antenna, to select and combine at least one antenna among the plurality of antennas 501, and to process a signal transmitted or received. And a mode command 509 to control commands including control signals and control parameters, respectively. In addition, the antenna driver 503, the antenna selector 505, the antenna coupler 507, and the mode adapter 509 respectively transmit corresponding response signals and response parameters to the controller 511 in response to the control command. I can deliver it.

The control signal constituting the control command is necessary to control the antenna driver 503, antenna selector 505, antenna coupler 507, and mode adapter 509 to operate the determined antenna operating mode. As signals, the control signal can be conveyed with the necessary control parameters. The control signal is initialized, the operation monitoring, the setting and control of the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 1 according to the antenna operation mode, the setting and control of the operation time, the setting of the operation cycle and At least one of various control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters. The control parameter includes various parameters necessary for configuring and operating the antenna according to the determined antenna operation mode. In the embodiment of the present invention, the control command is assumed to be generated by the controller 511. However, the control command corresponding to the plurality of antenna operation modes is stored in advance as table information without generating the control command. It would also be possible.

Here, configuring the antenna includes selecting at least one antenna according to an antenna operation mode, and combining at least one of the selected antennas. Here, the at least one antenna may use an antenna set including at least one directional antenna and / or at least one non-directional antenna.

The configuration of the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 1 is an example of configuration. In the apparatus of FIG. 1, the elements 503 to 511 may include antenna driving, antenna selection, antenna coupling, and mode control according to the determined antenna operation mode. It may be configured by performing adaptation and deforming in various forms within the range of operating the antenna according to the determined antenna operation mode. For example, in the device configuration of FIG. 5, the elements 503 to 511 may be implemented as one controller or may be implemented by dividing / integrating functional blocks of the elements 503 to 511. Therefore, it should be noted that the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention is not limited to the configuration of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of the antenna driver 503 illustrated in FIG. 5.

Referring to FIG. 6, the antenna driver 503 corresponding to each antenna forms a beam based on a control command including a control signal and a control parameter input from the controller 511 and operates a beam space. The control signal transmitted to the antenna driver 503 may be configured to generate a beam, control the configuration and operation of the beam, monitor the beam performance, set and control the operating time, set and control the operating period, transmit and set operating parameters, and It includes at least one of various control signals for control, setting and control of the operation method. The control parameter transmitted to the antenna driver 503 includes at least one of various control parameters for the direction, number, and pattern of the beam space.

In FIG. 6, the antenna driver 503 corresponding to each antenna selectively opens parasitic elements, eg, passive elements, of the antenna to determine a beam space in a desired direction in the case of a directional antenna such as an SPA antenna. And a parasitic element adjusting unit 5031 to determine a beam space pattern by shorting to determine a beam space or beam pattern in a desired direction or to adjust reactance of parasitic elements in the case of a directional antenna such as an ESPAR antenna. Each antenna driver 503 is connected to a corresponding antenna and is based on a control command including a control signal and a control parameter of the controller 511. The beam space for operating the operating mode of the corresponding antenna in the parasitic element adjusting unit 5031. In this case, the antenna transmits or receives a signal through the determined beam space.

As another embodiment, some control functions may be provided in the antenna driver 503. In this case, the operation mode and beam space configuration of the corresponding antenna may be determined by the antenna driver 503 by itself, or some of the control parameters may be controlled. I can regulate it. For example, when the antenna driver 503 operates the antenna in the directional mode, the antenna driver 503 selects at least one beam space adjacent to the beam spaces currently used, and compares the adjacent beam space signal with the current beam space signal. It is also possible to form a new directional beam by itself through the antenna driver 503 in the beam space direction having a high quality according to a criterion such as signal strength. This is only one possible embodiment, and the antenna driver 503 may determine an operation mode, a beam space configuration, or the like of the corresponding antenna or adjust some parameters by various criteria or methods for driving the antenna.

The antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 shows an example of the configuration when the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5 operates a directional antenna such as an SPA antenna, and the position and function of the unit in the antenna driver 503. May be changed and other functional blocks may be added. However, in the embodiment of the present invention, the antenna driver 503 includes at least the function of parasitic element control.

However, when the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operates a non-directional antenna such as a non-SPA antenna array, since the beam space operation is not required, the antenna driver 503 may be omitted. In this case, the non-SPA antenna The driving of is performed by the antenna selector 505 to select whether to use the corresponding non-SPA antenna. If the antenna driver 503 is provided, the antenna driver 503 may be used for controlling an operation time, an operation period, and the like of the non-SPA antenna array.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of the antenna selector 505 illustrated in FIG. 5.

Referring to FIG. 7, the antenna selector 505 sets whether to use each antenna based on a control signal and a control parameter transmitted from the controller 511 according to the determined antenna operation mode, and uses at least one antenna or Configure the antenna group and antenna set. The control signal is used to control the setting and operation of antennas, to monitor performance for each antenna or antenna group, to set and control the grouping maintenance / reconfiguration time of the used / unused antenna group, and the grouping / reconfiguration operation period of the used / unused antenna group. At least one of various control signals for setting and control of, the transfer of operating parameters, the setting and control. The control parameter includes at least one of information on whether each antenna is used, a set of antennas used by a group, the number of antenna groups, a group to which each antenna belongs, and various control parameters for an operation method.

Referring to FIG. 7, the antenna selector 505 may include an antenna switch unit 5051 for setting whether to use each antenna according to the antenna operation mode determined by the controller 511, and at least one antenna or antenna group used. Or an antenna configuration unit 5053 constituting an antenna set. In FIG. 7, the antenna switch unit 5051 connects or disconnects between each antenna 501 and the antenna coupling unit 507 through each switch 701 ₁ to 701 _L : 701 connected to each antenna driver 503. It is determined whether each antenna 501 is used. In addition, the antenna configuration unit 5053 may configure and operate an antenna operation mode by tying antennas belonging to the same antenna group into an antenna set and connecting the antenna coupling unit 507. Referring to the configuration example of the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 7, the antenna groups are configured such that the antennas belong to one antenna group in the first to i-th antenna groups 700 ₁ to 700 _i : 700.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating another configuration example of the antenna selection unit 505 illustrated in FIG. 5. The configuration of FIG. 8 differs only in the configuration method of the antenna group and the antenna set, and the remaining configurations are the same as those of FIG. 7. Perform the action. Referring to the configuration of FIG. 8, in the first to i-th antenna group 800 ₁ to 800 _i : 800, one antenna belonging to the first antenna group 800 ₁ also belongs to the second antenna group 800 ₂ . The group is configured, and the antenna group or the antenna set may be configured such that at least one antenna belongs to two or more antenna groups or antenna sets overlapping.

When a signal transmitted between the antenna driver 503 and the antenna selector 505 is a drive signal, and a signal transmitted between the antenna selector 505 and the antenna combiner 507 is a combined signal, The relationship between the driving signal and the combined signal may be summarized as in Equation 1 below.

&Quot; (1) "

는 안테나 선택 및 그룹화를 위한 선택 계수 행렬이고,

는

-번째 결합 신호를 -번째 구동 신호로 연결할 것인가 여부를 결정하는 선택 계수이며, 상기 선택 계수는 0 또는 1의 값을 갖는다. 또한,

는 구동 신호 벡터, 상기 구동 신호 벡터의 벡터 원소

은

-번째 구동 신호이며,

는 결합 신호 벡터, 상기 결합 신호 벡터의 벡터 원소

는

-번째 그룹에 속한

-번째 결합 신호이다.In Equation 1

Is a selection coefficient matrix for antenna selection and grouping,

Is

-Th combined signal A selection coefficient for determining whether to connect to the -th drive signal, wherein the selection coefficient has a value of 0 or 1. Also,

Is a drive signal vector, the vector element of the drive signal vector

silver

-Th driving signal,

Is a combined signal vector, the vector element of the combined signal vector

Is

Belonging to the -th group

The -th combined signal.

를 이용하여 제1, 제2 결합 신호를 제1 안테나 그룹으로, 제3 결합 신호를 제2 안테나 그룹으로 구성할 수 있다.For example, in a wireless communication system operating three antennas, when all three antennas are used, each antenna belongs to one antenna group, and two antenna groups are formed by the three antennas to transmit signals. Selection coefficient matrix as shown in Equation 2

The first and second combined signals may be configured as a first antenna group and the third combined signal may be configured as a second antenna group using.

<Equation 2>

를 이용하여 제1 결합신호를 제1 안테나 그룹으로, 제2 결합 신호를 제2 안테나 그룹으로 구성할 수 있다.For example, in a wireless communication system operating three antennas, two antennas are used, the other antenna is not used, and two antenna groups are formed by the two antennas to transmit a signal. Selection coefficient matrix as shown in Equation 3

The first combined signal may be configured as a first antenna group and the second combined signal may be configured as a second antenna group by using.

&Quot; (3) &quot;

In the case of the reception operation, the relationship between the driving signal and the combined signal may be summarized as in Equation 4 below.

<Equation 4>

는 안테나 선택 및 그룹화를 위한 선택 계수 행렬이고,

는

-번째 구동 신호를

-번째 결합 신호로 연결할 것인가 여부를 결정하는 선택 계수로서 0 또는 1의 값을 갖는다. 예를 들어, 3 개의 안테나를 운용하는 무선 통신 시스템에서 3 개의 안테나를 모두 이용하고, 안테나 각각이 하나의 그룹에만 속하면서 상기 3 개의 안테나로 2 개의 안테나 그룹을 구성하여 신호를 수신하는 경우에는 아래 <수학식 5>와 같은 선택 계수 행렬

를 이용하여 제1, 제2 구동 신호를 제1 안테나 그룹으로, 제3 구동 신호를 제2 안테나 그룹으로 구성할 수 있다.In Equation 4 above

Is a selection coefficient matrix for antenna selection and grouping,

Is

-Th drive signal

A selection factor that determines whether to connect to the -th combined signal, which has a value of 0 or 1. For example, in a wireless communication system operating three antennas, when all three antennas are used, each antenna belongs to one group, and two antenna groups are configured with the three antennas to receive signals. Selection coefficient matrix as shown in Equation 5>

The first and second driving signals may be configured as a first antenna group, and the third driving signal may be configured as a second antenna group using.

<Equation 5>

를 이용하여 제1, 제2 구동 신호를 제1 안테나 그룹으로, 제2, 제3 구동 신호를 제2 안테나 그룹으로 구성할 수 있다.Meanwhile, at least one antenna may be overlapped with two or more antenna groups. For example, in a wireless communication system operating three antennas, all three antennas are used, and two antenna groups are configured to receive signals by overlapping one antenna among two antenna groups. Selection coefficient matrix as shown in Equation 6

The first and second driving signals may be configured as a first antenna group, and the second and third driving signals may be configured as a second antenna group using.

<Equation 6>

를 이용하여 제1 구동 신호를 제1 안테나 그룹으로, 제3 구동 신호를 제2 안테나 그룹으로 구성하고, 제2 구동 신호는 사용하지 않을 수 있다.For example, in a wireless communication system operating three antennas, when two antennas are used and two antenna groups are configured not to use the other antenna, the signal is received by Equation 7 below. Same selection coefficient matrix

The first driving signal may be configured as a first antenna group, the third driving signal may be configured as a second antenna group, and the second driving signal may not be used.

<Equation 7>

The antenna selector 505 selects at least one antenna from among the plurality of antennas 501. Therefore, in the case of a wireless communication system operating one antenna, the antenna selector 505 may be operated so that the corresponding antenna is always selected or selected or blocked as necessary. Some control functions may be provided in the antenna selector 505. In this case, the antenna selector 505 may determine whether to use individual antennas or change the configuration of an antenna group or an antenna set. For example, if only one antenna having the largest signal strength is selected as the antenna selection criterion, the antenna selector 505 may evaluate the signal strength for each antenna so that the antenna having the largest signal strength can be selected by itself. . This is only an embodiment, and according to various criteria or methods, the antenna selector 505 may determine whether to use an individual antenna or change the configuration of an antenna group or an antenna set.

In addition, if the configuration of the antenna selector 505 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is only an embodiment, and at least can perform a function of configuring an antenna switch, an antenna group, and an antenna set, the antenna switch unit in the antenna selector 505. 5051, the position and the unit-specific function of the antenna configuration unit 5053 may be changed, and other functional blocks may be added.

9 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the antenna coupling unit 507 illustrated in FIG. 5.

Referring to FIG. 9, the antenna coupling unit 507 performs antenna-specific coupling such that antennas selected from the antenna selection unit 505 are mutually coupled based on a control signal and a control parameter input from the control unit 511 according to the determined antenna operation mode. Coupling coefficients and stream-specific coupling coefficients are set, and the combination of antennas is controlled by using the set antenna-specific and stream-specific coupling coefficients. The coupling coefficient for each antenna is related to determining the directionality of the beam in the case of a complex number, and related to power determination of the transmit / receive signal in the case of a real number. The stream-specific coupling coefficients are particularly relevant for forming the directional beams and for the generation of the transmit / receive combined signal vectors described below.

The control signal is a control signal for the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, the setting and control of the operation time and period of the coupling coefficient, the various control signals for the transfer, setting and control of the operating parameters At least one of the. The control parameter includes at least one of a coupling coefficient for each antenna, a coupling coefficient for each stream, and various control parameters for a method of operating each coupling coefficient.

In FIG. 9, the antenna coupling unit 507 includes an antenna coupling unit 5051 and a stream coupling unit 5073. The antenna coupling unit 5051 adjusts the antenna-specific coupling coefficients of at least one antenna belonging to each antenna group configured through the antenna selection unit 505, thereby independently controlling the power of a transmission or reception signal of each antenna. Control or determine the overall orientation of the antennas in the antenna array. The stream combining unit 5073 independently determines and adjusts a coupling coefficient for each stream of a signal transmitted or received through each antenna group. Therefore, the stream combining unit 5073 may transmit or receive signals by configuring various antenna operation modes for each stream by adjusting the coupling coefficient for each stream.

In the configuration example of FIG. 9, only one antenna coupling unit 5051 and one stream coupling unit 5073 are shown. However, when a plurality of antenna groups are configured, the antenna coupling unit 5051 and the stream coupling unit 5073 for each antenna group. It can be equipped and operated.

The antenna coupling unit 5051 maintains the directionality at the antenna group level so that the antennas belonging to the antenna group configured by the antenna selector 505 are operated in the determined antenna operation mode, or independent of the power of the transmission or reception signal of each antenna. Set the coupling factor for each antenna of each antenna to adjust to.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an antenna coupling unit 5051 illustrated in FIG. 9.

Referring to FIG. 10, when transmitting a signal, the antenna coupling unit 5051 sets a coupling factor (a ₁ to a _N ) for each antenna of each antenna as shown in Equation (8), and a multiplier (1000 ₁ to 1000 _N). The output signal x ₁ to x _N of the stream combining unit 5073 is multiplied by the antenna-specific coupling coefficients a ₁ to a _N to be output. The output signals y ₁ to y _N of the antenna coupling unit 5051 are transmitted to the antenna selector 505 and transmitted through each antenna.

<Equation 8>

는 안테나 결합 유닛(5071)과 스트림 결합 유닛(5073) 사이에 전달되는 신호 벡터이고,

은 안테나 결합 유닛(5071)과 스트림 결합 유닛(5073) 사이에 전달되는

-번째 신호 벡터이다. 또한

은 상기

-번째 신호 벡터에 곱해지는 안테나별 결합 계수이고,

은 안테나 결합 유닛(5071)과 안테나 선택부(505) 사이에 전달되는 신호 벡터이다. here

Is a signal vector transferred between the antenna coupling unit 5051 and the stream coupling unit 5073,

Is transmitted between the antenna coupling unit 5051 and the stream coupling unit 5073.

The -th signal vector. Also

Said above

Coupling coefficient per antenna multiplied by the -th signal vector,

Is a signal vector transferred between the antenna coupling unit 5051 and the antenna selector 505.

When the antenna coupling unit 5051 receives a signal, the antenna coupling unit 5073 multiplies the signals received through each antenna through the antenna selection unit 505 and multiplies the coupling coefficient for each antenna as shown in Equation (9). ).

&Quot; (9) &quot;

In this case, the antenna coupling unit 5051 sets the coupling coefficients for each antenna to be a complex number to determine directionality through the antenna array, or sets the coupling coefficients for each antenna by mistake to determine the transmission or reception signal power of each antenna. . If there is only one antenna belonging to the antenna group, the weight adjustment of the antenna-specific coupling coefficients in the antenna coupling unit 701 is for power control.

The stream combining unit 5073 of FIG. 9 configures an antenna operation mode by using an antenna belonging to an antenna group configured through the antenna selector 505, and independently combines coefficients for each stream for each data stream to be transmitted or received for operation. Set.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for describing a transmission operation of the antenna coupling unit 507 shown in FIG. 9, and FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a reception operation of the antenna coupling unit 507 shown in FIG. 9.

데이터 스트림들(s1~sM) 각각에 대하여 독립적인 가중치 벡터들(w1~wM)을 설정하고, 이 가중치 벡터들(w1~wM)을 해당하는 데이터 스트림(s1~sM)에 곱하여 벡터화(11001~1100M)하고 결합(참조 번호 1101)한다. 따라서 각 송신 안테나에서는

데이터 스트림들로부터 해당 송신 안테나로 보내지는

독립된 신호 벡터들을 합하여 전송함으로써

데이터 스트림들을 동시에 전송할 수 있다. 상기 안테나 결합부(507)을 통한 데이터 스트림들의 결합은 송신 동작이므로

가중치 벡터들(w1~wM)과 해당 데이터 스트림들(s1~sM)을 곱한

개의

벡터들(w1s1~wMsM), 즉

행렬로 구성된 송신 결합 신호 벡터의 행렬이 생성되고, 상기 안테나 결합부(507)는 참조 번호 1101과 같이 상기

벡터들(w1s1~wMsM)을 합하여 전송한다. Referring to the transmission operation of Figure 11, the antenna coupling unit 507

Independent weight vectors w1 to wM are set for each of the data streams s1 to sM, and the weighted vectors w1 to wM are multiplied by the corresponding data streams s1 to sM to vectorize them. 1100M) and combined (reference number 1101). So each transmit antenna

Sent from the data streams to the corresponding transmit antenna

By sending the independent signal vectors together

It is possible to transmit data streams simultaneously. Since the combining of the data streams through the antenna coupling unit 507 is a transmission operation

Multiplying the weight vectors w1 to wM and the corresponding data streams s1 to sM

doggy

Vectors w1s1 to wMsM, i.e.

A matrix of transmission combined signal vectors consisting of matrices is generated, and the antenna combiner 507 is represented by reference numeral 1101.

The vectors w1s1 to wMsM are added together and transmitted.

On the other hand, the actual distribution or transmission method of the signal for each data stream is performed in the mode adapter 509. Here, the actual distribution or transmission method of the signal for each data stream is determined according to the single mode, the complex mode, or the multiple mode illustrated in Tables 1 to 4.

개의 안테나들로부터 스트림으로 수신된

신호 벡터(y1~yN)에 각각 안테나별 결합 계수로서

가중치 벡터(a1~aN)를 곱셈기(10001~1000N)를 통해 곱하고, 벡터화(1201)한 후, 그 벡터화 결과로부터 적어도

개의 판정 변수들 또는 중간 신호들(

)을 추출하며 각각을 독립적으로 또는 연합하여 데이터 스트림으로 판정한다. 여기서 스트림별 결합 계수로서 가중치 벡터(v1~vM)를 가중하는 방식을 설명하면, 수신 결합 신호 벡터(x)와 각각의 판정 변수 또는 중간 신호(

)에 해당하는 가중치 벡터(

)의 벡터 내적(12001~1200M)을 구하거나 또는 상기 수신 결합 신호 벡터(x)의 각 구성 원소에 각각의 판정 변수 또는 중간 신호(

)에 해당하는 가중치 벡터(

)의 해당하는 요소를 곱하고,

개의 요소별로 가중치 결합된 신호들을 합하는 방식을 이용할 수 있다.Referring to the reception operation of FIG. 12, the antenna coupling unit 507

Received as streams from the antennas

As the coupling coefficients for each antenna in the signal vectors y1 to yN,

The weight vectors a1-aN are multiplied by the multipliers 10001-1000N, vectorized 1201, and at least from the vectorized result.

Decision variables or intermediate signals (

) And determine each to be a data stream independently or in association. Herein, a method of weighting the weight vectors v1 to vM as the coupling coefficients for each stream will be described. The received combined signal vector x and the respective determination variable or intermediate signal (

Weight vector corresponding to

To obtain a vector dot product (12001 to 1200M) or to each component of the received combined signal vector (x),

Weight vector corresponding to

Multiply corresponding elements of

The sum of the weighted signals for each of the elements may be used.

개 안테나를 통해 수신된 신호에 대해 적어도

개의 스트림별 결합 계수의 벡터들(v1~vM)을 이용하여 수신 결합 신호 벡터(x)와 적어도

개의 스트림별 결합 계수의 벡터들(v1~vM) 각각의 벡터 내적(vector product)(12001~1200M)을 이용한 벡터 결합을 수행하고, 이를 통해 적어도

개의 판정 변수 또는 중간 신호들(

)를 얻어 독립적으로 또는 연합하여 데이터 스트림으로 판정함으로써

개의 데이터 스트림들을 동시에 수신한다. 여기서 실질적으로 데이터 스트림들에 대한 독립적인 판정이나 연합 판정은 모드 어댑터(509)에서 수행된다.In the reception operation of the antenna coupling unit 507, the coupling is for reception.

At least for signals received through antennas

At least the received combined signal vector (x) by using the vectors (v1 to vM) of the combined coefficients for each stream.

Performing vector combining using a vector product (12001 to 1200M) of each of the streams of the coupling coefficients (v1 to vM) for each of two streams, and thereby performing at least

Decision variables or intermediate signals (

) To determine independently or federated to determine the data stream

Receive two data streams simultaneously. Here, substantially independent or federated determination of the data streams is performed at the mode adapter 509.

)는 해당 수신 신호가 디코딩해야 하는 데이터 스트림인지를 판정하기 위한 신호로서 상기 판정 변수 또는 중간 신호(

)를 “데이터 스트림의 판정을 위한 중간 신호”라 통칭하기로 한다. Said decision variable or intermediate signal (

) Is a signal for determining whether the corresponding received signal is a data stream to be decoded.

) Will be referred to as "intermediate signal for determination of data stream".

In FIGS. 11 and 12, the operation of the antenna coupling unit 507 is assumed to operate with a plurality of antennas. However, when only one antenna is used, separate weights may not be used for antenna coupling and stream coupling.

In the case of operating a plurality of antenna groups, it is possible to configure a complex mode or a multi-mode using a plurality of antenna groups, and can be associated with each antenna group or independent operation for each antenna group. In addition, when operating multiple modes using at least two antenna groups, the number of beam spaces and / or directional beams, beam widths, beam patterns, simultaneous selection beam spaces and / or directional beams, precision, and directionality available for each antenna group may be used. At least one of a transmission / reception range, an operation period, an operation region, an operation time, and an operation speed may be combined to operate, and the association may be performed even when the multi-mode is operated by different antenna operation modes for each antenna group.

In addition, some control functions may be provided in the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 9. The operation mode can be controlled. For example, according to the signal quality of a specific signal stream, the number of streams can be increased or decreased by changing the antenna operation mode to the directional multiplexing mode, the directional diversity mode, and so on. However, the weight vectors for this can be reset or changed.

The configuration and operation of the antenna coupling unit 507 described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12 illustrate an embodiment. For example, the antenna coupling unit 507 may have coupling coefficients for each antenna and / or coupling coefficients for each stream. It may also be possible to configure or control these to control the operation mode using the antenna group. Therefore, if the antenna coupling unit 507 described in FIGS. 9 to 12 can perform at least antenna-specific coupling, stream-specific coupling, and the like, the unit combination and the position of each unit in the illustrated configuration of the antenna coupling unit 507 The function may be changed and other functional blocks may be added.

Hereinafter, the operation of the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 will be described in detail.

Coupling coefficients for each stream for transmission determined by the antenna coupling unit 507 may be represented in a matrix form as shown in Equation 10.

<Equation 10>

는 송신 결합 신호 벡터 즉, 상기 안테나 결합부(507)의 안테나 결합 유닛(5071)을 거쳐

개 안테나 각각을 통해 전송되는 결합 신호 벡터이고,

는

-번째 결합 신호의 구성 원소이다.

는 스트림별 결합 계수 행렬로서, 행렬 원소

는

-번째 결합 신호의 구성원소에

-번째 데이터 스트림을 결합하기 위한 스트림별 결합 계수이고,

은

-번째 데이터 스트림을 위한

결합 벡터이다. 또한,

는

송신 데이터 스트림 벡터이고,

은

-번째 데이터 스트림의 구성 원소이다. 상기 송신 결합 신호 벡터를 다른 형태로 표현하면 <수학식 11>과 같다.here,

Is a transmission combined signal vector, i.e., via the antenna coupling unit 5051 of the antenna coupling unit 507

A combined signal vector transmitted through each of the antennas,

Is

Element of the -th combined signal.

Is the stream-specific coupling coefficient matrix, the matrix element

Is

To the component of the -th coupling signal

A join coefficient for each stream for joining the -th data stream,

silver

For the -th data stream

Is a join vector. Also,

Is

Is the transmission data stream vector,

silver

Element of the -th data stream. When the transmission combined signal vector is expressed in another form, it is represented by Equation (11).

<Equation 11>

데이터 스트림들(s1~sM)에 해당하는 가중치 벡터들(w1~wM)을 곱하고 이들을 합하여 생성한다. 이때, 송신 시 안테나 동작 모드에 따라 도 9의 모드 어댑터(509)는 일부 또는 모든 스트림의 신호들을 동일하게 생성할 수도 있고, 일부 또는 모든 스트림의 신호들을 상이하게 생성할 수도 있음은 물론이다. 이러한 신호 분배 또는 송신 방법의 동작은 모드 어댑터(509)에서 수행된다.In other words, the transmit combined signal vector is

The weight vectors w1 to wM corresponding to the data streams s1 to sM are multiplied and generated. In this case, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 9 may generate the signals of some or all streams in the same manner, or may generate the signals of some or all streams differently depending on the antenna operation mode. The operation of this signal distribution or transmission method is performed in the mode adapter 509.

For example, assuming an antenna group consisting of three antennas, when one omni-mode antenna is operated in omni-directional mode, a stream-by-stream coupling coefficient matrix for transmission as shown in Equation 12 below or a coupling coefficient for each stream Operate in omni mode using the column vectors of the matrix.

<Equation 12>

등

Etc

or

로 구성된 스트림별 결합 계수 행렬의 열 벡터를 이용하여 전방향 모드 안테나 한 개를 통해 전방향 모드를 구성하여 한 개의 데이터 스트림

를 전송하는 경우 아래 <수학식 13>과 같은 송신 결합 신호 벡터

가 생성되고, 첫 번째 안테나를 통해 데이터 스트림

을 전송하도록 한다.E.g,

One data stream is configured by using the omni-directional antenna using a column vector of the coupling coefficient matrix for each stream composed of

In case of transmitting Equation 13, a transmission combined signal vector as shown in Equation 13 below.

Is generated, and the data stream through the first antenna

To transmit.

<Equation 13>

In this manner, the coupling coefficient matrix for each stream may be configured to operate the omnidirectional mode in the wireless communication system using at least one omnidirectional antenna.

열 벡터

,

,

를 미리 정해야 한다. 이 경우 전방향 모드는 <수학식 14>와 같은 스트림별 결합 계수 행렬을 이용함으로써 구성이 가능하다. In another embodiment, the omnidirectional mode may be configured by forming a predetermined directional beam that can cover all directions and simultaneously selecting the predetermined directional beam in all directions so that the same signal can be transmitted in all directions. To this end, weight vector sets for configuring beams that can cover all directions should be predetermined. For example, when operating the omni mode in an antenna group consisting of three omni mode antennas, each beam is configured to cover all directions.

Column vector

,

,

Should be determined in advance. In this case, the omni-directional mode can be configured by using a stream-wise coupling coefficient matrix such as Equation (14).

<Equation 14>

을 전송하는 전방향 모드로 운용하는 경우 모드 어댑터(509)에서 생성된 두 개의 동일한 신호

은 결합 열 벡터

,

,

과 곱해져서 <수학식 15>와 같은 송신 결합 신호 벡터

가 생성된다.At this time, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 transmits a transmission signal such that two streams multiplied by each of two column vectors (hereinafter, a “coupling column vector”) in the coupling coefficient matrix for each stream of Equation 14 are the same. Must be generated. In other words, by using a stream-by-stream coupling coefficient matrix such as Equation (14), two directional beams can be formed to cover all directions, and the signals are selected in all directions by selecting all of the directional beams.

Two identical signals generated by the mode adapter 509 when operating in omni-mode to transmit the

Silver combined column vector

,

,

Multiply by to get the combined transmit signal vector, such as

Is generated.

<Equation 15>

In the directional mode in which three antennas are used in the antenna group and two data streams are transmitted using three antennas, the directional mode is operated by using a coupling coefficient matrix for each stream as shown in Equation (16).

<Equation 16>

,

가 선형적으로 독립이 되어야 한다. 다시 말하면, 스트림별 결합 계수 행렬이 풀 랭크(full rank)를 가져야 한다. 일 예로서, 2 개의 데이터 스트림을 상호 직교한 방향성 빔으로 전송하고자 하는 경우 2 개의 결합 열 벡터들이 직교하는

의 조건을 만족하도록 스트리별 결합 계수 행렬을 구성함으로써 2 개의 데이터 스트림을 상호 직교한 방향성 빔으로 전송하는 방향성 모드를 운용할 수 있다. 다시 말하면, <수학식 16>과 같은 스트림별 결합 계수 행렬을 이용하여 2 개의 방향성 빔을 형성하고, 각각의 방향성 빔으로 독립적인 2 개의 데이터 스트림을 전송하는 방향성 모드로 운용하는 경우 모드 어댑터(509)에서 생성된 2 개의 서로 다른 신호

,

은 각각의 결합 열 벡터

,

와 곱해져서 <수학식 17>과 같은 송신 결합 신호 벡터

가 생성된다.For example, the combined column vectors for each data stream must be determined to form directional beams in different directions. To do this, each combined column vector

,

Should be linearly independent. In other words, the stream-by-stream coupling coefficient matrix must have a full rank. As an example, when two data streams are to be transmitted in mutually orthogonal directional beams, two joint column vectors are orthogonal to each other.

By constructing the coupling coefficient matrix for each stream to satisfy the condition of, it is possible to operate the directional mode in which two data streams are transmitted by mutually orthogonal directional beams. In other words, the mode adapter 509 when operating in a directional mode in which two directional beams are formed by using a stream-by-stream coupling coefficient matrix as shown in Equation 16 and transmitting two independent data streams in each directional beam. 2 different signals generated from

,

Is the combined column vector of each

,

Multiply by and send combined signal vector such as

Is generated.

<Equation 17>

,

는 변경이 가능하며 즉, 방향성 빔의 변경이 가능하며, 방향성 추적을 통해 추적 방향성 송신도 가능하다. 이때, 송신 모드에 따라 모드 어댑터(509)는 일부 또는 모든 스트림의 신호들을 동일하게 생성할 수도 있고, 일부 또는 모든 스트림의 신호들을 상이하게 생성할 수도 있음은 물론이다. 이러한 신호 분배 또는 송신 방법은 모드 어댑터(509)에서 이루어진다.In this case, join column vectors as needed

,

Can be changed, that is, the directional beam can be changed, and directional tracking can be performed through directional tracking. At this time, depending on the transmission mode, the mode adapter 509 may generate the signals of some or all streams in the same manner, or may generate the signals of some or all streams differently. This signal distribution or transmission method is performed in the mode adapter 509.

Alternatively, when operating in a directional mode in which one data stream is transmitted using three antennas when three antennas are included in the antenna group, the antenna is operated in the directional mode by using a combined heat vector as shown in Equation 18. .

<Equation 18>

을 전송하는 경우 <수학식 19>와 같은 송신 결합 신호 벡터

가 생성되고, 이는 안테나 그룹 내에 3 개의 안테나를 통해 각각 전송된다.Then, as shown in Equation 18, one data stream is used using a combined column vector.

Transmit combined signal vector as shown in Equation 19

Is generated, which is transmitted through each of the three antennas in the antenna group.

<Equation 19>

In addition, <F. Rashid-Farrokhi, K. R. Liu, and L. Tassiulas, “Transit beamforming and power control for cellular wireless systems,” IEEE J. Select. Areas Commun., Vol. 16, pp. 1437-1450, Oct. 1998.>, at least one signal can be transmitted in the directional mode by forming at least one directional beam in a variety of ways. In this manner, a coupling coefficient matrix for each stream may be configured to transmit and configure a directional mode in a wireless communication system operating at least one antenna.

가 생성되고, 이 송신 결합 신호 벡터를 3 개의 안테나를 통해 각각 전송함으로써 방향성 다이버시티 모드 또는 방향성 다중화 모드로 동작하게 한다.In the case of having three antennas in an antenna group, when the directional diversity mode or the directional multiplexing mode is operated using three antennas, the coupling coefficient matrix for each stream for transmission as shown in Equation 20 in the antenna coupling unit 507. By weighting the coupling coefficients for each stream to the three data streams generated from the mode adapter 509 by using, the transmission combined signal vector shown in Equation 21 is obtained.

Is generated, and each of these transmit combined signal vectors is transmitted through three antennas to operate in directional diversity mode or directional multiplexing mode.

<Equation 20>

<Equation 21>

,

,

이 동일한 신호

가 되도록 함으로써

방향으로

을,

방향으로 다시

을,

방향으로 다시

을 전송하여

,

,

에 대한 서로 다른 방향성을 유지하면서 다이버시티를 얻음으로써 방향성 다이버시티를 얻을 수 있다. 또는, 방향성 다중화 모드로 운용하는 경우에는 3 개의 데이터 스트림

,

,

이 상이한 신호

가 되도록 함으로써

방향으로는

을,

방향으로는

를,

방향으로는

을 전송하여

,

,

에 대한 서로 다른 방향성을 유지하면서 다중화 전송함으로써 방향성 다중화 전송을 할 수 있다. 여기서, 세 개의 데이터 스트림 중 일부만 동일한 신호가 되도록 하거나, 일부만 상이한 신호가 되도록 할 수 있음은 물론이다. 이러한 신호 분배 또는 송신 방법은 모드 어댑터(509)에서 수행된다.In this case, when operating in the directional diversity mode, the mode adapter 509 has three data streams.

,

,

This same signal

By making

In the direction

of,

Back in the direction

of,

Back in the direction

By sending

,

,

Directional diversity can be obtained by obtaining diversity while maintaining different directionalities for. Or three data streams when operating in directional multiplexing mode

,

,

Two different signals

By making

In the direction

of,

In the direction

To,

In the direction

By sending

,

,

By multiplexing transmission while maintaining different directions for directional multiplexing transmission. Here, of course, only some of the three data streams may be the same signal, or only some of them may be different signals. This signal distribution or transmission method is performed in the mode adapter 509.

For example, in the antenna coupling unit 507, the directionality is obtained by weighting the coupling coefficients for each stream to three data streams generated from the mode adapter 509 using the coupling coefficients for each stream for transmission as shown in Equation 22. Operates in diversity mode or directional multiplexing mode.

<Equation 22>

등

Etc

로 구성된 스트림별 결합 계수 행렬을 이용하여 방향성 다이버시티 모드 또는 방향성 다중화 모드로 신호를 전송하는 경우 <수학식 23>과 같은 송신 결합 신호 벡터

가 생성되고, 이는 3 개의 안테나를 통해 각각 전송된다.E.g,

When the signal is transmitted in the directional diversity mode or the directional multiplexing mode by using the stream-by-stream coupling coefficient matrix composed of Equation 23, Equation 23

Is generated, which is transmitted through three antennas, respectively.

<Equation 23>

,

,

이 동일한 신호가 되도록 하고, 방향성 다중화 모드로 운용하는 경우에는 3 개의 데이터 스트림이 상이한 신호가 되도록 한다. 세 개의 데이터 스트림 중 일부만 동일한 신호가 되도록 하거나, 일부만 상이한 신호가 되도록 할 수 있음은 물론이다. 이러한 신호 분배 또는 송신 방법은 모드 어댑터(509)에서 이루어진다.In this case, when operating in the directional diversity mode, the mode adapter 509 has three data streams.

,

,

The same signal is used, and when operating in the directional multiplexing mode, the three data streams are made different signals. Of course, only some of the three data streams may be the same signal, or only some of them may be different signals. This signal distribution or transmission method is performed in the mode adapter 509.

In addition, when operating the directional diversity mode using three antennas in the antenna group, the antenna coupling unit 507 uses a combined column vector for transmission as shown in Equation 24 by using a transmit diversity transmission method. It is also possible to operate in directional diversity mode by weighting the stream-specific coupling coefficients to one data stream generated from mode adapter 509.

<Equation 24>

or

로 구성된 결합 열 벡터를 이용하여 방향성 다이버시티 모드로 신호를 전송하는 경우 <수학식 25>와 같은 송신 결합 신호 벡터

가 생성되고, 이는 3 개의 안테나를 통해 각각 전송된다.E.g,

In the case of transmitting a signal in the directional diversity mode using a combined column vector consisting of a transmission combined signal vector as shown in Equation 25

Is generated, which is transmitted through three antennas, respectively.

<Equation 25>

In addition, when operating the directional diversity mode using three antennas in the antenna group, the antenna coupling unit 507 uses a transmit diversity transmission method to generate a stream-specific coupling coefficient matrix for transmission as shown in Equation 26. It can also be used to operate in directional diversity mode by weighting the coupling coefficients per stream to two data streams generated from the mode adapter 509.

<Equation 26>

로 구성된 스트림별 결합 계수 행렬을 이용하여 방향성 다이버시티 모드로 신호를 전송하는 경우 <수학식 27>과 같은 송신 결합 신호 벡터

가 생성되고, 이는 3 개의 안테나를 통해 각각 전송된다.E.g,

In the case of transmitting a signal in the directional diversity mode using a stream-by-stream coupling coefficient matrix composed of

Is generated, which is transmitted through three antennas, respectively.

<Equation 27>

방향으로

을

방향으로 다시

을 전송하여

과

에 대한 서로 다른 방향성을 유지하면서 다이버시티를 얻음으로써 방향성 다이버시티를 얻을 수 있다.In other words,

In the direction

of

Back in the direction

By sending

and

Directional diversity can be obtained by obtaining diversity while maintaining different directionalities for.

In addition, when operating the directional multiplexing mode using three antennas in the antenna group, by using the spatial multiplexing transmission method in the antenna coupling unit 507 by using the coupling coefficient matrix for each stream for transmission as shown in Equation 26. It is also possible to operate in directional multiplexing mode by weighting the stream-specific coupling coefficients to the two data streams generated from mode adapter 509.

로 구성된 스트림별 결합 계수 행렬을 이용하여 방향성 다중화 모드로 신호를 전송하는 경우 <수학식 28>과 같은 송신 결합 신호 벡터

가 생성되고, 이는 3 개의 안테나를 통해 각각 전송된다.E.g,

In the case of transmitting a signal in a directional multiplexing mode using a stream-by-stream coupling coefficient matrix consisting of

Is generated, which is transmitted through three antennas, respectively.

<Equation 28>

방향으로

을

방향으로

를 전송하여

과

에 대한 서로 다른 방향성을 유지하면서 다중화 전송함으로써 방향성 다중화 전송을 할 수 있다.In other words,

In the direction

of

In the direction

By sending

and

By multiplexing transmission while maintaining different directions for directional multiplexing transmission.

In this manner, a stream-wise coupling coefficient matrix for transmission may be configured to operate in a directional diversity mode or a directional multiplexing mode in a wireless communication system using at least one antenna.

In another embodiment, diversity transmission or multiplexing transmission may be performed by forming a plurality of directional beams by using a complex number of coupling coefficients. For example, when four antennas are included in an antenna group, a stream for transmission as shown in Equation 29 when operating in directional diversity mode or directional multiplexing mode in which two data streams are transmitted using four antennas. The star coupling coefficient matrix may be used to operate in the directional diversity mode.

<Equation 29>

,

가 각각 2 개의 상이한 안테나 그룹을 이용하여 형성된 방향성 빔을 통해 전송되도록 <수학식 30>과 같은 송신 결합 신호 벡터

를 얻는다.That is, two data streams

,

Transmit combined signal vector as shown in Equation 30 so that is transmitted through a directional beam formed using two different antenna groups, respectively.

Get

<Equation 30>

ZF (zero-forcing), MMSE (minimum mean square error), BD (block diagonalization), SMMSE (successive MMSE) when operating in directional multiplexing mode using at least two antennas when there are at least two antennas in an antenna group Directional multiplexing mode by constructing a joint coefficient matrix per stream using multiple user multiple input multiple output (MIMO) precoding techniques such as PU-SMMSE (per-user SMMSE) and successive optimization Tomlinson Harashima precoding (SO-THP) You can make it work. For more information on the precoding technique, see the following studies.

BD: [Q. H. Spencer, A. L. Swindlehurst, and M. Haardt, “Zero-forcing methods for downlink spatial multiplexing in multi-user MIMO channels,” IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, vol. 52, pp. 461-471, Feb. 2004.]

SMMSE: [V. Stankovic and M Haardt, “Multi-user MIMO downlink precoding for users with multiple antennas,” in Proc. 12th Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF), Toronto, ON, Canada, Nov. 2004.]

PU-SMMSE: [M. Lee and S. K. Oh, “A per-user successive MMSE precoding technique in multiuser MIMO systems,” in Proc. IEEE VTC2007-Spring, Dublin, Ireland, Apr. 2007.]

SO-THP: [V. Stankovic and M. Haardt, “Successive optimization Tomlinson-Harashima precoding (SO THP) for multi-user MIMO systems,” in Proc. IEEE ICASSP 2005, Philadelphia, PA, Mar. 2005.]

) 형태로 나타낼 수 있다.Coupling coefficients for each stream for reception are represented by a matrix (

)

<Equation 31>

는 모드 어댑터(509)의

개 입력으로 들어가는 판정 변수 또는

개의 중간 신호의 벡터이고,

은

-번째 판정 변수 또는 중간 신호이다.

는 스트림별 결합 계수 행렬로서,

은

-번째 수신 결합 신호 벡터에 관련된

-번째 판정 변수 또는 중간 신호를 위한 스트림별 결합 계수이고,

은 수신 결합 신호 벡터로부터

-번째 판정 변수 또는 중간 신호(

)를 얻기 위한

결합 열 벡터다. 또한

는

개 안테나를 통해 수신되어 안테나 선택부(505)를 거쳐온 수신 결합 신호 벡터고,

은

-번째 수신 결합 신호 벡터의 구성 원소이다. 즉

개의

가중치 벡터들(v1~vM) 각각을

개의 수신 결합 신호 벡터(x)와 벡터 내적(1201)을 통해 결합함으로써

개의 판정 변수 또는 중간 신호들(

)을 얻는다. 수신 모드에 따라 모드 어댑터(509)는 일부 또는 모든 판정 변수 또는 중간 신호들(

)을 연합하여 데이터 스트림으로 판정할 수 있고, 일부 또는 모든 판정 변수 또는 중간 신호들(

)을 독립적으로 데이터 스트림으로 판정할 수 있음은 물론이다. 이러한 신호 분배 또는 송신 방법은 모드 어댑터(509)에서 이루어진다.here,

Is the mode adapter

A judgment variable entering the dog input, or

Is the vector of intermediate signals

silver

-Th decision variable or intermediate signal.

Is the stream-specific coupling coefficient matrix,

silver

To the -th received combined signal vector

The coupling coefficient per stream for the -th decision variable or the intermediate signal,

From the received combined signal vector

-Th judgment variable or intermediate signal (

To get)

Combined column vector. Also

Is

A received combined signal vector received through the antennas and passed through the antenna selector 505,

silver

Element of the -th received combined signal vector. In other words

doggy

Each of the weight vectors v1 to vM

By combining two received combined signal vectors (x) with a vector dot product 1201

Decision variables or intermediate signals (

Get) Depending on the receive mode, the mode adapter 509 may select some or all of the decision variables or intermediate signals (

) Can be judged as a data stream, and some or all of the decision variables or intermediate signals (

) Can be determined independently as a data stream. This signal distribution or transmission method is performed in the mode adapter 509.

Coupling coefficients for each stream for reception as shown in Equation 32 when operating in omni mode in which one data stream is received using one omni mode antenna when three omni mode antennas are included in the antenna group. The matrix V is used to operate in the omnidirectional mode.

<Equation 32>

등

Etc

or

로 구성된 스트림별 결합 계수 행렬을 이용하여 전방향 모드로 신호를 수신하는 경우 <수학식 33>과 같은 첫 번째 안테나를 통해 수신 결합 신호

이 중간 신호

가 된다.E.g,

Receive combined signal through the first antenna as shown in Equation 33 when receiving a signal in an omnidirectional mode by using a stream-specific coupling coefficient matrix composed of

This intermediate signal

Becomes

<Equation 33>

In this manner, the coupling matrix can be configured to operate in the omni-directional mode in a wireless communication system operating at least one omni-directional antenna.

열 벡터

,

,

를 모든 방향을 커버할 수 있도록 미리 빔을 형성하고 있어야 한다. 이 경우 전방향 모드는 <수학식 34>와 같은 행렬을 이용함으로써 구성이 가능하다.In another embodiment, the omnidirectional mode may be configured by forming a predetermined directional beam that can cover all directions in advance so that all of the predetermined directional beams can be simultaneously selected to receive in all directions. To this end, it should be noted that weight vector sets for constructing beams that can cover all directions must be predetermined and all of them must be used. In other words, when operating in the omni-directional mode using three antennas in the antenna group to configure each beam

Column vector

,

,

The beam must be formed in advance so that it can cover all directions. In this case, the omnidirectional mode can be configured by using a matrix such as Equation 34.

<Equation 34>

In this case, three decision variables or intermediate signals obtained from the antenna coupling unit 507 are represented by Equation 35, and since they are determination variables or intermediate signals containing the same information, three intermediate parameters in the mode adapter 509 are used. By combining and decoding the signals, one must determine one data stream.

<Equation 35>

Coupling coefficients for each stream as shown in Equation 36 when operating in a directional mode in which the antenna coupling unit 507 receives three decision variables or intermediate signals when three antennas are used in the antenna group. The matrix is used to operate in directional mode.

<Equation 36>

For example, when operating in a directional mode that receives three data streams using three antennas, a coupling coefficient matrix for each stream may be configured as shown in Equation 37 using a zero-forcing (ZF) method. .

<Equation 37>

는 송신기와 수신기 사이의 채널 이득 행렬이다. 이때, 안테나 결합부(507)에서 얻는 3 개의 판정 변수 또는 중간 신호들은 <수학식 38>과 같이 표현되며, 이들은 각각 독립적인 정보를 담고 있는 판정 변수 또는 중간 신호들이므로 모드 어댑터(509)에서는 각각의 판정 변수 또는 중간 신호를 독립적으로 각각의 데이터 스트림으로 판정해야 한다.here,

Is the channel gain matrix between the transmitter and the receiver. In this case, three decision variables or intermediate signals obtained from the antenna coupling unit 507 are represented by Equation 38, and each of the mode adapter 509 is a decision variable or intermediate signals each containing independent information. The decision variable or intermediate signal of must be determined independently for each data stream.

<Equation 38>

Alternatively, when operating in a directional mode in which one data stream is received by using three antennas when there are three antennas in an antenna group, the antenna is operated in a directional mode by using a coupling coefficient matrix for each stream as shown in Equation 39. Let's do it.

<Equation 39>

For example, when operating in a directional mode that receives one data stream using three antennas, a stream-by-stream coupling coefficient matrix such as Equation 40 may be configured by using a maximum ratio combining (MRC) method. .

<Equation 40>

는

-번째 안테나의 채널 이득이고, *는 켤레(conjugate)이며,

는 채널 이득 벡터이다. 이때, 안테나 결합부(507)에서 얻는 중간 신호

는 <수학식 41>과 같이 나타난다.here,

Is

The channel gain of the -th antenna, * is the conjugate,

Is the channel gain vector. At this time, the intermediate signal obtained from the antenna coupling unit 507

Is represented by Equation 41.

<Equation 41>

,

,

는 서로 다른 채널을 경험하여 수신되었으므로 서로 다른 신호이지만, 동일한 데이터 스트림에 대한 정보를 담고 있는 판정 변수 또는 중간 신호들이므로 모드 어댑터(509)에서는 각각의 판정 변수 또는 중간 신호를 연합하여 하나의 데이터 스트림으로 판정해야 한다.At this time, the signal received through each antenna

,

,

Are different signals because they are received by experiencing different channels, but because they are decision variables or intermediate signals containing information about the same data stream, the mode adapter 509 associates each decision variable or intermediate signal with one data stream. Should be determined.

Directional diversity mode using directional diversity mode or directional multiplexing mode using three antennas when three antennas are included in the antenna group. Directional diversity mode using a stream-by-stream coupling coefficient matrix for reception as shown in Equation 42. Or in directional multiplexing mode.

<Equation 42>

등

Etc

로 구성된 스트림별 결합 계수 행렬을 이용하여 방향성 다이버시티 모드 또는 방향성 다중화 모드로 신호를 수신하는 경우 3 개의 안테나를 통해 수신된 수신 결합 신호 벡터

에 스트림별 결합 계수를 가중함으로써 <수학식 43>과 같은 판정 변수 또는 중간 신호를 얻는다.E.g,

Receive combined signal vector received through three antennas when receiving a signal in directional diversity mode or directional multiplexing mode using a stream-by-stream coupling coefficient matrix

By weighting the coupling coefficients for each stream, a decision variable or an intermediate signal as shown in Equation 43 is obtained.

<Equation 43>

,

,

가 동일한 정보를 담고 있는 경우에는 모드 어댑터(509)가 3 개의 중간 신호를 연합하여 한 개의 데이터 스트림으로 판정한다. 방향성 다중화 모드로 운용하는 경우 안테나 결합부(507)로부터 들어온 3 개의 중간 신호들이 상이한 정보를 담고 있는 경우에는 모드 어댑터(509)가 3 개의 중간 신호를 독립적으로 각각의 데이터 스트림으로 판정한다. 모드 어댑터(509)는 일부 또는 모든 중간 신호들을 연합하여 판정할 수 있고, 일부 또는 모든 중간 신호들을 독립적으로 판정할 수 있음은 물론이다. 이러한 신호 분배 또는 송신 방법은 모드 어댑터(509)에서 수행된다.In this case, when operating in the directional diversity mode, three intermediate signals from the antenna coupling unit 507

,

,

Contains the same information, the mode adapter 509 associates three intermediate signals to determine one data stream. When operating in the directional multiplexing mode, when the three intermediate signals coming from the antenna coupling unit 507 contain different information, the mode adapter 509 determines the three intermediate signals as independent data streams. The mode adapter 509 may determine some or all intermediate signals in association, and may independently determine some or all intermediate signals. This signal distribution or transmission method is performed in the mode adapter 509.

In this manner, a stream-by-stream coupling coefficient matrix for reception may be configured to operate in a directional diversity mode or a directional multiplexing mode in a wireless communication system using at least one antenna.

In another embodiment, when operating in a multiplexing mode such as Vertical-Bell Laboratories-Layered-Space-Time (V-BLAST) using at least two antennas, the antenna coupling unit 507 uses a ZF or MMSE method. It is possible to configure a coupling matrix for reception. [P. W. Wolniansky, G. J. Foschini, G. D. Golden, and R. A. Valenzuela, “V-BLAST: An architecture for realizing very high data rates over the rich-scattering wireless channel,” in Proc. URSI ISSSE “98, Pisa, Italy, 1998, pp. 295-300]

As described above, in FIG. 5, the mode adapter 509 is transmitted or received through antennas coupled to each other by the antenna coupling unit 507 based on a control signal and a control parameter according to the antenna operation mode determined by the controller 511. The antenna operation mode can be configured by controlling the processing method, the processing order, and the like of the signals. The control signal may include at least one of various control signals for controlling a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, and an association method between antenna groups. The control parameter includes at least one of various control parameters for controlling antenna operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, and the like.

The mode adapter 509 determines or partially combines all or some of the signals received from the antennas in the antenna group according to the antenna operation mode in processing the signals received through the antennas coupled to each other in the antenna coupling unit 507. Or all the signals can be determined independently, of course.

For example, when transmitting a data stream in omni mode using one omni mode antenna or some directional beams that can cover all directions in a transmission operation, the mode adapter 509 uses one omni mode antenna. Data streams are generated and delivered to the antenna coupling unit 507. When transmitting one data stream in the directional mode using transmit diversity, the mode adapter 509 generates one data stream and transmits it to the antenna coupling unit 507.

, 제2 스트림으로

를 전송하도록 하고, 제2 타임 슬롯에는 제1 스트림으로

, 제2 스트림으로

을 전송하도록 2 개의 출력 신호를 생성하고, 이를 안테나 결합부(507)로 전달한다. 두 개의 안테나를 이용하여 공간 다중화 전송을 하는 경우에는 모드 어댑터(509)가 두 개의 독립적인 데이터 스트림들 생성하여 안테나 결합부(507)로 전달한다. 다중 사용자 MIMO 프리 코딩 기법을 이용한 방향성 다중화 전송을 하는 경우에는 모드 어댑터(509)가 각 사용자의 독립적인 데이터 스트림들을 생성하여 안테나 결합부(507)로 전달한다.In addition, in the transmission operation, for example, when Alamouti transmission is performed using two antennas, the mode adapter 509 transmits a first stream in a first time slot.

, To the second stream

In the second time slot and into the first stream.

, To the second stream

Two output signals are generated to transmit the signal, and are transmitted to the antenna coupling unit 507. In case of spatial multiplexing transmission using two antennas, the mode adapter 509 generates two independent data streams and transmits them to the antenna coupling unit 507. In the case of directional multiplexing transmission using a multi-user MIMO precoding scheme, the mode adapter 509 generates independent data streams of each user and transmits them to the antenna combiner 507.

For example, when a data stream is received in the omni mode using one omni mode antenna in a reception operation, the mode adapter 509 receives one decision variable or an intermediate signal transmitted from the antenna coupling unit 507. Determine as one data stream. In case of receiving one data stream in directional mode through the reception diversity using two antennas, the mode adapter 509 combines two decision variables or intermediate signals transmitted from the antenna coupling unit 507 to receive one data stream. Decode the data stream.

In addition, in the reception operation, for example, when Alamouti reception is performed using two antennas, the mode adapter 509 may combine two decision variables or intermediate signals transmitted from the antenna coupling unit 507 during two time slots. Decode two data streams. In the case of ZF multiplexing reception using two antennas, the mode adapter 509 independently decodes an intermediate signal input to two inputs from the antenna coupling unit 507.

In addition, in the case of a V-BLAST multiplexed reception in a reception operation, the mode adapter 509 is associated with the antenna coupling unit 507 to perform a successive interference cancellation (SIC) operation. One intermediate signal among the intermediate signals divided by the respective coupling coefficients is removed from the received signal, and the antenna coupling unit 507 weights the new coupling coefficient for each stream to the received signal from which one intermediate signal is removed to receive the received signal. Decode and sequentially remove the multiple signals transmitted simultaneously.

In another embodiment, some control functions may be provided in the mode adapter 509. In this case, the antenna may be determined or changed by determining or changing the data streams to be transmitted in the mode adapter 509, the processing method of the received signals, and the processing order thereof. The operation mode can be controlled. For example, the transmission order, the transmission method, the reception order, the reception method, and the like can be adjusted within the mode adapter 509 according to the channel situation. This is only one possible embodiment, and in various ways, the mode adapter 509 may control the antenna operation mode by determining or changing the data streams to be transmitted, the processing method and the processing order of the received signals.

In the above-described embodiment, the configuration of the mode adapter 509 is only an embodiment, and the function of the mode adapter 509 may include at least a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like. If the function can be performed, the function of the other mode adapter 509 may be changed, and other functional blocks may be added.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 6, the controller 511 determines or reconfigures at least one antenna operation mode (for example, a single mode, a complex mode, and a multiple mode) suitable for a wireless communication system operating at least one antenna, and determines the determined antenna operation mode. Generates control signals and control parameters for configuration and operation of the antenna, and configures and operates the determined antenna operation mode to the antenna driver 503, the antenna selection unit 505, the antenna coupling unit 507, and the mode adapter 509. Controlling the operation of the antenna driver 503, the antenna selector 505, the antenna coupler 507, and the mode adapter 509 according to the determined antenna operation mode by transmitting control commands including control signals and control parameters, respectively. do.

The control signal may include an operation time, an operation period, an operation parameter transmission method, an operation method, and performance monitoring for each of the antenna driver 503, the antenna selector 505, the antenna coupler 507, and the mode adapter 509. At least one of various control signals for operating the determined antenna operation mode. Here, the operation period includes a scan period, a tracking period, a directional adjustment period, and the like, which will be described later. The control parameter may include operation mode information, a beam space direction of each antenna, a beam space number of each antenna, a beam space pattern of each antenna, information on whether each antenna is used, a set of antennas used by an antenna group, a number of antenna groups, and an antenna Various control for operating the determined antenna operation mode such as belonging group, coupling coefficient by antenna, coupling coefficient by stream, operation method of each coupling coefficient, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. At least one of the parameters.

The controller 511 of FIG. 5 may use feedback information received from at least one receiver to determine at least one antenna operation mode. The feedback information may use channel quality information, channel state information, received signal strength, and the like. The control unit 511 is a mode control unit 5111 to determine the antenna operation mode to be configured in the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention using the feedback information, the antenna driver 503 to operate the determined antenna operation mode, Generate a control command including control signals and control parameters required by the antenna selection unit 505, the antenna coupling unit 507, and the mode adapter 509, and apply the corresponding control commands to the antenna driver 503 and antenna selection, respectively. A unit 505, an antenna coupling unit 507, and a device control unit 5113 to be transmitted to the mode adapter 509. In the above description, the mode control unit 5111 determines the antenna operation mode using the feedback information. However, the channel control unit 5111 indicates the channel quality, channel state, and received signal strength indicating the communication environment without the feedback information. It is also possible to determine at least one of the antenna operation mode. In addition, when determining the operation mode of the antenna, in addition to the communication environment, communication purposes such as interference prevention, multi-homing, type of communication service, and multipath connection may be considered. Here, the multipath connection includes a case where one communication device communicates with at least two other communication devices at the same time. For example, a communication device equipped with an antenna control device of the present invention performs communication with two different base stations at the same time.

Here, the communication service type includes at least one of a kind of traffic and multiple services, and the kind of traffic means voice traffic, video streaming traffic, file traffic, and the like. And the multi-service means that at least two traffic services are provided at the same time.

The control signal and control parameters transmitted from the controller 511 to the antenna driver 503, the antenna selector 505, the antenna coupler 507, and the mode adapter 509 for control according to the antenna operation mode will be described. Is as follows.

The control unit 511 is a method of generating a beam, control the configuration and operation of the beam configuration, beam performance monitoring, setting and control of the operation time, setting and control of the operation period, transmission and setting of operating parameters to the antenna driver 503 The antenna driver 503 transfers at least one control signal among various control signals for control, operation method setting and control, and at least one control parameter for various directions, numbers, patterns, and the like of the beam space. Is controlled to be driven according to the determined antenna operation mode.

In addition, the control unit 511 sets and controls the use and unused configuration of the antenna in the antenna selector 505, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains and reconfigures the grouping time of the antenna group of the used / unused antenna group. And control signals such as control and setting of the antenna group of the antenna group of the used / unused antenna group and reconfiguration cycle, transmission of operating parameters, setting and control, usage / unused information for each antenna, and used antenna set for each antenna group. Transmits at least one control parameter among various control parameters for the number of antenna groups, a group of antennas, an operation method, and the like, and the antenna selection unit 505 sets whether to use each antenna and sets the antenna group and the antenna set. Control to configure.

In addition, the control unit 511 controls the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, the operation time, the period setting and control of the coupling coefficient, the transfer of operating parameters, The antenna coupling unit may be configured by transferring at least one control signal among various control signals related to setting and control, and at least one control parameter related to an antenna coupling coefficient, a stream coupling coefficient, and various control parameters related to an operation method of each coupling coefficient. 507 controls to set the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the stream-specific coupling coefficients.

In addition, the controller 511 transmits an antenna to the mode adapter 509 at least one control signal among various control signals related to a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like. The mode adapter 509 processes the transmission signal and the reception signal by passing at least one control control parameter among various control parameters related to the operation mode information, the combined data set and the transmission order, the data transmission method, the data reception method, the signal processing method, and the like. To control.

In addition, the configuration of the control unit 511 of FIG. 13 illustrates an example configuration, and the configuration of the functional block of the control unit 511 is within a range capable of performing at least mode control, device control, and the like for determining the antenna operation mode. May be changed and other functional blocks may be added. In addition, the controller 511 may be configured to include the functions of the antenna driver 503, the antenna selector 505, the antenna coupler 507, and the mode adapter 509.

Hereinafter, an antenna control method performed by the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method of the present invention includes an antenna operation mode determination process (step 401), an antenna selection process (step 403), an antenna combining process (step 405), and an antenna operation mode control process (step 407). Include.

First, the process of determining the antenna operation mode in step 401 will be described. In step 401, an operation mode (single mode or complex mode) to be performed by each antenna is determined, and at least one beam space is determined to perform the determined antenna operation mode. By changing the beam pattern by forming or changing the beam space, through a single antenna (e.g. scan mode, tracking mode, omnidirectional mode, directional mode, directional diversity mode, or directional multiplexing mode) or composite mode (tracking) Each antenna is controlled to operate in a directional mode, a tracking directional diversity mode, or a tracking directional multiplexing mode.

In step 401, the single mode is an antenna operation mode that performs one basic function related to the presence or absence of a signal, directional search and tracking, and signal transmission and reception. Single modes that can be operated using one SPA antenna or non-SPA antenna array include scan mode, tracking mode, omnidirectional mode, directional mode, directional diversity mode, and directional multiplexing mode. The composite mode is an antenna operation mode in which at least two single modes and / or basic combined modes are combined and operated in one operation mode to simultaneously perform at least two basic functions. The basic composite mode operable using one SPA antenna or non-SPA antenna array includes a tracking directional mode, a tracking directional diversity mode, and a tracking directional multiplexing mode. As summarized in Table 1, for example, 81 complex modes can be operated.

In operation 401, the antenna operation mode is determined in consideration of a communication environment, a communication purpose, and the like in the mode controller 5111 of FIG. 13, and the device controller 5113 may determine the antenna operation mode according to the determined antenna operation mode. The control command, that is, the control signal and the control parameter, is transmitted to the antenna driver 503, and the antenna driver 503 drives the operation mode of the antenna according to the control signal and the control parameter. In this case, the antenna driver 503 connected to each antenna may be configured such that the antenna is in a single mode (for example, scan mode, tracking mode, omnidirectional mode, directional mode, directional diversity mode, or directional multiplexing mode) or composite mode (for example, Each antenna is controlled to operate in tracking directional mode, tracking directional diversity mode, or tracking directional multiplexing mode.

When the antenna selection process is described in step 403, among the antennas provided by the transmitter / receiver of the wireless communication system, an antenna, an antenna group or an antenna group constituting a single mode, a complex mode, or a multiple mode is selected, and a corresponding antenna Determine whether to use. In the case of a wireless communication system operating one antenna, the antenna is selected so that the antenna is always selected. In the antenna selection process, when the antenna operation mode is determined by the mode controller 5111 of the controller 511, the device controller 511 may provide a control command including a control signal and a control parameter to operate in the determined antenna operation mode. The antenna selector 505 configures at least one antenna or antenna group and antenna set operated by receiving the control signal and the control parameter and selecting the used / unused antenna accordingly.

When the antenna combining process is described in step 405, the method of combining at least one antenna or antenna group and antenna set selected in the antenna selection process in step 403 is performed, and the combined at least one antenna or antenna group and antenna set The process of controlling the operation. Here, the antenna set may be composed of at least one directional antenna and / or at least one non-directional antenna, and means an antenna unit capable of forming a directional beam.

If one antenna is selected in step 403, the actual antenna combining is not performed in the antenna combining process of step 405. However, when the selected one antenna is an SPA antenna, an operation of controlling a configurable single mode and / or a composite mode using the SPA antenna is performed in step 405. In operation 405, when at least two antennas are selected, an operation of determining a coupling method for an operation mode (single mode, composite mode, or multiple mode) that can be configured through an antenna group or an antenna array is controlled.

As an embodiment of the antenna combining process according to step 405, in case of using a non-SPA antenna array, the scan mode, the tracking mode, the omnidirectional mode, or the directional mode by adjusting the coupling coefficient for each antenna constituting the antenna array When the antennas constituting the antenna array form a communication path that experiences independent fading, the directional diversity mode and the directional multiplexing mode may be configured and operated. In another embodiment of the antenna combining process, the tracking directional mode and the tracking directionality are performed by adjusting a coupling coefficient for each antenna constituting the antenna array and performing a tracking function while performing directional transmission, diversity transmission, and multiplexing transmission. Diversity mode or tracking directional multiplexing mode can be configured and operated.

As another embodiment of the antenna combining process according to step 405, when configuring a multi-mode using at least two non-SPA antenna groups, at least two antennas may be independently configured and operated for each antenna group. One independent antenna operation mode may be configured and operated, or at least two antenna groups may be configured to operate in a single mode or a combined mode in association with each other. For example, two antenna groups may be operated such that two antenna groups each having an antenna array divide the scan area and scan at the same time. This can improve performance, such as scan time or scan accuracy. In addition, each antenna group may have a different scan area, scan period, and scan beam width.

In the case of using the SPA antenna array in the antenna combining process of step 405, as shown in Table 1, an operating complex mode is determined using the SPA antenna array, and the operation for each mode constituting the complex mode is controlled. do. For the control of each mode, the antenna coupling unit 507 can be configured using the SPA antenna array such as the operation of the SPA antenna corresponding to each complex mode and the adjustment of the coupling coefficient for each antenna of the SPA antennas constituting the SPA antenna array. Control antenna coupling in composite mode. At this time, the mode-specific operation for each SPA antenna includes a scan mode, a tracking mode, omni-directional transmission and reception, directional transmission and reception, directional diversity transmission, directional multiplexing transmission, tracking directional transmission and reception, tracking directional diversity transmission, and tracking directional multiplexing transmission. The mode-specific operation for SPA antenna array by adjusting the coupling coefficient for each antenna is scan operation, tracking operation, omnidirectional coupling operation, directional coupling operation, directional diversity coupling operation, directional multiplexing coupling operation, tracking directional coupling operation, tracking directionality. Diversity combining operation, tracking directional multiplexing combining.

In addition, in the antenna combining process of step 405, the additional operation is controlled for the configuration of the complex mode using the SPA antenna array in Table 1. When configuring multimode with at least two SPA antenna groups, use one mode or composite mode for each SPA antenna group, or at least two SPA antennas for each SPA antenna group. 1) configure and operate at least two independent modes of operation by independently configuring and operating the given composite modes, or at least two SPA antenna groups in association with each other to operate in a single mode or a composite mode. Control the antenna coupling operation for this. As an example of combining at least two antenna groups with each other to configure a single mode or a composite mode, two SPA antenna groups may respectively track a direction of a signal by dividing a tracking area. This can improve performance, such as tracking time or tracking precision. In addition, each SPA antenna group may have a different tracking area, tracking period, and beam width.

If the antenna operation mode is determined by the mode control unit 5111 of the control unit 511 in the step 405 of the antenna combining process, the device control unit 511 includes a control signal and a control command to operate in the determined antenna operation mode. Is transmitted to the antenna coupling unit 507, the antenna coupling unit 507 receives the control signal and the control parameters, and accordingly the antenna coupling unit 507 sets the coupling coefficient for each antenna and / or the coupling coefficient for each stream. Adjust and generate a transmit data stream or process the received signal. That is, in the antenna combining process of step 405, at least one antenna or a group of antennas may be used in a single mode (scan mode, tracking mode, omnidirectional mode, directional mode, directional diversity mode, directional multiplexing mode) or complex mode (tracking directional mode, Tracking directional diversity mode, tracking directional multiplexing mode) and sets and controls the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and / or the stream-specific coupling coefficients for at least one antenna or a group of antennas.

Also, in the antenna combining process of step 405, a method of processing a data stream and a received signal to be transmitted to at least one antenna or antenna group through a mode adapter 509, a processing sequence, an association processing method between antenna groups, and the like are controlled.

Next, the process of controlling the operation mode of the antenna in step 407 will be described. To configure and operate at least one antenna operation mode (single mode, complex mode, multi-mode) in a transmitter / receiver of a wireless communication system operating at least one antenna. General control for antenna operation mode determination, antenna selection, and antenna coupling in steps 401 to 405 is performed. That is, the antenna operation mode (single mode, complex mode, multiple mode) that can be configured by combining the operation mode (single mode, composite mode) for each antenna and the operation mode (single mode, composite mode) using the antenna group or antenna array Control to configure and operate. In operation 407, the antenna operation mode control process operates to reconfigure the antenna operation mode (single mode, complex mode, multi-mode) as needed or periodically.

In operation 407, the mode controller 5111 determines an operation mode of a wireless communication system that operates at least one antenna, and configures and operates the determined antenna operation mode. 503 generates a control command including control signals and control parameters for controlling each of the antenna selection unit 505, the antenna coupling unit 507, and the mode adapter 509, and each component 503-509. The control command corresponding to the control command controls the operation of each component 503 to 509 according to the determined antenna operation mode.

In the process of controlling the operation mode of the antenna in step 407, the antenna driving unit 503 transmits control signals and control parameters related to a beam generation method, beam space operation, etc. to configure and operate the antenna operation mode, and controls each antenna to form a beam. In addition, the antenna selector 505 transmits control signals and control parameters related to the antenna use / nonuse configuration, the configuration of the antenna group, and the like to control the use / nonuse setting of the antennas and the configuration of the antenna group. In addition, in step 407, the antenna operation mode control process transmits control signals and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients and stream coupling coefficients to the antenna coupling unit 507 to configure and operate the antenna operation mode. It controls to set and adjust the coupling coefficients for each stream, and transmits control signals and control parameters related to the transmission signal processing method, the reception signal processing method, etc. to the mode adapter 509 to receive and transmit the data streams to be transmitted through the antennas which are mutually coupled. The method, the processing order, and the like of the received signals are controlled.

The order of steps 401 to 407 is not arranged in time series, but for convenience of explanation. That is, when the antenna operation mode determination, the antenna selection, and the antenna coupling process according to steps 401 to 405 are performed, a control command including a control signal and a control parameter corresponding to each step is included in the antenna driver 503 and the antenna selector 505. The antenna is coupled to the antenna coupling unit 507 and the mode adapter 509. Operation of each antenna according to the determined antenna operation mode is continuously performed during signal transmission and reception. Since the configuration method of the antenna may be reconfigured according to a communication environment, a communication purpose, and the like, the order of each step may be changed in steps 401 to 407. In addition, the operation of the antenna operation mode control process of step 407 may be performed in parallel with steps 401 to 405, and the operations of at least one step may be performed in combination with each other.

Hereinafter, after describing the antenna operation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention, a communication method in a wireless communication system operating the antenna operation mode will be described.

Embodiment of the antenna operation mode

Embodiments of the present invention will be described by dividing into four embodiments as follows.

A first embodiment of the present invention is a method for controlling an antenna operation mode including a composite mode using one SPA antenna, and a second embodiment is an antenna operation mode including a composite mode using a non-SPA antenna array. It is a way to control. In addition, a third embodiment of the present invention is a method for controlling an antenna operation mode including a composite mode using an SPA antenna array, and the fourth embodiment includes a composite mode and / or a multiple mode using a plurality of antenna groups. A method of controlling the antenna operation mode. Here, each antenna group may consist of at least one SPA antenna or at least two non-SPA antennas. In addition, all of the first to fourth embodiments may basically perform a single mode antenna operation mode.

<First Embodiment>

A first embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of controlling an antenna operation mode including a composite mode using one SPA antenna. The single SPA antenna basically supports a single mode. The composite mode operated using the single SPA antenna includes three modes of tracking "tracking directional mode", "tracking directional diversity mode", and "tracking directional multiplexing mode".

In the following description of the first embodiment, the basic concept of the three composite modes will be described first, and then the antenna control method in the single mode and the composite mode using one SPA antenna will be described in detail.

In the first embodiment, the "tracking directional mode" uses a single SPA antenna and is a complex mode configured by combining the tracking mode and the directional mode in a single mode. The wireless communication system operating the tracking directional mode transmits and receives a signal in the directional mode by using some of the beam spaces available in the SPA antenna, and at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for the directional mode. Use the beam space in tracking mode. When the tracking directional mode is operated, the signal can be directionally transmitted and / or received while continuously adjusting the directional beam by forming a new directional beam through the determination of suitability of the currently used directional transmission / reception pattern and continuous directional tracking.

In addition, in the first embodiment, the "tracking directional diversity mode" uses a single SPA antenna and is a complex mode configured by combining the tracking mode and the directional diversity mode in a single mode. The wireless communication system operating the tracking directional diversity mode uses at least two beam spaces in the SPA antenna and tracks at least one beam space among the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for the directional diversity transmission. Use as. By operating the tracking directional diversity mode, it is possible to directionally transmit a signal through new directional beam spaces while continuously adjusting the directional beam through directional tracking.

In addition, in the first embodiment, the "tracking directional multiplexing mode" uses a single SPA antenna and is a complex mode configured by combining a tracking mode and a directional multiplexing mode. In a first embodiment, the wireless communication system operating the tracking directional multiplexing mode uses at least two beam spaces in an SPA antenna, and at least one beam space among remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional multiplexing transmission. Is used as the tracking mode. In the tracking directional multiplexing mode, the signal is directionally multiplexed through new directional beam spaces while continuously adjusting the directional beam through directional tracking.

In the first embodiment, all three composite modes, that is, tracking directional mode, tracking directional diversity mode, and tracking directional multiplexing mode, may form and transmit a directional beam that provides higher gain by tracking an optimal beam space. Of course, continuous directional tracking is possible for purposes other than higher gains.

Hereinafter, a single mode and a complex mode operated through one SPA antenna will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

A-1. Scan mode

The antenna control apparatus 500 operating one SPA antenna in the scan mode of the first embodiment scans signals from all directions by selecting at least one beam space from one SPA antenna periodically or as needed, so that Determining the directionality or determining the presence of the required signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, when an antenna control method is described in operation of the scan mode, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating one SPA antenna in the process of determining an antenna operation mode in step 401 scans an antenna operation mode. If the mode is determined, the SPA antenna is set to operate in the scan mode, and in step 403, the antenna selection process determines whether or not to use the SPA antenna. The SPA antenna is operated by a single antenna without combining with the antenna, and at least one beam space is selected from the SPA antenna periodically or whenever necessary so that the SPA antenna operates in the scan mode during the antenna operation mode control step 407. One SPA antenna in a controlled manner to scan the signal from Use me to configure and operate the scan mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention which operates one SPA antenna, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the scan mode in the antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for the scan mode operation, the antenna driver 503, the antenna selector 505, the antenna combiner 507, and the mode. Each of the adapters 509 transmits control commands including control signals and control parameters required for scan mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the apparatus. By transmitting the control command and controlling the operation, the antenna control apparatus 500 selects at least one beam space from one SPA antenna periodically or as needed to scan signals from all directions, thereby Scan mode is used to determine the direction or determine the presence of the required signal.

To this end, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the scan mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, setting and controlling the operating cycle, and operating parameters. The direction of the beam space required to operate the SPA antenna in the scan mode based on the control signals for the transmission, setting and control of the control method, the setting and control of the operation method, and the control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of the beam space. The number of beam spaces corresponding to the number, pattern, and the like is set, and the operation is performed according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selection unit 505 of FIG. 5 sets and controls the use of the antenna for controlling the scan mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and sets and controls the grouping maintenance / reconfiguration time of the used / unused antenna group. , Control signal for setting and controlling grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameter, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, set of antennas used by antenna group, and number of antenna groups On the basis of control parameters related to the belonging group of the antenna, the operation method, and the like, it is determined whether to use the corresponding SPA antenna, and the corresponding SPA antenna is configured as one group. However, it is also possible to operate one SPA antenna without configuring the antenna group. It should be noted that the antenna group is not necessarily configured in the present invention.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 includes setting and operating control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for control of the scan mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operating time, period setting and control of the coupling coefficient, and operation parameters. On the basis of control signals for the transmission, setting, and control of the SPA antenna, and control parameters related to the antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and operation methods of the respective coupling coefficients. It operates according to the operation cycle, operation time and the like.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, operation mode information, a combined data set, and a data reception method required for controlling the scan mode. On the basis of control parameters related to a signal processing method, a signal to be transmitted in a scan mode is processed or a received signal is transmitted through a corresponding SPA antenna.

As an embodiment for operating the scan mode, one passive element among four passive elements 103 to 109 when the scan mode is operated using one SPA antenna having four beam spaces shown in FIG. 1. And sequentially short the remaining three passive elements to the four passive elements 103 to 109 to scan signals in all directions using the beam space in each direction as shown in FIG. can do. In addition, by simultaneously opening two or more passive elements in one SPA antenna, signals can be scanned using two or more beam spaces simultaneously.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the operation of the scan mode using a single SPA antenna may adjust the number of available beam spaces, beam widths, and the like by using different SPA design methods, the number of available beam spaces, and the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces. You can operate various scan modes by adjusting. In addition, various scan modes may be operated by adjusting the scan mode operation period by periodically performing the scan mode or performing a specific event such as when a received signal has a predetermined value or less.

A-2. Tracking mode

The antenna control apparatus 500 operating one SPA antenna in the tracking mode of the first embodiment performs an operation of tracking the direction of a desired signal by using at least one beam space in the SPA antenna periodically or whenever necessary.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method will be described when the tracking mode is operated. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating one SPA antenna tracks the antenna operation mode. If the mode is determined, the SPA antenna is set to operate in the tracking mode, and in step 403, the antenna selection process determines whether or not to use the SPA antenna. The SPA antenna is operated by a single antenna without combining with the antenna, and the desired signal is used by using at least one beam space at the SPA antenna periodically or whenever necessary so that the SPA antenna operates in the tracking mode during the antenna operation mode control step 407. One SPA antenna in a controlled manner to track the directionality of the The operation used to configure the tracking mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention which operates one SPA antenna, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking mode in the antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for tracking mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, an antenna coupler 507, and a mode adapter. Control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking mode operation are transmitted to each of 509, and control operation of each component in the apparatus. Through the transmission of the control command and the operation control, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates a tracking mode that tracks the direction of a desired signal using at least one beam space in one SPA antenna periodically or as needed.

To this end, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the tracking mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, setting and controlling the operating cycle, and operating parameters. The direction of the beam space required to operate the SPA antenna in tracking mode based on control signals for the transmission, setting and control of the control method, setting and control of the operation method, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of the beam space. The number of beam spaces corresponding to the number, pattern, and the like is set, and the operation is performed according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and controls the use of an antenna required for controlling the tracking mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and sets and controls grouping maintenance / reconfiguration time of the used / unused antenna group. , Control signal for setting and controlling grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameter, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, set of antennas used by antenna group, and number of antenna groups On the basis of control parameters related to the belonging group of the antenna, the operation method, and the like, it is determined whether to use the corresponding SPA antenna, and the corresponding SPA antenna is configured as one group. However, it is also possible to operate one SPA antenna without configuring the antenna group. It should be noted that the antenna group is not necessarily configured in the present invention.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 includes setting and operating control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for controlling the tracking mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operating time, period setting and control of the coupling coefficient, and operation parameters. On the basis of control signals for the transmission, setting, and control of the SPA antenna, and control parameters related to the antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and operation methods of the respective coupling coefficients. Set and operate according to operation cycle, operation time, etc.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, operation mode information, a combined data set, and a data reception method for controlling the tracking mode. Based on the control parameters related to the signal processing method, a signal to be transmitted in the tracking mode is generated through the corresponding SPA antenna or the received signal is processed.

As an embodiment for the tracking mode, when the tracking mode is operated using one SPA antenna shown in FIG. 1, one passive element of the four passive elements 103 ˜ 109 is opened and the remaining three By shorting the passive element, a beam space as shown in FIG. 2 can be formed to track the directionality of the desired signal. In addition, the direction of the signal can be tracked by periodically selecting adjacent beam spaces and comparing the signals in the adjacent beam spaces with the signals in the current beam space to form beams in a beam space direction having high quality such as signal strength. have.

In addition, by simultaneously opening two or more passive elements in one SPA antenna, the direction of the signal can be tracked using two or more beam spaces simultaneously. Tracking mode using a single SPA antenna can be used to adjust the number of available beam spaces, beam widths, etc. by varying the SPA design method, and to control various tracking modes by adjusting the number of available beam spaces and the number of simultaneously selected beam spaces. It can be operated. In addition, various tracking modes can be operated by adjusting the tracking mode operation period by periodically performing the tracking mode or when a specific event occurs, such as when a received signal has a predetermined value or less.

A-3. Omni-directional mode

The antenna control apparatus 500 operating one SPA antenna in the omnidirectional mode of the first embodiment transmits a signal by simultaneously using all the beam spaces in the SPA antenna or forming a beam that radiates omnidirectionally by another method. Or perform an operation of receiving.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is operated in operation of the omni-directional mode, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating one SPA antenna in the process of determining the antenna operation mode in step 401 determines the antenna operation mode. In case of determining the omni-directional mode, the SPA antenna is configured to operate in the omni-directional mode, and it is determined whether to use the corresponding SPA antenna in the antenna selection process in step 403, and the SPA antenna operated in the antenna combining process in step 405. Since the SPA antenna is operated as a single antenna without combining with other SPA antennas, and all the beam spaces are used simultaneously or in other ways to operate the SPA antenna in the omnidirectional mode during the antenna operation mode control step 407. To control the transmission and / or reception of signals by forming beams that emit in a direction In this way, one SPA antenna is used to operate the omni-directional mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating one SPA antenna, the mode control unit 5111 determines to configure and operate the omnidirectional mode as the antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for omnidirectional mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, an antenna combiner 507, and a mode. Each of the adapters 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters necessary for omni-directional operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the transmission of the control command and the operation control, the antenna control apparatus 500 transmits a signal by using a single SPA antenna to simultaneously use all beam spaces or form a beam that radiates omnidirectionally by another method. Operate the receiving omni mode.

To this end, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 is a method for generating a beam required for controlling the omnidirectional mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, setting and controlling the operating cycle, and operation. Beam space required to operate the corresponding SPA antenna in omni-directional mode based on control signals for parameter transfer, setting and control, setting and control of operation methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of the beam space. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, and the like is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 may be configured to control the use of the antenna required for omnidirectional mode and operation control, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, group maintenance / reconfiguration time setting of the used / unused antenna group, and Control signals for setting and controlling the grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of the antenna group used and unused, control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operation parameters, usage information for each antenna, antenna set for each antenna group, antenna group On the basis of control parameters related to the number, belonging group of antennas, operation method, etc., it is determined whether to use the corresponding SPA antenna, and the corresponding SPA antenna is configured into one group. However, it is also possible to operate one SPA antenna without configuring the antenna group. It should be noted that the antenna group is not necessarily configured in the present invention.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the omnidirectional mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operation time, period setting and control, and operation of the coupling coefficient. Coupling per antenna and stream for each SPA antenna based on control signals for parameter transfer, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operating methods of each coupling coefficient. Set the coefficient and operate according to operation cycle, operation time, etc.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals and operation mode information for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, etc. Based on the control data associated with the combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc., a signal to be transmitted in the omni-directional mode is processed through the corresponding SPA antenna or the received signal is processed.

As an embodiment for the operation of the omnidirectional mode, when operating the omnidirectional mode using one SPA antenna shown in Figure 1 open all four passive elements (103 ~ 109), all the beam space At the same time, a beam that radiates in all directions can be used to transmit and / or receive signals. Alternatively, by shorting all four passive elements 103 to 109 in one SPA antenna, a beam that radiates in all directions can be formed to transmit and / or receive signals.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the operation of the omnidirectional mode using one SPA antenna may vary the number of beam spaces, beam widths, and the like available by using different SPA design methods, and may select all available beam spaces or use all of them. By not using the beam space it is possible to form a beam that radiates in all directions to transmit and / or receive signals. In addition, according to the antenna design method, it is possible to form and use an omnidirectional radiation beam through various beam space pattern designs and beam space selection.

A-4. Directional mode

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating one SPA antenna in the directional mode of the first embodiment forms a directional beam that radiates in a specific direction by using at least one beam space in the SPA antenna, and transmits a signal and And / or perform a receiving operation.

Referring to FIG. 4, if the antenna control method is described in operation of the directional mode, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating one SPA antenna in the process of determining an antenna operation mode in step 401 may use the directional mode of the antenna operation. If the mode is determined, the beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required to operate the SPA antenna in the directional mode are set, and whether to use the corresponding SPA antenna in the antenna selection process in step 403, and the antenna coupling in step 405 Since there is only one SPA antenna used in the process, the corresponding SPA antenna is operated as a single antenna without combining with other SPA antennas, and at least one beam space is used so that the SPA antenna operates in the directional mode in step 407. To form a directional beam that radiates in a specific direction, and Using a single SPA antenna in such a manner as to control so as to transmit and / or receive constitute a directional mode and operation.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention which operates one SPA antenna, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the directional mode as the antenna operation mode. On the basis of the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for directional mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, an antenna coupler 507, and a mode adapter. Control commands including control signals and control parameters required for the directional mode operation are transmitted to each of the 509, and the operation of each component in the apparatus is controlled. By transmitting the control command and controlling the operation, the antenna control apparatus 500 forms a directional beam that radiates in a specific direction by using at least one beam space from one SPA antenna periodically or as needed, and transmits a signal. And / or operate a directional mode to receive.

To this end, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the directional mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, setting and controlling the operating cycle, and operating parameters. The direction of the beam space required to operate the SPA antenna in the directional mode based on control signals for the transmission, setting and control of the control method, setting and control of the operation method, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of the beam space. The number of beam spaces corresponding to the number, pattern, and the like is set, and the operation is performed according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and controls whether to use the antenna required for the control of the directional mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and sets and controls the grouping maintenance / reconfiguration time of the used / unused antenna group. , Control signal for setting and controlling grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameter, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, set of antennas used by antenna group, and number of antenna groups On the basis of control parameters related to the belonging group of the antenna, the operation method, and the like, it is determined whether to use the corresponding SPA antenna, and the corresponding SPA antenna is configured as one group. However, it is also possible to operate one SPA antenna without configuring the antenna group. It should be noted that the antenna group is not necessarily configured in the present invention.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 includes setting and operating control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for controlling the directional mode, setting and operating control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operation time of the coupling coefficient, period setting and control, and operation parameters. On the basis of control signals for the transmission, setting, and control of the SPA antenna, and control parameters related to the antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and operation methods of the respective coupling coefficients. Set and operate according to operation cycle, operation time, etc.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal, an operation mode information, and a combination for a transmission sequence, a transmission method, a reception sequence, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for control of the directional mode. Based on the control parameters related to the data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc., a signal to be transmitted in a directional mode through the corresponding SPA antenna is generated or the received signal is processed.

As an embodiment for the operation of the scan mode, when operating the directional mode in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates one SPA antenna, the mode control unit 5111 determines to configure and operate the antenna operation mode to the directional mode. In addition, the device controller 5113 may transmit a control command including control signals and control parameters necessary for the directional mode operation of the antenna driver 503, the antenna selector 505, the antenna coupler 507, and the mode adapter 509. To each and control the operation of each component in the device.

To this end, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 uses one passive element 203 of four passive elements 203 to 209 in the SPA antenna as shown in the example of FIG. 2 based on a control signal and a control parameter necessary for controlling the directional mode. ) And short-circuit the remaining three passive elements 205 to 209 to select a beam space that emits in a specific direction to form a directional beam. Alternatively, by simultaneously opening two or more passive elements in the SPA antenna, a directional beam may be formed by simultaneously using beam spaces radiated in two or more different directions. In addition, the number of available beam spaces, beam widths, etc. may vary according to the SPA design method, and at least one beam space is selected from the available number of beam spaces to form a directional beam that radiates in a desired direction to transmit and / or signal. Can be received. In addition, various directional mode operations are possible depending on the directional beam adjustment period, beam width, and the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces.

A-5. Directional diversity mode

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates one SPA antenna in the directional diversity mode of the first embodiment, uses a transmission diversity method, an Alamouti diversity method, and an STBC method using at least two beam spaces in an SPA antenna. Directional diversity transmission is performed using a diversity method such as the above. In the directional diversity mode, the reception signal may be improved by omnidirectional reception or directional reception using beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission. In addition, when two beam spaces are used, the same signal is transmitted through the two beam spaces to transmit a signal using a transmission diversity method, or through spatial coding transmission using two beam spaces and time coding transmission using an additional time. The signal may be transmitted by the Alamouti diversity method or the STBC method.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the directional diversity mode is operated, the antenna control method will be described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 according to the present invention operating one SPA antenna may operate an antenna operation mode. In the case of determining the directional diversity mode, beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for the directional diversity mode transmission are set, and whether to use the corresponding SPA antenna in the antenna selection process of step 403 is determined. Since there is one SPA antenna that is operated in the antenna combining process of step 405, the SPA antenna operates as a single antenna without combining with other SPA antennas, and the SPA antenna operates in the directional diversity mode in the process of controlling the antenna operation mode of step 407. Beam Spare Needed for Directional Diversity Transmission By selecting at least two beam spaces corresponding to the number and using them, the radiation pattern is controlled in accordance with the information signal to transmit a signal using the transmit diversity method, the Alamouti diversity method, the STBC method, etc. Directional diversity mode is configured and operated using SPA antenna.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention which operates one SPA antenna, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a directional diversity mode as an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for the directional diversity mode operation, the antenna driver 503, the antenna selector 505, the antenna combiner 507, Each mode adapter 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters required for directional diversity mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the apparatus. By transmitting the control command and controlling the operation, the antenna control apparatus 500 directionalizes a signal using a transmission diversity method, an Alamouti diversity method, an STBC method, etc. using at least two beam spaces in one SPA antenna. Diversity Directive Diversity mode is used.

To this end, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the directional diversity mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, setting and controlling the operating period, It is necessary to operate the SPA antenna in the directional diversity mode based on control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operating parameters, setting and controlling operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas required for the control of the directional diversity mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains and reconfigures grouping of antenna groups used / unused. And control signals for setting and controlling a grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of an antenna group used and unused, control signal transmission, setting and control, operation information for each antenna, antenna set for each antenna group, and antenna group On the basis of control parameters related to the number of antennas, affiliation group of antennas, operation method, etc., it is determined whether to use the corresponding SPA antenna, and the corresponding SPA antenna is configured as one group. However, it is also possible to operate one SPA antenna without configuring the antenna group. It should be noted that the antenna group is not necessarily configured in the present invention.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 includes a setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the directional diversity mode, a setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, an operation time, a period setting and control of the coupling coefficient, On the basis of control signals for the transmission, setting, and control of operating parameters, and on control parameters related to the coupling coefficients for each antenna, the coupling coefficients for each stream, and the operation method of each coupling coefficient, the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the stream-specific coupling coefficients for the corresponding SPA antennas. Set the coupling factor and operate according to the operation cycle, operation time, etc.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for operating a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and operation mode information necessary for controlling the directional diversity mode. On the basis of control parameters related to the combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, and the like, a signal to be transmitted or processed in the directional diversity mode is processed through the corresponding SPA antenna.

As an example for the operation of the directional diversity mode, FIG. 14 illustrates a three element dipole SPA antenna. Referring to FIG. 14, a three element dipole SPA antenna is composed of one active element 1403 located in the center and two passive elements 1401 and 1403 located on both sides. The three element dipole SPA antenna forms a beam in all directions when both passive elements 1401 and 1403 are both open or shorted. On the other hand, if either passive element 1401 or 1403 is shorted and the opposite passive element is open, it forms a heart-shaped directional beam with a high antenna gain in the direction of the shorted passive element. By using these radiation patterns, the directional diversity transmission or the directional multiplexing transmission can be performed by changing the radiation pattern according to the information value to be transmitted for each symbol.

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Is an input signal, and

May be expressed as cardioid functions defined as Equation 44, which is typically used.

<Equation 44>

을 전송하도록 <수학식 45>와 같이 정의된 입력신호

를 전송함으로써 송신 다이버시티 전송이 가능하다.As described in FIG. 14, when the directional diversity mode is operated by the transmit diversity method using one SPA antenna having two beam spaces, the same signal is used by using two beam spaces.

Input signal defined as in Equation 45 to transmit

By transmitting the transmit diversity transmission is possible.

<Equation 45>

.

.

In this manner, various transmit diversity transmissions are possible by simultaneously transmitting the same signal using some or all of the available beam spaces. In this case, the number of available beam spaces, the beam width, etc. may vary depending on the SPA design method.

를 전송함으로써 2×2 시공간(beamspace-time) 전송이 가능하다.In addition, when operating the directional diversity mode using one SPA antenna, an input signal defined as shown in Equation 46 is an Alamouti diversity method, which is a representative diversity transmission method using two beam spaces.

By transmitting 2x2 space-time (beamspace-time) transmission is possible.

<Equation 46>

.

.

를 정의한 것이다.In the case of operating the directional diversity mode using the STBC method using one SPA antenna, the STBC is transmitted by transmitting a signal using a beamspace-time coding method using some or all of the available beam spaces. Transmission is possible. Equation 47 shows an input signal for STBC transmission using a quasi-orthogonal STBC method using four beam spaces and time.

Is defined.

<Equation 47>

.

.

In this manner, various STBC transmissions are possible by selecting beam spaces required for STBC transmission using some or all of the available beam spaces and transmitting an input signal using the beam spaces selected by the desired STBC method. In this case, the number of available beam spaces, the beam width, etc. may of course vary depending on the SPA design method.

A-6. Directional Multiplexing Mode

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating one SPA antenna in the directional multiplexing mode of the first embodiment performs an operation of directional multiplexing a signal using a spatial multiplexing method using at least two beam spaces in the SPA antenna. . In the operation of the directional multiplexing mode, the reception operation can improve the quality of the received signal by operating in the omnidirectional reception or the directional reception using the beam spaces used for the directional multiplexing transmission, and in the transmission operation, at least two beams By using different spaces, different signals are simultaneously transmitted through each beam space, and thus signals may be transmitted using a spatial multiplexing method.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the directional multiplexing mode is operated, the antenna control method will be described. In operation 401, the antenna control mode 500 of the present invention operates an SPA antenna. In case of determining the directional multiplexing mode, beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for the directional multiplexing mode transmission in the corresponding SPA antenna are set, and whether to use the corresponding SPA antenna in the antenna selection process of step 403 is determined. Since there is only one SPA antenna that is operated during the antenna combining process, the SPA antenna can be operated by a single antenna without combining with other SPA antennas. Corresponding to the required number of beam spaces By selecting at least two beam spaces and using them to control a radiation pattern according to an information signal to transmit a signal in a spatial multiplexing method, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention uses a directional multiplexing mode using one SPA antenna. Configure and operate.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating one SPA antenna, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a directional multiplexing mode as an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for directional multiplexing mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, an antenna combiner 507, and a mode. Each of the adapters 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters required for directional multiplexing mode operation and controls the operation of each component in the apparatus. By transmitting the control command and controlling the operation, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates a directional multiplexing mode in which a signal is directionally multiplexed and transmitted using a spatial multiplexing method using at least two beam spaces in one SPA antenna.

To this end, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 may include a method of generating a beam required for controlling the directional multiplexing mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operating time, setting and controlling an operation cycle, and operation. Beam space required to operate the SPA antenna in the directional multiplexing mode based on control signals for parameter transfer, setting and control, setting and control of the operation method, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of the beam space. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, and the like is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 may be configured to control the use of the antenna required for the control of the directional multiplexing mode and operation control, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, group maintenance / reconfiguration time setting of the used / unused antenna group, and Control signals for setting and controlling the grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of the antenna group used and unused, control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operation parameters, usage information for each antenna, antenna set for each antenna group, antenna group On the basis of control parameters related to the number, belonging group of antennas, operation method, etc., it is determined whether to use the corresponding SPA antenna, and the corresponding SPA antenna is configured into one group. However, it is also possible to operate one SPA antenna without configuring the antenna group. It should be noted that the antenna group is not necessarily configured in the present invention.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of coupling coefficients for each antenna required for controlling the directional multiplexing mode, setting and operation control of coupling coefficients for each stream, operation time, period setting and control, and operation of coupling coefficients. Coupling per antenna and stream for each SPA antenna based on control signals for parameter transfer, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operating methods of each coupling coefficient. Set the coefficient and operate according to operation cycle, operation time, etc.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for operating a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, operation mode information, Based on the control parameters related to the combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc., a signal to be transmitted or processed in the directional multiplexing mode is processed through the corresponding SPA antenna.

는 <수학식 48>과 같이 수식적으로 표현할 수 있다.As an embodiment for the operation of the directional multiplexing mode, in order to multiplex two OOK (on-off keying) modulation symbols when operating the directional multiplexing mode using one SPA antenna shown in FIG. Use a radiation pattern such as This radiation pattern

Can be expressed mathematically as shown in Equation 48.

<Equation 48>

는 AOD(angle of departure)의 방향 벡터이다. 이때

는 상기 다이버시티 전송을 위한 SPA 안테나의 베이시스 벡터 함수(basis vector functions)와 동일하다. 다른 실시 예로 ESPAR 안테나를 이용한 방향성 다중화 모드 운용도 가능하다. 도 16은 3 개 소자 ESPAR 안테나를 이용하여 두 개의 BPSK(binary phase shift keying) 변조 심볼을 방향성 다중화 전송하는 경우 가능한 방사 패턴을 나타낸 것이다. 이러한 방사 패턴은 <수학식 49>과 같이 수식적으로 표현할 수 있다.here,

Is the direction vector of the angle of departure (AOD). At this time

Is equal to the basis vector functions of the SPA antenna for diversity transmission. In another embodiment, directional multiplexing mode operation using an ESPAR antenna is also possible. FIG. 16 illustrates a possible radiation pattern when directional multiplexing two binary phase shift keying (BPSK) modulation symbols using a three element ESPAR antenna. Such a radiation pattern may be expressed by Equation 49.

<Equation 49>

는 상기 방향성 다이버시티 전송을 위한 SPA 안테나의 베이시스 벡터 함수(basis vector functions)와 동일하다. 여기서,

와

의 방사 패턴이 동일하고

과

의 방사 패턴이 동일하지만, 동일한 방사 패턴을 갖는 경우에는 두 개의 방사 패턴을 회전시켜서 구분하도록 할 수 있다. 도 16의 (a)는

와

의 방사 패턴과 같이 두 개의 심볼이 동일한 경우에 해당된다. 예를 들어, 두 개의 심볼이 상이한

을 전송할 경우에는 도 16의 (b)와 같은 방사 패턴으로 전송하고,

을 전송할 경우에는 도 16의 (b)와 같은 방사 패턴을 90도 회전시킨 모양의 방사 패턴으로 전송한다.At this time

Is equal to the basis vector functions of the SPA antenna for directional diversity transmission. here,

Wow

Have the same radiation pattern

and

If the radiation pattern of the same, but having the same radiation pattern may be divided by rotating the two radiation patterns. (A) of FIG.

Wow

This is the case when two symbols are the same as the radiation pattern of. For example, two symbols are different

In case of transmission, the transmission pattern is transmitted as shown in (b) of FIG.

In case of transmission, the radiation pattern as shown in FIG. 16 (b) is transmitted in a radiation pattern of 90 degrees.

In this manner, various directional multiplexing transmissions are possible by changing the beam pattern according to a combination of information to be directional multiplexed using a selectable number of beam spaces and a beam pattern that can be formed using the same. In this case, the number of available beam spaces, the shape of the beam space, the beam width, etc. may vary depending on the SPA design method. In addition, by transmitting different user signals simultaneously through each beam space using at least two beam spaces, not only single user directional multiplexing transmission but also multi-user directional multiplexing transmission are possible.

A-7. Tracking Directional Mode

First, the tracking directional complex mode is a complex mode configured by combining the tracking mode and the directional mode. Therefore, in the present specification, the "tracking directional complex mode" is understood to mean the same as the tracking directional mode.

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating one SPA antenna in the tracking directional hybrid mode of the first embodiment transmits and receives a signal in the directional mode using some of the beam spaces available in the SPA antenna and simultaneously performs the directional mode. Continuously adjust the directional beam by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking and suitability determination of the currently used directional transmit / receive pattern by using at least one of the other beam spaces other than the used beam spaces. While directionally transmitting and / or receiving signals.

The basic operation of the tracking directional complex mode periodically selects at least one beam space adjacent to the beam spaces currently in use. The adjacent beam spaces are compared with the current beam space signal to form a new directional beam in a beam space direction having a high quality according to a criterion such as signal strength or the like. Accordingly, the directional transmission and / or reception may be performed while continuously tracking the directionality of the signal by forming a directional beam in an optimal direction to directionally transmit and receive a signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method is described when the tracking directional complex mode is operated. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating one SPA antenna may operate an antenna operation mode. In the case of determining the tracking directional composite mode, the beam spaces for directional transmission and reception are set to operate the corresponding SPA antenna in the tracking directional composite mode, and in step 403, whether to use the corresponding SPA antenna is determined, and in step 405, Since there is only one SPA antenna that is operated in the antenna combining process, the SPA antenna is operated by a single antenna without combining with other SPA antennas. Send and receive signals in directional mode using beam space Select and lock at least one beam space and use them to perform directional transmission and reception at the same time, periodically or as needed, using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for the directional mode. By forming a new directional beam through directional tracking to continuously update the directional beam and directionally transmitting and / or receiving a signal, the antenna control apparatus 500 according to the present invention uses a single tracking SPA antenna. Configure and operate.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention which operates one SPA antenna, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking directional composite mode as the antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for tracking directional complex mode operation, the antenna driver 503, the antenna selector 505, the antenna combiner 507, Each mode adapter 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional complex mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. By transmitting the control command and controlling the operation, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention is used for the directional mode while simultaneously transmitting and receiving signals in the directional mode using some of the beam spaces available in one SPA antenna. At least one of the other beam spaces other than the beam spaces is used to perform the directional beam tracking by using the directional transmission pattern and to determine the suitability of the currently used directional transmit / receive pattern, thereby forming a new directional beam. It operates a tracking directional composite mode that directionally transmits and / or receives signals while constantly adjusting.

To this end, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional complex mode, setting and controlling beam configuration, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling operating time, setting and controlling an operating cycle, It is necessary to operate the SPA antenna in the tracking directional complex mode based on control signals for the transmission, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of the antenna required for the control of the tracking directional complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. And control signals for setting and controlling a grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of an antenna group used and unused, control signal transmission, setting and control, operation information for each antenna, antenna set for each antenna group, and antenna group On the basis of control parameters related to the number of antennas, affiliation group of antennas, operation method, etc., it is determined whether to use the corresponding SPA antenna, and the corresponding SPA antenna is configured as one group. However, it is also possible to operate one SPA antenna without configuring the antenna group. It should be noted that the antenna group is not necessarily configured in the present invention.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to control and set the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, the operation time, the period setting and control of the coupling coefficient, On the basis of control signals for the transmission, setting, and control of operating parameters, and on control parameters related to the coupling coefficients for each antenna, the coupling coefficients for each stream, and the operation method of each coupling coefficient, the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the stream-specific coupling coefficients for the corresponding SPA antennas. Set the coupling factor and operate according to the operation cycle, operation time, etc.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals and operation mode information for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for controlling the tracking directional complex mode. On the basis of control parameters related to the combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc., a signal to be transmitted or processed in the tracking directional complex mode is processed through the corresponding SPA antenna.

As an embodiment for the tracking directional combined mode operation, FIG. 17 illustrates a method of operating the tracking directional combined mode using one SPA antenna described with reference to FIG. 12. Referring to FIG. 17, when a transmitter / receiver of a wireless communication system having one SPA antenna forms a directional beam in the 0 degree direction as illustrated in FIG. 17A, the transmitter / receiver moves or moves around. When the received signal strength is weakened by an obstacle, the transmitter / receiver additionally forms a beam space in at least one direction adjacent to the beam space for directional transmission and reception as shown in FIG. 17 (b) to measure the received signal strength. At this time, by searching for a beam pattern superior to the current according to the criterion of the signal strength and the like and forming a directional beam according thereto, the signal is transmitted and received by maintaining the current beam pattern, or only the newly formed beam space as shown in FIG. By using the beam space at the same time to send and receive signals to operate the tracking directional complex mode that performs the tracking mode and the directional mode at the same time. In this case, the number of available beam spaces and beam widths may vary according to the SPA design method. Various tracking directional complex mode operations are possible depending on the number of beam spaces selected for transmission and reception.

A-8. Tracking Directional Diversity Mode

First, the tracking directional diversity mode is a complex mode configured by combining the tracking mode and the directional diversity mode among the single modes. Therefore, in the present specification, the term “tracking directional diversity composite mode” is understood to mean the same as the tracking directional diversity mode.

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention which operates one SPA antenna in the tracking directional diversity mode of the first embodiment operates in the directional diversity mode using at least two beam spaces in the SPA antenna. Directional diversity transmission of the signal through the new directional beam spaces while continuously adjusting the directional beam through continuous directional tracking by using at least one beam space other than the beam spaces used for transmission. Do this.

The basic operation of the tracking directional diversity composite mode selects adjacent beam spaces while maintaining the same beam pattern for directional diversity transmission periodically or as needed. In addition, a method of directional diversity transmission by setting beam spaces for directional diversity transmission in a beam space direction having high quality according to a criterion of signal strength or the like compared to a case of using adjacent beam spaces using beam spaces currently being transmitted. In this way, directional diversity transmission can be performed while tracking the directionality of a signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method is described when the tracking directional complex mode is operated. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating one SPA antenna may operate an antenna operation mode. Is configured as the tracking directional diversity composite mode, the beam spaces for directional diversity transmission are set to operate the corresponding SPA antenna in the tracking directional diversity composite mode, and whether the corresponding SPA antenna is used in the antenna selection process in step 403. In operation 405, the SPA antenna is operated as a single antenna without combining with other SPA antennas, and the SPA antenna is a tracking directional diver. At least two beams to operate in city composite mode In operating the directional diversity mode using space, continuous directional tracking is performed periodically or as needed by using at least one beam space among the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission. In this way, the antenna control apparatus 500 according to the present invention uses a single SPA antenna in a tracking directional diversity hybrid mode in such a manner as to set new directional beam spaces for directional diversity transmission and adjust the signal to directional diversity transmission. Configure and operate.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention which operates one SPA antenna, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking directional diversity composite mode as an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for tracking directional diversity composite mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. And control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional diversity composite mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509, and control the operation of each component in the device. By transmitting the control command and controlling the operation, the antenna control apparatus 500 uses the at least two beam spaces in one SPA antenna to operate the directional diversity mode, and thus the beam space used for the directional diversity transmission. Tracking Directional Diversity performs continuous directional tracking by using at least one of the other beam spaces other than the above, and continuously adjusts the directional beam, thereby directionally transmitting a signal through the new directional beam spaces. Operate composite mode.

To this end, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional diversity composite mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, setting the operating period, and Based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of the beam space, the SPA antenna is set to the tracking directional diversity composite mode. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space required for the operation is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas required for the control of the tracking directional diversity mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and control, setting and controlling the grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, set of antennas to be used by antenna group, and antenna Based on the control parameters related to the number of groups, the group belonging to the antenna, the operation method, etc., it is determined whether to use the corresponding SPA antenna, and the corresponding SPA antenna is configured as one group. However, it is also possible to operate one SPA antenna without configuring the antenna group. It should be noted that the antenna group is not necessarily configured in the present invention.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional diversity mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operation time, period setting and control of the coupling coefficient. And the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and streams for the corresponding SPA antennas based on control signals for the transmission, setting, and control of operating parameters, and control parameters related to the coupling coefficients for each antenna, the coupling coefficients for each stream, and the operation method of each coupling coefficient. Coupling coefficients are set for each operation and operate according to the operation cycle and operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and an operation mode required for the control of the tracking directional diversity mode. Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the tracking directional diversity composite mode through the corresponding SPA antenna based on control parameters related to information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, and the like. .

As an embodiment for the tracking directional diversity composite mode operation, FIG. 18 illustrates a method of operating the tracking directional diversity composite mode using one SPA antenna described with reference to FIG. 2. In the directional diversity transmission method using one SPA antenna, at least two pieces of information may be simultaneously transmitted by selecting and transmitting different beam patterns according to information values to be transmitted simultaneously for each symbol. In this case, the information transmitted at the same time may of course be the same.

Referring to FIG. 18, when a transmitter / receiver of a wireless communication system having one SPA antenna transmits a combined symbol XC, 1, two beam spaces having a 90 degree difference between beam spaces as shown in FIG. Suppose that uses a combined beam pattern. At this time, if the received signal strength is weakened due to the movement of the wireless communication system or the surrounding obstacles, the wireless communication system maintains a pattern in which two beam spaces having a 90 degree difference as shown in FIG. The received signal strength is measured by forming a beam pattern. When the signal strength through the new beam pattern becomes larger than before, the signal is transmitted and received by maintaining the new beam pattern. In addition, when a transmitter / receiver of a wireless communication system transmits another combined symbol XC, 2, as shown in FIG. 18 (c), a beam pattern of two beam spaces having a 180 degree difference between beam spaces is used. Suppose, when the transmitter / receiver moves or the reception signal weakens due to surrounding obstacles, the wireless communication system maintains the combined pattern of two beam spaces having a 180 degree difference as shown in FIG. A beam pattern is formed to measure the received signal strength. At this time, when the signal strength through the new beam pattern is greater than before, the tracking directional diversity composite mode which simultaneously performs the tracking mode and the directional diversity mode by maintaining the new beam pattern and transmitting and receiving the signal is operated. The above embodiments are only some examples, and the tracking of another beam pattern may also be performed by forming a beam pattern and comparing the quality with an existing beam pattern while maintaining directional diversity transmission in various ways. In this case, the number of available beam spaces and beam widths may vary depending on the SPA design method, and the directional beam determination criteria, the number of beam spaces, the tracking period, the directional adjustment method, the directional adjustment period, beam width, and directionality are additionally formed for tracking. Various tracking directional diversity hybrid modes can be operated according to the number of beam spaces, beam patterns, etc. for diversity transmission.

A-9. Tracking Directional Multiplexing Mode

First, the tracking directional multiplexing mode is a complex mode configured by combining the tracking mode and the directional multiplexing mode. Therefore, the term "tracking directional multiplexing composite mode" in the present specification is to be understood as the same meaning as the tracking directional multiplexing mode.

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention which operates one SPA antenna in the tracking directional multiplexing mode according to the first embodiment operates in the directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces in the SPA antenna. At least one beam space other than the used beam spaces is additionally used to directionally multiplex the signal through the new directional beam spaces while continuously adjusting the directional beam through continuous directional tracking.

The basic operation of the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode selects adjacent beam spaces while maintaining the same beam pattern for directional multiplexing transmission periodically or as needed. In addition, the signal is obtained by directional multiplexing a signal by setting beam spaces for directional multiplexing transmission in a beam space direction having a higher quality according to a criterion of signal strength or the like compared to the case of using adjacent beam spaces. The directional multiplexing transmission can be performed while tracking the directionality of.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the tracking directional multiplexing mode is operated, the antenna control method is described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 according to the present invention operating one SPA antenna may operate the antenna operation mode. Is determined as the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode, the beam spaces for the directional multiplexing transmission are set in order to operate the corresponding SPA antenna in the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode, and it is determined whether to use the corresponding SPA antenna in the antenna selection process of step 403. In operation 405, at least two SPA antennas can be operated as a single antenna without combining with other SPA antennas. In operation 407, at least two SPA antennas can be operated in a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode. Multiple with Two Beam Spaces In operation in the normalized mode, a new directional beam space may be set periodically or as needed with continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional multiplexed transmission. The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention configures and operates a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode by using one SPA antenna.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention which operates one SPA antenna, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode as an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional multiplexing complex mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. Each of the mode adapters 509 transmits control commands including control signals and control parameters necessary for tracking directional multiplexing and combined mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. By transmitting the control command and controlling the operation, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates in the directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces in one SPA antenna, in addition to the beam spaces used for the directional multiplexing transmission. Continuous directional tracking is performed using at least one of the remaining beam spaces, and a tracking directional multiplexing hybrid mode is used to directionally transmit a signal through new directional beam spaces while continuously adjusting the directional beams.

To this end, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 may generate a beam required for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, control the configuration and operation of the beam, monitor the beam performance, set and control the operation time, and set and control the operation period. Operating the SPA antenna in the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode based on control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operating parameters, setting and controlling operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. For this purpose, the beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the required beam space is set.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 is used to control the setting and operation of antennas required for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintain / reconfigure grouping of antenna groups used / unused. Control signals for setting and control, setting and controlling the grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, set of antennas to be used by antenna group, and antenna Based on the control parameters related to the number of groups, the group belonging to the antenna, the operation method, etc., it is determined whether to use the corresponding SPA antenna, and the corresponding SPA antenna is configured as one group. However, it is also possible to operate one SPA antenna without configuring the antenna group. It should be noted that the antenna group is not necessarily configured in the present invention.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to control and set the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, the operation time, the period setting and control of the coupling coefficient, On the basis of control signals for the transmission, setting, and control of operating parameters, and on control parameters related to the coupling coefficients for each antenna, the coupling coefficients for each stream, and the operation method of each coupling coefficient, the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the stream-specific coupling coefficients for the corresponding SPA antennas. Set the coupling factor and operate according to the operation cycle, operation time, etc.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, etc. Based on the control parameters related to the information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, and the like, a signal to be transmitted or processed is received through a corresponding SPA antenna in a tracking directional multiplexed composite mode.

As an example for the tracking directional multiplexing combined mode operation, tracking directional multiplexing combined mode operation is possible in the same manner as the tracking directional diversity composite mode operating method. In other words, in the directional multiplexing transmission method using one SPA antenna, at least two pieces of information may be simultaneously transmitted by selecting and transmitting different beam patterns according to information values to be transmitted simultaneously for each symbol.

Referring to FIG. 18, when a transmitter / receiver of a wireless communication system having one SPA antenna transmits a combined symbol XC, 1, two beam spaces having a 90 degree difference between beam spaces as shown in FIG. Assume that you use a combined pattern of beams. In this case, when the transmitter / receiver moves or the received signal strength is weakened due to surrounding obstacles, the transmitter / receiver maintains a pattern in which two beam spaces having a 90 degree difference as shown in FIG. The received signal strength is measured by forming a beam pattern. When the signal strength through the new beam pattern becomes larger than before, the signal is transmitted and received by maintaining the new beam pattern. In addition, when a transmitter / receiver of a wireless communication system transmits another combined symbol XC, 2, as shown in FIG. 18 (c), a beam pattern of two beam spaces having a 180 degree difference between beam spaces is used. Suppose, when the transmitter / receiver moves or the reception signal weakens due to surrounding obstacles, the transmitter / receiver maintains a pattern in which two beam spaces having a 180 degree difference as shown in (d) of FIG. A beam pattern is formed to measure the received signal strength. At this time, when the signal strength through the new beam pattern is larger than before, the tracking directional multiplexing complex mode is operated by simultaneously performing the tracking mode and the directional multiplexing mode by transmitting and receiving signals by maintaining the new beam pattern. The above embodiments are only some examples, and the tracking of another beam pattern may also be performed by forming a beam pattern while maintaining the directional multiplexing transmission in various ways and comparing the quality with the beam pattern used for the conventional directional multiplexing. In this case, the number of available beam spaces and beam widths may vary according to the SPA design method. Various tracking directional multiplexing complex mode operations are possible according to the number of beam spaces and beam patterns for multiplexing transmission.

In the first embodiment described above, the use of the SPA antenna, the ESPAR antenna, etc. in the description of the single mode or the composite mode is just an embodiment, and when using other antenna technologies capable of controlling the beam pattern using one antenna In addition, of course, the present invention according to the first embodiment is applicable. In this case, by controlling the beam pattern of the antenna, at least two of the beam space number, beam space direction, beam width, and beam space shape are integrated to control the number of beam spaces, beam space direction, beam width, and beam in the SPA antenna and ESPAR antenna. The same function as the function of adjusting the space shape (also called a beam pattern) and the like can be performed. Here, the beam space generally refers to a directional beam formed in a fixed or variable beam pattern by an electric or mechanical method as well as a fixed beam space formed in an SPA antenna ESPAR antenna or the like.

For example, in the case of the SPA antenna and the ESPAR antenna, when the beam space shape of the antenna is determined, the beam patterns obtained by the integrated control of the beam space direction and the beam space direction that can determine the overall beam width and the beam shape are beamed. By using other antenna technologies that can control the pattern, you can adjust beam direction, beam width, and beam shape simultaneously by simply adjusting the beam pattern, or by controlling the number of beam spaces and beam widths in the case of SPA antenna and ESPAR antenna. By using other antenna technology that can control the beam pattern, the beam width and beam shape can be adjusted simultaneously by simply adjusting the beam pattern, or in the case of SPA antenna and ESPAR antenna, the beam space direction and beam width can be integrated. Beam patterns that can be obtained by controlling other schemes that can control the beam pattern B technology can be used to adjust beam direction and beam width at the same time by simply adjusting the beam pattern, or by controlling the number of beam space, beam space direction and beam width to adjust beam width and beam space shape in case of SPA and ESPAR. By using other antenna technologies that can control the beam pattern, the beam patterns can be obtained by controlling the beam direction, beam width, and beam shape simultaneously.

In the case of using the conventional SPA antenna and ESPAR antenna, when controlling the beam space shape of the antenna, the beam patterns obtained by the integrated control of the beam space number, the beam space direction, and the beam space shape may be controlled. By using other antenna technologies, the beam direction can be adjusted simultaneously by simply adjusting the beam pattern, or when the existing SPA antenna and ESPAR antenna are used, the number of beam spaces, the beam width, and the beam space shape can be integrated. By using other antenna technology that can control the beam pattern, the beam patterns obtained by controlling the beam can be controlled simultaneously by adjusting the beam pattern or beam shape, or when the existing SPA antenna or ESPAR antenna is used. Obtained by integrated control of the space direction, beam width and beam space shape By using other antenna technology that can control the beam pattern, the beam direction can be adjusted simultaneously with the beam pattern only, or the beam space when using the existing SPA antenna or ESPAR antenna. The beam patterns obtained by the integrated control of the number, beam space direction, beam width, and beam space shape can be obtained by using other antenna technology that can control the beam pattern. I can regulate it. In addition, in the above embodiment, only one of the beam space number, the beam space direction, the beam width, and the beam space shape may be adjusted by adjusting the beam pattern.

Second Embodiment

A second embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of controlling an antenna operation mode including a complex mode by using a non-SPA antenna array composed of at least two non-SPA antennas. The non-SPA antenna array basically supports a single mode including a scan mode, a tracking mode, an omnidirectional mode, a directional mode, a directional diversity mode, and a directional multiplexing mode. The hybrid mode operated using the non-SPA antenna array includes three modes of “tracking directional mode”, “tracking directional diversity mode”, and “tracking directional multiplexing mode”.

First, a single mode that can be operated using a non-SPA antenna array composed of at least two non-SPA antennas will be described.A non-SPA antenna array as shown in FIG. By using the phase change due to the path difference of the signals between the antenna components and combining them, a directional beam as shown in FIG. 19B can be formed. FIG. 19A illustrates a linear antenna array, and FIG. 19B illustrates a beam pattern of eight antenna arrays, for example.

FIG. 20 illustrates a structure of a transmitter / receiver combining signals of respective antennas using a non-SPA antenna array according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 20, non-through the antenna coupling unit 507 described above. By multiplying each antenna signal constituting the SPA antenna array by the coupling coefficients (W1 to WM) to form a directional beam, co-channel interference can be reduced by using the directionality of the signal, and resources through space-division multiple access (SDMA) Efficiency can be increased and signals can be transmitted and / or received with high signal gain. In addition, by adjusting the coupling coefficients (W1 ~ WM) to form a directional beam in all directions to determine the direction of the desired signal or to determine the presence or absence, or to perform a tracking operation to continuously track the desired signal Can be. Here, the coupling coefficients W1 to WM include at least one of the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the stream-specific coupling coefficients. In addition, when a channel between antenna components receives independent fading, the antenna signals may be combined to enable diversity transmission or spatial multiplexing transmission, thereby improving signal quality or greatly improving transmission rate.

Here, the non-SPA antenna refers to all antennas that form a beam that radiates in all directions, such as a dipole antenna, or that have only a predetermined beam pattern, such as a sector antenna. 21 shows a half-wavelength dipole antenna, and FIG. 22 shows a beam pattern of a half-wavelength dipole antenna. The dipole antenna is the most common antenna such that the two different poles are half-wavelength in total length as shown in FIG. 21. The basic dipole antenna forms a beam pattern 2201 that radiates with the same gain in all directions in the horizontal direction as shown in FIG.

The sector antenna forms a beam pattern that emits a beam in a specific direction to transmit and receive a signal over a predetermined angle range. The beam pattern of the sector antenna generally has the highest gain at the beam center and lowers toward the beam edge. For example, FIG. 23 illustrates a radiation pattern of a sector antenna proposed by 3GPP2, a standardization organization in the mobile communication field. For example, the sector antenna radiation pattern proposed by 3GPP2 is defined by Equation 50. Using this, the beam pattern of the sector antenna can be designed.

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를 70도로 정하고 있으나, 이는 사용 목적에 따라 설계가 가능하다. Where the antenna gain is given in dB

Is the horizontal angle

Is a value determined by

Does not fall below 3dB beam bandwidth at 3GPP2

Is set to 70 degrees, but it can be designed according to the intended use.

Hereinafter, a single mode and a complex mode operated through a non-SPA antenna in the second embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

B-1. Scan mode

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the non-SPA antenna array in the scan mode of the second embodiment, performs at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the non-SPA antenna array periodically or as needed. And scan the signals from all directions to determine the required direction of the signal or to determine the presence or absence of the required signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is described with reference to FIG. 4, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating a non-SPA antenna array in the process of determining an antenna operation mode in step 401 may use a non-SPA antenna. The antenna operation mode of the array is configured as the scan mode. At this time, it is not required to determine the operation mode for each antenna for each antenna. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the non-SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process in step 403, and combines the non-SPA antenna array in the scan mode during the antenna combining process in step 405. In step 407, the non-SPA antenna array is operated in scan mode periodically or whenever necessary to adjust the coupling coefficient of each antenna of the non-SPA antenna array to form at least one directional beam. The antenna control apparatus 500 configures and operates a scan mode using a non-SPA antenna array in a manner of adjusting the scan from the direction.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating at least two non-SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a scan mode in an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for the scan mode operation, the antenna driver 503, the antenna selector 505, the antenna coupler 507, and the mode adapter. Control commands including control signals and control parameters required for the scan mode operation are transmitted to each of the 509, and the operation of each component in the apparatus is controlled. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 forms at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna of the non-SPA antenna array periodically or as needed by using the non-SPA antenna array. Then, by scanning the signals from all directions, the scan mode is used to determine the directionality of the necessary signals or to determine the presence or absence of the necessary signals.

To this end, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 may set an operation time and an operation period of each antenna of the non-SPA antenna array, and do not set an operation mode for each antenna as in the SPA antenna. In addition, when operating the non-SPA antenna array as described above, the antenna driver 503 may be omitted.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 may be configured to control the use of the antenna required for the control of the scan mode and operation control, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, group maintenance / reconfiguration time setting of the used / unused antenna group, and Control signals for setting and controlling the grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of the antenna group used and unused, control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operation parameters, usage information for each antenna, antenna set for each antenna group, antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the scan mode operation is configured on the basis of control parameters related to the number, belonging group of antennas, operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 includes setting and operating control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for control of the scan mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operating time, period setting and control of the coupling coefficient, and operation parameters. Each antenna of the selected non-SPA antenna array is operated in scan mode based on control signals for the transmission, configuration, and control of the antenna, and control parameters related to the coupling coefficient for each antenna, the coupling coefficient for each stream, and the operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the coupling coefficients for each antenna of the non-SPA antenna array are set. It works accordingly.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, operation mode information, a combined data set, and a data reception method required for controlling the scan mode. Based on the control parameters related to the signal processing method, a signal to be transmitted in the scan mode is generated or processed through the non-SPA antenna array.

As an embodiment of the scan mode, when the scan mode is operated by using the non-SPA antenna array shown in FIG. 20, one directional beam is determined in all directions by adjusting a coupling coefficient of each antenna. By forming sequentially, signals from all directions can be scanned. In this case, by simultaneously forming two or more directional beams, a signal may be scanned using two or more directional beams simultaneously. In the scan mode operation using the non-SPA antenna array, it is possible to adjust the number of directional beams and the beam width available by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna, and by adjusting the number of available directional beams and the number of simultaneous selective directional beams. Various scan modes can be operated. In addition, various scan mode operations may be performed by adjusting a scan mode operation period such as periodically performing a scan mode or performing a specific event such as when a received signal has a predetermined value or less.

B-2. Tracking mode

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the non-SPA antenna array in the tracking mode of the second embodiment, performs at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the non-SPA antenna array periodically or as needed. By forming a desired signal. By forming the adjacent directional beams periodically, the directionality of the signals can be tracked in such a way that the beams are formed in a direction having a high quality, such as signal strength, in comparison with the current directional beam signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, if the antenna control method is described in operation of the tracking mode, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the non-SPA antenna array in the process of determining the antenna operation mode in step 401 may use the non-SPA antenna. The antenna operation mode of the array is configured as the tracking mode. At this time, it is not required to determine the operation mode for each antenna for each antenna. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the non-SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process in step 403, and combines the non-SPA antenna array in the tracking mode in the antenna combining process in step 405. In step 407, the non-SPA antenna array is operated in the tracking mode, and at least one directional beam is formed by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna of the non-SPA antenna array periodically or as needed. The antenna control apparatus 500 configures and operates a tracking mode using a non-SPA antenna array in a manner of adjusting the direction of the signal.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating at least two non-SPA antennas, the mode control unit 5111 determines to configure and operate the tracking mode in the antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for tracking mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, an antenna coupler 507, and a mode adapter. Control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking mode operation are transmitted to each of 509, and control operation of each component in the apparatus. By transmitting the control command and controlling the operation, the antenna control apparatus 500 adjusts the coupling coefficient of each antenna of the non-SPA antenna array periodically or as needed by using the non-SPA antenna array. It operates a tracking mode that tracks the directionality of the desired signal by forming a directional beam.

To this end, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 may set an operation time and an operation period of each antenna of the non-SPA antenna array, and do not set an operation mode for each antenna as in the SPA antenna. In addition, when operating the non-SPA antenna array as described above, the antenna driver 503 may be omitted.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and controls the use of an antenna required for controlling the tracking mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and sets and controls grouping maintenance / reconfiguration time of the used / unused antenna group. , Control signal for setting and controlling grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameter, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, set of antennas used by antenna group, and number of antenna groups , Based on the control parameters related to the belonging group of the antenna, the operation method, and the like, configure an antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking mode operation. However, it is also possible to operate the antenna group without forming an antenna group in the non-SPA antenna array. It should be noted that the antenna group is not necessarily configured in the present invention.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 includes setting and operating control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for controlling the tracking mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operating time, period setting and control of the coupling coefficient, and operation parameters. Each antenna of the selected non-SPA antenna array is operated in tracking mode on the basis of control signals for the transmission, configuration, and control of the antenna, and control parameters related to the coupling coefficient for each antenna, the coupling coefficient for each stream, and the operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the coupling coefficients for each antenna of the non-SPA antenna array are set. It works accordingly.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, operation mode information, a combined data set, and a data reception method for controlling the tracking mode. Based on the control parameters related to the signal processing method, a signal to be transmitted in a tracking mode is generated or processed through a non-SPA antenna array.

As an embodiment for the tracking mode, when the tracking mode is operated using the non-SPA antenna array shown in FIG. 20, at least one directional beam is formed by adjusting a coupling coefficient of each antenna to direct the signal. Can be traced. Tracking mode using a non-SPA antenna array can adjust the number of directional beams, beam width, etc. available by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna, and by adjusting the number of available directional beams and the number of simultaneous selective directional beams Various tracking modes can be operated. In addition, various tracking mode operations may be performed by adjusting the tracking mode operation period such as periodically performing the tracking mode or performing a specific event such as when a received signal has a predetermined value or less.

B-3. Omni-directional mode

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the non-SPA antenna array in the omnidirectional mode of the second embodiment forms a beam that radiates in all directions by selecting and using at least one antenna in the non-SPA antenna array. , Transmitting and / or receiving a signal. Alternatively, beams that radiate in all directions can be formed by using a method of simultaneously transmitting the same signal through a plurality of sector antennas forming beams in different directions.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the omnidirectional mode is operated, the antenna control method according to the present invention operates a non-SPA antenna array in the process of determining an antenna operation mode (401). The antenna operation mode of the antenna array is configured as an omnidirectional mode. At this time, it is not required to determine the operation mode for each antenna for each antenna. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines to form an omnidirectional beam by selecting and using at least one of the non-SPA antenna arrays in the antenna selection process in step 403, and in the antenna combining process in step 405. A beam that combines the non-SPA antenna array to operate in the omni-directional mode and emits omnidirectionally using at least one antenna selected to operate the non-SPA antenna array in the omni-directional mode in step 407. The antenna control apparatus 500 configures and operates the omni-directional mode using a non-SPA antenna array in such a manner as to adjust the transmission and / or reception by forming a signal.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating at least two non-SPA antennas, the mode control unit 5111 determines to configure and operate the omnidirectional mode as the antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for omnidirectional mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, an antenna combiner 507, and a mode. Each of the adapters 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters necessary for omni-directional operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. The antenna control apparatus 500 transmits and / or receives a signal by forming an omnidirectional beam by selecting and using at least one antenna of the non-SPA antenna array by transmitting the control command and controlling the operation. Operate omni-directional mode.

To this end, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 may set an operation time and an operation period of each antenna of the non-SPA antenna array, and do not set an operation mode for each antenna as in the SPA antenna. In addition, when operating the non-SPA antenna array as described above, the antenna driver 503 may be omitted.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and controls the use of the antenna for control, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, group setting / reconstruction time setting and control of the used / unused antenna group, and use / Control signal for setting and controlling grouping / reconstruction operation cycle of unused antenna group, transfer of operation parameter, setting and control, information on use of each antenna, set of antennas used by antenna group, number of antenna groups, antenna An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for omnidirectional mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the belonging group and the operation method. However, it is also possible to operate the antenna group without forming an antenna group in the non-SPA antenna array. It should be noted that the antenna group is not necessarily configured in the present invention.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the omnidirectional mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operation time, period setting and control, and operation of the coupling coefficient. Omni-directional mode for each antenna of the selected non-SPA antenna array based on control signals for parameter transfer, configuration, and control, and control parameters related to the antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and operation methods of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like necessary for the operation, the coupling factor for each antenna and the coupling factor for each stream of the non-SPA antenna array are set, and the operation period and operation It works according to time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals and operation mode information for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, etc. Based on the control data associated with the combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, and signal processing method, a signal to be transmitted in the omni-directional mode is processed or processed through a non-SPA antenna array.

As an embodiment for the operation of the omni-directional mode, when operating the omni-directional mode using the non-SPA antenna array shown in Figure 20 by selecting at least one antenna of the non-SPA antenna array in the forward direction A radiating beam may be formed to transmit and / or receive a signal. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 24, the beam width of each sector antenna is 120 degrees and the three sector antennas having a 120 degree difference between beam directions of the sector antennas are simultaneously used to form a beam that radiates in all directions to transmit and / or receive a signal. can do. In this case, the beam width, the beam pattern, etc. may be adjusted according to the design method of the sector antenna, and various omnidirectional modes may be operated according to the beam width and the number of sector antennas. In addition, various omnidirectional mode operations are possible by transmitting and / or receiving signals by forming an omnidirectional beam using another method of forming an omnidirectional beam.

B-4. Directional mode

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates a non-SPA antenna array in the directional mode of the second embodiment, emits at least one directional beam that radiates in a specific direction by adjusting a coupling coefficient of each antenna in the non-SPA antenna array. And transmit and / or receive a signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is operated in operation of the directional mode, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating a non-SPA antenna array in the process of determining an antenna operation mode in step 401 may use a non-SPA antenna. The antenna operation mode of the array is configured as the directional mode. At this time, it is not required to determine the operation mode for each antenna for each antenna. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the non-SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process in step 403, and combines the non-SPA antenna array in the directional mode in the antenna combining process in step 405. In step 407, the non-SPA antenna array operates in the directional mode to form at least one directional beam that radiates in a specific direction so that the non-SPA antenna array operates in the directional mode. The antenna control apparatus 500 configures and operates a directional mode using a non-SPA antenna array in a controlled manner.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating at least two non-SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the directional mode as the antenna operation mode. On the basis of the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for directional mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, an antenna coupler 507, and a mode adapter. Control commands including control signals and control parameters required for the directional mode operation are transmitted to each of the 509, and the operation of each component in the apparatus is controlled. Through the transfer of the control command and the operation control, the antenna control apparatus 500 adjusts the coupling coefficient adjustment of each antenna of the non-SPA antenna array to form at least one directional beam that emits in a specific direction, and transmits and / or signals. Or operate the receiving directional mode.

To this end, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 may set an operation time and an operation period of each antenna of the non-SPA antenna array, and do not set an operation mode for each antenna as in the SPA antenna. In addition, when operating the non-SPA antenna array as described above, the antenna driver 503 may be omitted.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and controls whether to use the antenna required for the control of the directional mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and sets and controls the grouping maintenance / reconfiguration time of the used / unused antenna group. , Control signal for setting and controlling grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameter, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, set of antennas used by antenna group, and number of antenna groups Then, an antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the directional mode operation is configured based on the control parameters related to the antenna belonging group and operation method. However, it is also possible to operate the antenna group without forming an antenna group in the non-SPA antenna array. It should be noted that the antenna group is not necessarily configured in the present invention.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 includes setting and operating control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for controlling the directional mode, setting and operating control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operation time of the coupling coefficient, period setting and control, and operation parameters. Each antenna of the selected non-SPA antenna array is operated in the directional mode based on control signals for the transmission, configuration, and control of the antenna, and control parameters related to the coupling coefficient for each antenna, the coupling coefficient for each stream, and the operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the coupling coefficients for each antenna of the non-SPA antenna array are set. It works accordingly.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal, an operation mode information, and a combination for a transmission sequence, a transmission method, a reception sequence, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for control of the directional mode. Based on control parameters related to data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc., a signal to be transmitted or generated in a directional mode is processed through a non-SPA antenna array.

As an embodiment for the operation of the directional mode, using a non-SPA antenna array as shown in Figure 20, at least one directional beam that radiates in a specific direction by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna operating the directional mode Can be formed to transmit and / or receive signals. In addition, when channel state information is available, such as when feedback of channel state information is present, a beam is emitted in a direction to communicate by adjusting a coupling coefficient of each antenna using the channel state information to transmit and transmit a signal. And / or receive. In addition, the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the beam width, and the beam pattern may be controlled by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna, and through this, at least one directional beam that emits in a desired direction is transmitted to transmit and / or Can be received. In addition, various directional modes can be operated according to the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the number of directional beams, and the beam pattern.

B-5. Directional diversity mode

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates a non-SPA antenna array in the directional diversity mode of the second embodiment, uses a transmission diversity method, an Alamouti diversity method, and an STBC method using at least two non-SPA antennas. The method performs directional diversity transmission by using a method such as the above, and performs directional diversity reception by combining signals received by a method such as a general reception diversity method.

In case of using two non-SPA antennas, the same signal is simultaneously transmitted through two non-SPA antennas to transmit a signal using a transmit diversity method, or space coded transmission using two non-SPA antennas and time using additional time. Coding can be used to transmit a signal using the Alamouti diversity method or the STBC method. In this case, even when a signal is transmitted and received by the diversity method using at least two omnidirectional antennas, it is regarded as a directional diversity mode.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is operated in operation of the directional mode, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating a non-SPA antenna array in the process of determining an antenna operation mode in step 401 may use a non-SPA antenna. The antenna operating mode of the array is configured as the directional diversity mode. At this time, it is not required to determine the operation mode for each antenna for each antenna. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines a combination of antennas suitable for directional diversity transmission corresponding to the number of antennas required for the directional diversity mode operation in the antenna selection process in step 403, and diversity in the antenna combining process in step 405. Combine the non-SPA antenna array to perform the encoding or decoding method depending on the method. In operation 407, the antenna control apparatus 500 configures and operates a directional diversity mode using a non-SPA antenna array.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating at least two non-SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the directional diversity mode in the antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for the directional diversity mode operation, the antenna driver 503, the antenna selector 505, the antenna combiner 507, Each mode adapter 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters required for directional diversity mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the apparatus. By transmitting the control command and controlling the operation, the antenna control apparatus 500 transmits a directional diversity signal by using a transmit diversity method, an Alamouti diversity method, an STBC method, and the like using a non-SPA antenna array. In addition, the present invention operates a directional diversity mode in which directional diversity is received by combining received signals by a method such as a general reception diversity method.

To this end, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 may set an operation time and an operation period of each antenna of the non-SPA antenna array, and do not set an operation mode for each antenna as in the SPA antenna. In addition, when operating the non-SPA antenna array as described above, the antenna driver 503 may be omitted.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas required for the control of the directional diversity mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains and reconfigures grouping of antenna groups used / unused. And control signals for setting and controlling a grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of an antenna group used and unused, control signal transmission, setting and control, operation information for each antenna, antenna set for each antenna group, and antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the directional diversity mode operation is configured on the basis of control parameters related to the number of antennas, a group of antennas, an operation method, and the like. However, it is also possible to operate the antenna group without forming an antenna group in the non-SPA antenna array. It should be noted that the antenna group is not necessarily configured in the present invention.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 includes a setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the directional diversity mode, a setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, an operation time, a period setting and control of the coupling coefficient, Directional divers each antenna of the selected non-SPA antenna array based on control signals for transfer, setting, and control of operating parameters, and control parameters related to antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and operation methods of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation in the city mode, the coupling factor for each antenna and the coupling factor for each stream of the non-SPA antenna array are set. , Depending on the operating time.

The mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals, operation mode information, and the like for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are necessary for controlling the directional diversity mode. Based on the combined data set and control parameters related to the transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc., a signal to be transmitted or processed in a directional diversity mode is processed through a non-SPA antenna array.

을 전송하고, 제2 안테나를 통해 신호

를 전송한다. 이어지는 제2 타임 슬롯에서는 제1 안테나를 통해

를 전송하고, 제2 안테나를 통해

를 전송함으로써 신호들 간 상호 직교성이 유지되도록 신호를 전송하여 수신기에서 간단한 선형 디코딩 과정을 통해 송신 다이버시티 이득을 최대로 얻을 수 있다.According to an embodiment of the directional diversity mode operation, FIG. 25 illustrates a directional diversity mode operation method of diversity transmission and reception of a signal using a well-known Alamouti diversity method using two antennas. Referring to FIG. 25, a signal is transmitted through a first antenna in a first time slot.

Transmit a signal through a second antenna

Send it. In a subsequent second time slot, through the first antenna

Transmit it, and through the second antenna

By transmitting the signal, the signal is transmitted to maintain mutual orthogonality, and the receiver can obtain the maximum transmit diversity gain through a simple linear decoding process.

,

로 정의하면 <수학식 51>과 같이 표현할 수 있다.The decoding method in the receiver is as follows. Assuming that the channel does not change during the following two time slots (from the first time slot to the second time slot), the signals received during the first time slot and the second time slot, respectively,

,

It can be expressed as Equation 51.

<Equation 51>

In this case, if a conjugate is taken to the signal received during the second time slot and represented in a vector format, it may be expressed as Equation 52.

<Equation 52>

.

.

는

의 조건을 만족한다. 수신 신호

에 유효 채널 행렬의 허미시안(Hermitian)을 곱하면 <수학식 53>과 나타낼 수 있다.Where the effective channel matrix

Is

Satisfies the conditions. Receiving signal

Multiplying by Hermitian of the effective channel matrix can be represented by Equation 53.

<Equation 53>

.

.

은

의 조건을 만족한다. 따라서, 각 심볼은 <수학식 54>과 같이 나타낼 수 있고, 이로부터 원신호

를 검출할 수 있다.here,

silver

Satisfies the conditions. Accordingly, each symbol can be represented by Equation 54, from which the original signal is obtained.

Can be detected.

<Equation 54>

,

,

.

.

을 전송하도록 <수학식 55>와 같이 정의된 입력신호

를 전송함으로써 송신 다이버시티 전송이 가능하다.In addition, when operating the directional diversity mode by the transmit diversity method using two antennas, the same signal through each antenna

Input signal defined as in Equation 55 to transmit

By transmitting the transmit diversity transmission is possible.

<Equation 55>

.

.

In this manner, various transmit diversity transmissions are possible by simultaneously transmitting the same signal using some or all antennas of the non-SPA antenna array including at least two antennas.

를 정의한 것이다.In the case of operating the directional diversity mode using the STBC method using a non-SPA antenna array composed of at least two antennas, the STBC transmission may be performed by transmitting an input signal using a space-time encoding method using at least two antennas and time. . In one embodiment, Equation 56 is an input signal for transmitting STBC by a quasi-orthogonal STBC method using four antennas and time.

Is defined.

<Equation 56>

.

.

In this way, a variety of STBC transmissions can be achieved by selecting the antennas required for the STBC method using some or all of the non-SPA antenna arrays of at least two antennas, and transmitting the input signal in the desired STBC method using the selected antennas. It is possible.

B-6. Directional Multiplexing Mode

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the non-SPA antenna array in the directional multiplexing mode of the second embodiment uses the at least two non-SPA antennas to directionally transmit and / or receive a signal by a spatial multiplexing method. Performed the action. In the case of directional multiplexing the signals using at least two non-SPA antennas, the signals are transmitted by the spatial multiplexing method by simultaneously transmitting different signals through the respective antennas. The signal may be received by a spatial multiplexing method by decoding the signal by a multiplexing reception method such as zero-forcing (ZF), minimum mean square error (MMSE), or vertical-bell laboratories layered space-time (V-BLAST). In this case, even when the signal is transmitted and received by the multiplexing method without the direction by using at least two omnidirectional antenna is considered as the directional multiplexing mode.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is operated when the directional multiplexing mode is operated, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the non-SPA antenna array in the process of determining the antenna operation mode in step 401 may use the non-SPA. The antenna operation mode of the antenna array is configured as the directional multiplexing mode. At this time, it is not required to determine the operation mode for each antenna for each antenna. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines a combination of antennas suitable for the directional multiplexing transmission corresponding to the number of antennas required for the directional multiplexing mode operation in the antenna selection process in step 403, and the non-SPA antenna in the antenna combining process in step 405. Combine the arrays to perform the encoding or decoding method according to the multiplexing method. In operation 407, the antenna control apparatus 500 configures and operates a directional multiplexing mode using a non-SPA antenna array.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating at least two non-SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a directional multiplexing mode as an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for directional multiplexing mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, an antenna combiner 507, and a mode. Each of the adapters 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters required for directional multiplexing mode operation and controls the operation of each component in the apparatus. By transmitting the control command and controlling the operation, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates a directional multiplexing mode for directional multiplexing and / or receiving signals using a spatial multiplexing method using a non-SPA antenna array.

To this end, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 may set an operation time and an operation period of each antenna of the non-SPA antenna array, and do not set an operation mode for each antenna as in the SPA antenna. In addition, when operating the non-SPA antenna array as described above, the antenna driver 503 may be omitted.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 may be configured to control the use of the antenna required for the control of the directional multiplexing mode and operation control, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, group maintenance / reconfiguration time setting of the used / unused antenna group, and Control signals for setting and controlling the grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of the antenna group used and unused, control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operation parameters, usage information for each antenna, antenna set for each antenna group, antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the directional multiplexing mode operation is configured on the basis of control parameters related to the number, belonging group of antennas, operation method, and the like. However, it is also possible to operate the antenna group without forming an antenna group in the non-SPA antenna array. It should be noted that the antenna group is not necessarily configured in the present invention.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of coupling coefficients for each antenna required for controlling the directional multiplexing mode, setting and operation control of coupling coefficients for each stream, operation time, period setting and control, and operation of coupling coefficients. Directional multiplexing mode for each antenna of the selected non-SPA antenna array based on control signals for parameter transfer, configuration, and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like necessary for the operation, the coupling factor for each antenna and the coupling factor for each stream of the non-SPA antenna array are set, and the operation period and operation It works according to time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for operating a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, operation mode information, Based on the combined data set and control parameters related to the transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, and signal processing method, a signal to be transmitted or processed in a directional multiplexing mode is processed through a non-SPA antenna array.

As an embodiment for the operation of the directional multiplexing mode, FIG. 26 illustrates a plurality of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) channels between a transmitter and a receiver having a non-SPA antenna array including at least two non-SPA antennas. It shows a method of operating the directional multiplexing mode as a spatial multiplexing method for transmitting and receiving signals simultaneously.

For example, when transmitting and receiving three independent data streams simultaneously by a spatial multiplexing method using an antenna group composed of three non-SPA antennas, a transmitter having a non-SPA antenna array first performs a directional multiplexing mode. In the case of performing spatial multiplexing transmission, the control unit 511 determines that the antenna operation mode is configured to operate in the directional multiplexing mode in the antenna control apparatus 500 of the transmitter, and includes control signals and control parameters required for the directional multiplexing mode operation. The control command is transmitted to each of the antenna driver 503, the antenna selector 505, the antenna coupler 507, and the mode adapter 509, and controls the operation of each component in the apparatus. At this time, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 may set an operation time and an operation period of each antenna of the non-SPA antenna array, and do not set an operation mode for each antenna as in the SPA antenna. In addition, when operating the non-SPA antenna array as described above, the antenna driver 503 may be omitted. The antenna selector 505 determines to use three antennas for the directional multiplexing mode operation based on a control signal and a control parameter necessary for the control of the directional multiplexing mode, and configures the three antennas as one antenna group. The antenna coupling unit 507 sets and controls the coupling coefficient for each antenna and the coupling coefficient for each stream based on a control signal and a control parameter necessary for controlling the directional multiplexing mode. In this case, the coupling coefficient for each antenna serves to determine the transmission power of each antenna, and when the transmission power of each antenna is maximized, the coupling coefficient for each antenna is set to, for example, 1. In addition, the coupling coefficient for each stream forms a stream-specific coupling coefficient matrix such as Equation 57 so that each of three data streams generated by the mode adapter 509 is transmitted through one antenna, and weighted to each data stream. do.

<Equation 57>

등

Etc

Through this procedure, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the transmitter operates to transmit three independent data streams in the directional multiplexing mode.

의 의사역행렬 (pseudo-inverse matrix)을 스트림별 결합 계수 행렬로 이용하여 안테나 배열을 통해 수신된 신호들에 곱하면, <수학식 59>과 같은 중간신호 벡터를 얻을 수 있다.Next, the control unit 511 in the antenna control apparatus 500 of the receiver to configure the directional multiplexing mode to operate the antenna so that the receiver having a non-SPA antenna array to perform the spatial multiplexing reception by using the directional multiplexing mode. And transmit a control command including control signals and control parameters required for the directional multiplexing mode operation to each of the antenna driver 503, the antenna selector 505, the antenna coupler 507, and the mode adapter 509. , Control the operation of each component in the device. At this time, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 may set an operation time and an operation period of each antenna of the non-SPA antenna array, and do not set an operation mode for each antenna as in the SPA antenna. In addition, when operating the non-SPA antenna array as described above, the antenna driver 503 may be omitted. The antenna selector 505 determines to use three antennas for the directional multiplexing mode operation based on a control signal and a control parameter necessary for the control of the directional multiplexing mode, and configures the three antennas as one antenna group. The antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and controls a coupling coefficient for each antenna and a coupling coefficient for each stream based on a control signal and a control parameter required for controlling the directional multiplexing mode. In this case, the coupling coefficient for each antenna serves to adjust the power of the signal received through each antenna. When the signal power received through each antenna is maximized, the coupling coefficient for each antenna is set to, for example, 1. In addition, the coupling coefficient for each stream should be set to perform a multiplexing reception method for overcoming interference occurring between signals due to the MIMO channel. Well-known multiplexing methods include zero-forcing (ZF), minimum mean square error (MMSE), and vertical-bell laboratories layered space-time (V-BLAST). In the case of using the ZF method, which is a typical linear multiplexing reception method, the MIMO channel is expressed as in Equation 58.

By multiplying the signals received through the antenna array by using the pseudo-inverse matrix of as a coupling coefficient matrix for each stream, an intermediate signal vector as shown in Equation 59 can be obtained.

<Equation 58>

<Equation 59>

The mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 independently determines each element of the intermediate signal vector and detects three data streams transmitted by the transmitter.

In this way, some or all of the non-SPA antenna arrays of at least two antennas are used to simultaneously transmit different signals through the non-SPA antenna array when multiplexing, and when receiving multiplexes, ZF, MMSE, V Various spatial multiplexing transmission and / or reception is possible by decoding the received signal using a multiplexing reception method such as -BLAST. In addition, multi-user multiplexing transmission is possible using a multi-user MIMO precoding method such as ZF, MMSE, and BD (block diagonalization) using a non-SPA antenna array composed of at least two non-SPA antennas.

Hereinafter, three complex modes that can be operated using a non-SPA antenna array including at least two non-SPA antennas will be described.

B-7. Tracking Directional Mode

First, the tracking directional mode is a complex mode configured by combining the tracking mode and the directional mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional complex mode".

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the non-SPA antenna array in the tracking directional complex mode of the second embodiment forms a directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the non-SPA antenna array. By transmitting and receiving a signal in the mode, and simultaneously adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna to continuously track the direction of the desired signal to form a new directional beam to perform the operation of transmitting and / or receiving a signal while continuously updating the directional beam.

The basic operation of the tracking directional complex mode is to periodically adjust the directional beam in a direction adjacent to the directional beams currently used to form a directional beam in a direction having a high quality according to a criterion, such as signal strength, in comparison with the existing directional beam signal. do. In this way, the directional transmission and / or reception can be performed while continuously tracking the directionality of the signal by periodically or as needed, by forming a directional beam in an optimal direction according to a decision criterion. In addition, when channel state information is available, such as when channel information feedback is present, the directional beam is adjusted in a new direction by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna by using channel state information periodically or when a specific event such as sudden channel state change occurs. And transmit and receive signals, thereby directional transmission and / or reception while continuously tracking the directionality of the signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method is described when the tracking directional complex mode is operated. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention that operates the non-SPA antenna array determines whether the antenna control mode is non-. The antenna operation mode of the SPA antenna array is configured as a tracking directional composite mode. At this time, it is not required to determine the operation mode for each antenna for each antenna. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the non-SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process in step 403, and combines the non-SPA antenna array in the directional mode in the antenna combining process in step 405. do. In step 407, the non-SPA antenna array adjusts the coupling coefficients of the antennas so that the non-SPA antenna array operates in the tracking directional complex mode to form at least one directional beam, and simultaneously transmits and receives signals in the directional mode. Continuous directional tracking is performed periodically or as needed by adjusting the coupling coefficient of. This forms a directional beam in a new direction and controls the directional beam to directionally transmit and / or receive signals while continuously adjusting the directional beam. Configure and operate.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating at least two non-SPA antennas, the mode control unit 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking directional composite mode in the antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for tracking directional complex mode operation, the antenna driver 503, the antenna selector 505, the antenna combiner 507, Each mode adapter 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional complex mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the above control command and operation control, the antenna control apparatus 500 forms at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the non-SPA antenna array, and simultaneously transmits and receives signals in the directional mode. By adjusting the coupling coefficient, a new directional beam is formed by continuously tracking the direction of a desired signal, and a tracking directional complex mode is operated in which the signal is transmitted and / or received while continuously updating the directional beam.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 may set an operation time and an operation period of each antenna of the non-SPA antenna array, and do not set an operation mode for each antenna as in the SPA antenna. In addition, when operating the non-SPA antenna array as described above, the antenna driver 503 may be omitted.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of the antenna required for the control of the tracking directional complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. And control signals for setting and controlling a grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of an antenna group used and unused, control signal transmission, setting and control, operation information for each antenna, antenna set for each antenna group, and antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking directional complex mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the number of antennas, a group of antennas, an operation method, and the like. However, it is also possible to operate the antenna group without forming an antenna group in the non-SPA antenna array. It should be noted that the antenna group is not necessarily configured in the present invention.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to control and set the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, the operation time, the period setting and control of the coupling coefficient, In order to operate the selected antenna group in the tracking directional complex mode based on control signals for transmitting, setting, and controlling operating parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation methods of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the required direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals and operation mode information for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for controlling the tracking directional complex mode. Based on the control data associated with the combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc., a signal to be transmitted or processed in the tracking directional complex mode is processed through the antenna group.

In the tracking directional hybrid mode using a non-SPA antenna array, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention can control the number of available directional beams, beam widths, beam patterns, etc. by adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna. By forming at least one directional beam that radiates in the desired direction, the signal can be directionally transmitted and received while the directional beam is continuously adjusted by forming a directional beam in a new direction through continuous directional tracking periodically or as needed. Combined mode operation is possible. At this time, various tracking directional complex modes can be operated according to the directional beam determination criteria additionally formed for tracking, the number of directional beams, the tracking period, the directional adjustment method, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, and the number of directional beams selected for directional transmission and reception. Do.

B-8. Tracking Directional Diversity Mode

First, the tracking directional diversity mode is a composite mode configured by combining the tracking mode and the directional diversity mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional diversity composite mode".

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention which operates the non-SPA antenna array in the tracking directional diversity composite mode of the second embodiment operates in the directional diversity mode using at least two antennas in the non-SPA antenna array. In this case, at least one directional beam is formed by adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna to transmit and receive signals in the directional diversity mode, and at the same time, by continuously adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form a new directional beam. Thereby directional diversity transmission and / or reception of the signal while continuously updating the directional beam.

The basic operation of the tracking directional diversity composite mode periodically forms at least one directional beam adjacent to the currently used directional beams, and compares the adjacent directional beam signal with the current directional beam signal to determine the signal strength and the like. Diversity transmission and reception is performed by forming a new directional beam in a direction having high quality. In addition, the directional diversity transmission and / or reception can be performed while continuously tracking the directionality of the signal by periodically or as necessary to form the directional beam in the optimal direction according to the determination criteria. In addition, when channel state information is available, such as when channel information feedback is present, the directional beam is adjusted in a new direction by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna by using channel state information periodically or when a specific event such as a sudden change of channel state occurs. By forming and transmitting and receiving signals, directional diversity transmission and / or reception can be performed while continuously tracking the direction of the signals.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method is described when the tracking directional diversity composite mode is operated. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operates a non-SPA antenna array. The antenna operation mode of the non-SPA antenna array is configured as the tracking directional diversity mode. At this time, it is not required to determine the operation mode for each antenna for each antenna. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the non-SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process in step 403, and operates the non-SPA antenna array in the directional diversity mode in the antenna combining process in step 405. In the antenna operation mode control process of step 407, the non-SPA antenna array is operated in the directional diversity mode using at least two antennas so that the non-SPA antenna array operates in the tracking directional diversity composite mode. The antenna control device 500 in such a way as to control the signal to be directional diversity transmitted and / or received while continuously adjusting the directional beam by forming a directional beam in a new direction periodically or as needed through continuous directional tracking. Directional Diversity with SPA Antenna Array Configure and operate the tea complex mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating at least two non-SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the tracking directional diversity composite mode as the antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for tracking directional diversity composite mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. And control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional diversity composite mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509, and control the operation of each component in the device. In the directional diversity mode using the non-SPA antenna array using the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 adjusts the coupling coefficient of each antenna to form at least one directional beam. By transmitting / receiving signals in diversity mode and simultaneously adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form a new directional beam by continuously tracking the directionality of a desired signal, directional diversity transmission and / or reception is performed while continuously updating the directional beam. Operate tracking directional diversity composite mode.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 may set an operation time and an operation period of each antenna of the non-SPA antenna array, and do not set an operation mode for each antenna as in the SPA antenna. In addition, when operating the non-SPA antenna array as described above, the antenna driver 503 may be omitted.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the tracking directional diversity composite mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures grouping of antenna groups used / unused. Control signals for setting and controlling time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of antenna groups used and unused, transmission of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, a set of antennas used for each antenna group, An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking directional diversity composite mode operation is configured based on the control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, the group to which the antenna belongs, and the operation method. However, it is also possible to operate the antenna group without forming an antenna group in the non-SPA antenna array. It should be noted that the antenna group is not necessarily configured in the present invention.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional diversity composite mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficients, and the period setting. Tracking Directional Diversity Hybrid Mode tracks selected antenna groups based on control signals for control, transfer, setting, and control of control parameters, and control parameters related to antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and how each coupling coefficient is operated. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation, the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the coupling coefficients for each stream are set and operated according to the operation cycle and operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 operates with control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like necessary for controlling the tracking directional diversity composite mode. Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the tracking directional diversity composite mode through an antenna group based on control information related to mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. .

In the tracking directional diversity composite mode using a non-SPA antenna array, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention can control the number of available directional beams, beam widths, beam patterns, etc. by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna. This forms at least one directional beam that radiates in the desired direction, and transmits / receives a signal while simultaneously adjusting the directional beam by forming a directional beam in a new direction through continuous directional tracking periodically or as needed. Various tracking directional diversity mixed mode operation is possible. In this case, the number of antennas for diversity transmission and reception, diversity methods (transmission diversity method, Alamouti diversity method, STBC method, etc.), and the like may be varied depending on the directional beam determination criteria, the number of directional beams, the tracking period, and the like. Tracking directional diversity composite mode operation is possible.

B-9. Tracking Directional Multiplexing Mode

First, the tracking directional multiplexing mode is a complex mode configured by combining the tracking mode and the directional multiplexing mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional multiplexing mode".

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the non-SPA antenna array in the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode of the second embodiment, operates in the directional multiplexing mode using at least two antennas in the non-SPA antenna array. At least one directional beam is formed by adjusting the coupling coefficients of the antennas to transmit and receive signals in the directional multiplexing mode, while simultaneously adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna to continuously track the direction of the desired signal to form a new directional beam. Performing directional multiplexed transmission and / or reception of signals while continuously updating.

The basic operation of the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode periodically forms at least one directional beam adjacent to the currently used directional beams, and compares the adjacent directional beam signal with the current directional beam signal to determine the criterion such as signal strength. Therefore, in forming a new directional beam in the direction of high quality according to the multiplexed transmission / reception, the direction of the signal is continuously tracked by forming a directional beam in an optimal direction periodically or as needed according to a criterion. And / or receive. In addition, when channel state information is available, such as when channel information feedback is present, the directional beam is adjusted in a new direction by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna by using channel state information periodically or when a specific event such as a sudden change of channel state occurs. By forming and transmitting and receiving a signal, the directional multiplexing transmission and / or reception can be performed while continuously tracking the direction of the signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method is described when the tracking directional multiplexing hybrid mode is operated. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating a non-SPA antenna array is non -The antenna operation mode of the SPA antenna array is configured as the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode. At this time, it is not required to determine the operation mode for each antenna for each antenna. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the non-SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process in step 403, and combines the antenna array in the directional multiplexing mode in the antenna combining process in step 405, In operation 407, the non-SPA antenna array operates in the directional multiplexing mode using at least two antennas so that the non-SPA antenna array operates in the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode. The antenna control apparatus 500 utilizes a non-SPA antenna array in such a manner as to form a directional beam in a new direction through continuous directional tracking to control the directional multiplexed transmission and / or reception while continuously adjusting the directional beam. And configure tracking directional multiplexing composite mode do.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating at least two non-SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode as an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional multiplexing complex mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. Each of the mode adapters 509 transmits control commands including control signals and control parameters necessary for tracking directional multiplexing and combined mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates in the directional multiplexing mode by using a non-SPA antenna array, and forms at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna. Tracking directional multiplexing, which transmits and / or receives directional multiplexing signals while continuously updating the directional beams by continuously transmitting the signals in mode and simultaneously tracking the directionality of the desired signals by adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form new directional beams. Operate composite mode.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 may set an operation time and an operation period of each antenna of the non-SPA antenna array, and do not set an operation mode for each antenna as in the SPA antenna. In addition, when operating the non-SPA antenna array as described above, the antenna driver 503 may be omitted.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 is used to control the setting and operation of antennas required for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintain / reconfigure grouping of antenna groups used / unused. Control signals for setting and control, setting and controlling the grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, set of antennas to be used by antenna group, and antenna An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking directional multiplexing complex mode operation is configured based on the control parameters related to the number of groups, a group of antennas, an operation method, and the like. However, it is also possible to operate the antenna group without forming an antenna group in the non-SPA antenna array. It should be noted that the antenna group is not necessarily configured in the present invention.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operation time, period setting, and control of the coupling coefficient. In the tracking directional multiplexing complex mode based on the control signal for the transmission, setting and control of the operating parameters, and the control parameters related to the coupling coefficient for each antenna, the coupling coefficient for each stream, and the operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, etc. Based on the information, the control data associated with the combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method and the like to generate a signal to be transmitted in the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode through the antenna group or processes the received signal.

In the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode using a non-SPA antenna array, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention can control the number of directional beams, beam widths, beam patterns, and the like that are available through adjustment of the coupling coefficient of each antenna. Through the formation of at least one directional beam that radiates in the desired direction, multiplexing and transmitting signals while simultaneously orientating the directional beam by forming a directional beam in a new direction through continuous directional tracking, periodically or as needed. Directional multiplexing combined mode operation is possible. In this case, various tracking directionalities are determined according to the directional beam determination criteria additionally formed for tracking, the number of directional beams, the tracking period, the number of antennas for multiplexed transmission and reception, and the multiplexing method (ZF, MMSE, V-BLSAT, multi-user MIMO multiplexing method, etc.). Multiplexed composite mode operation is possible.

Third Embodiment

A third embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of controlling an antenna operation mode including a complex mode by using an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas. The SPA antenna array basically supports a single mode including a scan mode, a tracking mode, an omnidirectional mode, a directional mode, a directional diversity mode, and a directional multiplexing mode. The composite mode operated using an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas includes three basic composite modes including the six single modes, a tracking directional mode, a tracking directional diversity mode, and a tracking directional multiplexing mode. For example, the hybrid mode, which can be configured in, for example, 9n modes (n is an integer of 2 or more), can be operated in the antenna operation mode.

Table 1 shows an example of a configuration of a composite mode that can be operated in, for example, 92 (= 81) modes using an SPA antenna array composed of at least two SPA antennas. Is the operation mode of the individual SPA antenna in the SPA antenna array, and in Table 1, the vertical direction represents the operation mode of the entire SPA antenna array.

In the mixed mode embodiments using the SPA antenna array illustrated in C-1 to C-81, it is assumed that the SPA antenna array is configured as an antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the corresponding complex mode operation. It is also possible to operate the SPA antenna array without configuring the antenna group. It should be noted that the antenna group is not necessarily configured in the present invention.

Hereinafter, the hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array according to the third embodiment will be described in detail with reference to Table 1 above.

C-1. Scan-Scan Compound Mode

First, in Table 1, the scan-scan mode is a composite mode configured by combining a scan mode and a scan mode, which will be referred to as a scan-scan composite mode.

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the scan-scan composite mode of the third embodiment selects at least one beam space periodically or whenever necessary by operating each SPA antenna in a scan mode from all directions. By scanning the signal, the direction of the required signal is determined or the existence of the required signal is determined. At the same time, the SPA antenna array is operated in scan mode and at least one directional beam is formed by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna periodically or as needed to scan the signals from all directions to determine the directionality of the required signal or the existence of the required signal. Determine the presence. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 may use the number of beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the scan period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selection beam spaces (the directional beams) available in the scan mode of each SPA antenna and the scan mode of the SPA antenna array. By combining the two scan modes by differently operating the number, etc., various scan-scan combination modes can be configured and operated.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the tracking directional diversity composite mode is operated, the antenna control method is described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA antenna array, operates the antenna. When the mode is determined as the scan-scan combined mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the scan mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the scan mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the scan mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 In the process of controlling the antenna operation mode of the SPA antenna array to operate in the scan-scan complex mode periodically or whenever necessary, at least one beam space is selected at each SPA antenna to adjust the signal from all directions at the same time periodically or When necessary, the SPA antenna array is configured to operate at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna to control the scan from all directions. .

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a scan-scan combined mode as an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for the scan-scan combined mode operation, and generates an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. Each of the mode adapters 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters necessary for scan-scan combined mode operation, and controls operation of each component in the apparatus. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array to operate in a scan-scan combined mode.

The antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for the control of the scan-scan complex mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, setting and controlling the operating cycle, and operation. On the basis of control signals for parameter transmission, setting and control, setting and control of operation methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of the beam space, the beam space required for operating each SPA antenna in scan mode A beam space corresponding to a direction, number, pattern, etc. is set and operated according to an operation cycle, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas required for the control of the scan-scan complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and control, setting and controlling the grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, set of antennas to be used by antenna group, and antenna An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the scan-scan combined mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the number of groups, the group to which the antenna belongs, and the operation method.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the scan-scan complex mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operation time, period setting, and control of the coupling coefficient. In order to operate the selected antenna group in scan mode on the basis of control signals for transmitting, setting, and controlling operation parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient, etc. The antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the stream-specific coupling coefficients are set to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, and operate according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are necessary for the control of the scan-scan composite mode. Based on the control parameters related to the information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data reception method, the signal processing method, and the like, a signal to be transmitted or processed in the scan-scan composite mode is processed through the antenna group.

As an embodiment for the scan-scan combined mode operation, the scan mode operation of each SPA antenna is periodically performed while the scan mode operation of the SPA antenna array is performed when the signal strength is less than or equal to the threshold, or each SPA. The scan mode operation of the antenna may be performed in a slow cycle while the scan mode operation of the SPA antenna array may be performed in a fast cycle. In addition, as another embodiment for the operation of the scan-scan composite mode, the beam width for the scan mode operation of each SPA antenna is formed while the beam width for the scan mode operation of the antenna array is formed large, or The number of beam spaces available for scan mode operation may be increased, and the number of directional beams available for scan mode operation of the antenna array may be reduced.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention can select the number of beam spaces (directional beam number), scan period, beam width, beam pattern, and simultaneous selection available for the scan mode of each SPA antenna and the scan mode operation using the SPA antenna array. By combining the two scan modes by independently adjusting the number of beam spaces (the number of directional beams) and the like, various scan-scan mixed mode operations are possible.

C-2. Scan-Tracking Compound Mode

First, in Table 1, the scan-tracking mode is a composite mode configured by combining a scan mode and a tracking mode, which will be referred to as a scan-tracking composite mode.

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the scan-tracking composite mode of the third embodiment selects at least one beam space periodically or every time from each direction by operating each SPA antenna in the scan mode. By scanning the signal, the direction of the required signal is determined or the existence of the required signal is determined. At the same time, the SPA antenna array is operated in tracking mode to track the directionality of a desired signal by forming at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each SPA antenna periodically or as needed.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the scan-tracking hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control method is described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA antenna array, operates the antenna operation mode. In the case of determining the scan-tracking combined mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the scan mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the tracking mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the tracking mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, and step 407. During the control of the antenna operation mode of the SPA antenna array to operate in the scan-tracking combined mode periodically or at the same time, at least one beam space is selected at each SPA antenna to adjust the signal from all directions at the same time periodically or When necessary, the antenna control apparatus 500 uses the SPA antenna array to control the tracking of the directionality of the desired signal by forming at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the SPA antenna array. Configure and operate the mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention which operates an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode control unit 5111 determines to configure and operate a scan-tracking composite mode as an antenna operation mode. do. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for the scan-tracking combined mode operation, and generates an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. Each of the mode adapters 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters necessary for scan-tracking combined mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the scan-tracking combined mode.

The antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for the control of the scan-tracking combined mode, configuration and operation control of a beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operating time, setting and controlling an operation cycle, and operation On the basis of control signals for parameter transmission, setting and control, setting and control of operation methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of the beam space, the beam space required for operating each SPA antenna in scan mode A beam space corresponding to a direction, number, pattern, etc. is set and operated according to an operation cycle, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the scan-tracking combined mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and control, setting and controlling the grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, set of antennas to be used by antenna group, and antenna An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the scan-tracking combined mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the number of groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the scan-tracking complex mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operation time, period setting, and control of the coupling coefficient. In order to operate the selected antenna group in tracking mode on the basis of control signals for transmitting, setting, and controlling operating parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient, etc. The antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the stream-specific coupling coefficients are set to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, and operate according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, etc. Based on the control parameters related to the information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data reception method, the signal processing method, and the like, a signal to be transmitted or processed in the scan-tracking combined mode through the antenna group is processed.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, scan periods, beam widths, beam patterns, the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces, and the like for tracking mode operation of each SPA antenna, and tracks the SPA antenna array. Scan-tracking combined mode operation is possible in various ways by adjusting the number of directional beams, tracking period, beam width, beam pattern, and number of simultaneous selective directional beams for mode operation.

C-3. Scan-omni composite mode

First, in Table 1, the scan-tracking mode is a composite mode configured by combining a scan mode and an omnidirectional mode, which will be referred to as a "scan-forward composite mode."

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the scan-omni mixed mode of the third embodiment, selects at least one beam space periodically or whenever necessary by operating each SPA antenna in the scan mode. Scanning the signal from the device determines the direction of the required signal or determines the presence or absence of the required signal. At the same time, the SPA antenna array is operated in the omnidirectional mode to select and use at least one of the SPA antenna arrays to form a beam that radiates in all directions to transmit and / or receive signals.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the scan-forward hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control method will be described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA antenna array, operates the antenna. When the mode is determined as the scan-forward mixed mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the scan mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the omnidirectional mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 selects at least one SPA antenna from among the SPA antenna arrays to form a beam that radiates in all directions in the antenna selection process in step 403, and transfers the SPA antenna array in the antenna combining process in step 405. Combine to operate in the directional mode, and in step 407, the SPA antenna array uses at least one SPA antenna selected to operate in the scan-forward-complex mode, and at least one beam space is periodically or necessary. Antenna control device by selecting and adjusting to scan signals from all directions while simultaneously controlling the transmission and / or reception of signals by forming a beam that radiates in all directions using at least one selected SPA antenna of the SPA antenna array 500, scan-forward composite using SPA antenna array Configure and operate the mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a scan-forward hybrid mode in an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for the scan-forward mixed mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. Each of the mode adapters 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters necessary for scan-forward mixed mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the scan-forward mixed mode using the SPA antenna array.

The antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the scan-forward hybrid mode, setting and controlling beam configuration, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling operating time, setting and controlling an operating cycle, Beam space required for operating each SPA antenna in scan mode based on control signals for transmission, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, and the like is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas required for the control of the scan-forward hybrid mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reorganizes grouping of antenna groups used / unused. Control signals for setting and controlling time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of antenna groups used and unused, transmission of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, a set of antennas used for each antenna group, An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the scan-forward hybrid mode operation is configured on the basis of control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, a group of antennas, an operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to set and operate the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the scan-forward hybrid mode, to set and operate the coupling coefficient for each stream, to set the operation time, the period of the coupling coefficient, and Operating the selected antenna group in the omni-directional mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting, and control of the control parameters, and control parameters related to the antenna-specific coupling coefficients, the stream-specific coupling coefficients, and the operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the required direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 operates with control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are necessary for the control of the scan-forward hybrid mode. Generate a signal to be transmitted in the scan-forward composite mode or process the received signal through the antenna group based on control information related to mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, and the like. .

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, scan periods, beam widths, beam patterns, the number of simultaneous selective beam spaces, and the like for the scan mode operation of each SPA antenna, For directional mode operation, the scan-forward mixed mode operation is possible in various ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, omni-directional transmission / reception methods, the number of directional beams available, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selective directional beams.

In addition, since the scan-omni combined mode scans signals from all directions and simultaneously transmits and receives omnidirectionally, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention is poor in current signal quality during omni-directional transmission and / or reception. At the same time, it is possible to determine the directionality of adjacent signals or to determine the presence or absence of adjacent signals through the scan mode operation at the same time, thus enabling stable handover.

C-4. Scan-Directional Compound Mode

First, in Table 1, the scan-directional complex mode is a complex mode configured by combining a scan mode and a directional mode, which will be referred to as a "scan-directional complex mode".

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the scan-directional hybrid mode of the third embodiment, operates each SPA antenna in the scan mode and selects at least one beam space periodically or when necessary from all directions. By scanning the signal, the direction of the required signal is determined or the existence of the required signal is determined. At the same time, the SPA antenna array is operated in the directional mode to form at least one directional beam that radiates in a specific direction by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna to transmit and / or receive a signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the scan-directional hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control method is described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA antenna array, performs the antenna operation mode. In the case of determining the scan-directional hybrid mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the scan mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the directional mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the directional mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 During the control of the antenna operation mode of the SPA antenna array, the SPA antenna array is selected to operate in the scan-directional hybrid mode periodically or as needed to scan at least one beam space at each SPA antenna to scan signals from all directions. The antenna control apparatus 500 scans using the SPA antenna array in such a manner that the SPA antenna is arranged to transmit and / or receive a signal by forming at least one directional beam that radiates in a specific direction by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each SPA antenna. Configure and operate a directional composite mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, determines to configure and operate a scan-directional complex mode as an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for the scan-directional complex mode operation, and generates an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. Each of the mode adapters 509 transmits control commands including control signals and control parameters necessary for scan-directional complex mode operation, and controls operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the scan-directional complex mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for the control of the scan-directional complex mode, control of configuration and operation of the beam, monitoring of beam performance, setting and control of an operation time, setting and control of an operation cycle, Beam space required for operating each SPA antenna in scan mode based on control signals for transmission, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, and the like is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the scan-directional complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and control, setting and controlling the grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, set of antennas to be used by antenna group, and antenna An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the scan-directional complex mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the number of groups, a group of antennas, an operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the scan-directional complex mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operation time, period setting and control of the coupling coefficient. In order to operate the selected antenna group in the directional mode on the basis of control signals for transmitting, setting, and controlling operating parameters, and control parameters related to the coupling coefficient for each antenna, the coupling coefficient for each stream, and the operation method of each coupling coefficient. The antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the stream-specific coupling coefficients are set to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, and operate according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the scan-directional complex mode, and an operation mode. Based on the control parameters related to the information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc., a signal to be transmitted or processed in the scan-directional complex mode is processed through the antenna group.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, scan periods, beam widths, beam patterns, the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces, and the like for the scan mode operation of each SPA antenna, and the directionality of the SPA antenna array. Scan-directional complex mode operation is possible in various ways by adjusting the number of directional beams available, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, and number of simultaneous selective directional beams for mode operation.

In addition, since the scan-directional complex mode enables directional transmission and reception while simultaneously scanning signals from all directions, the antenna control apparatus 500 according to the embodiment of the present invention has a poor current signal quality while transmitting and / or receiving a signal. At the same time, it is possible to determine the directionality of adjacent signals or to determine the presence or absence of adjacent signals through the scan mode operation at the same time, thus enabling stable handover.

C-5. Scan-Directional Diversity Composite Mode

First, in Table 1, the scan-directional diversity mode is a composite mode configured by combining the scan mode and the directional diversity mode, which will be referred to as a "scan-directional diversity composite mode".

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the scan-directional diversity composite mode of the third embodiment, selects at least one beam space periodically or whenever necessary by operating each SPA antenna in scan mode. Scanning the signal from the direction determines the directionality of the required signal or determines the presence or absence of the required signal. At the same time, the SPA antenna array is operated in the directional diversity mode to transmit a signal using a transmit diversity method, an Alamouti diversity method, an STBC method, etc. using at least two SPA antennas, and a method such as a general receive diversity method. Diversity is received by combining the received signals.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is operated when the scan-directional diversity hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array in the process of determining an antenna operation mode in step 401 may include an antenna. When the operation mode is configured as the scan-directional diversity composite mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the scan mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines a combination of SPA antennas suitable for directional diversity transmission corresponding to the number of SPA antennas required for the directional diversity mode operation in step 403. Combine the SPA antenna arrays to operate in the directional diversity mode in step 407, and perform at least one of the SPA antenna arrays in each of the SPA antennas periodically or as necessary to operate the SPA antenna arrays in the scan-directional diversity composite mode in step 407. By selecting the beam space and adjusting it to scan signals from all directions while simultaneously combining the SPA antenna arrays to perform the encoding or decoding method according to the diversity method, the antenna control apparatus 500 uses the SPA antenna array to scan-directionally Diversity composite mode Configure and operate.

Referring to FIG. 5, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, determines to configure and operate a scan-directional diversity composite mode as an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for the scan-directional diversity combined mode operation, and generates an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner ( 507, control mode including control signals and control parameters required for scan-directional diversity combined mode operation is transmitted to each of the mode adapters 509, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the scan-directional diversity composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the scan-directional diversity composite mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operation time, setting an operation period, and It is necessary to operate each SPA antenna in scan mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets / uses and controls the use of antennas necessary for the control of the scan-directional diversity composite mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / groups the group of antenna groups that are not used / used. Control signals for setting and controlling the reconfiguration time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, and a set of antennas used for each antenna group. , Based on control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like, configure an antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the scan-directional diversity composite mode operation.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the scan-directional diversity complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time and the period setting of the coupling coefficients. And selecting a selected antenna group based on control signals for control, transfer of operation parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation methods of the coupling coefficients. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation, the coupling coefficients for each antenna and the coupling coefficients for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the scan-directional diversity composite mode; Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the scan-directional diversity composite mode through the antenna group based on the control parameters related to the operation mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data reception method, the signal processing method, and the like. Process.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, scan periods, beam widths, beam patterns, the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces, and the like for the scan mode operation of each SPA antenna, and the directionality of the SPA antenna array. Scan-Directional Diversity Hybrid Mode in various ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, diversity method, number of directional beams available, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams for diversity mode operation Operation is possible.

In addition, since the scan-directional diversity composite mode scans signals from all directions and allows directional diversity transmission and reception at the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention provides a current signal during directional diversity transmission and / or reception. If the quality is poor, it is possible to determine the direction of the adjacent signal or determine the presence of the adjacent signal through the scan mode operation at the same time, so that stable handover is possible.

C-6. Scan-Directional Multiplexing Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the scan-directional multiplexing mode is a complex mode configured by combining a scan mode and a directional multiplexing mode, which will be referred to as a "scan-directional diversity complex mode".

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the scan-directional multiplexing composite mode of the third embodiment, selects at least one beam space periodically or every time by operating each SPA antenna in a scan mode, thereby all directions. Scanning the signal from the device determines the direction of the required signal or determines the presence or absence of the required signal. At the same time, the SPA antenna array is operated in a directional multiplexing mode to transmit and / or receive a signal using a spatial multiplexing method using at least two SPA antennas.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is operated when the scan-directional multiplexing hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array in the process of determining the antenna operation mode in step 401 may operate the antenna. When the mode is determined as the scan-directional multiplexing composite mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the scan mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the directional multiplexing mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines a combination of SPA antennas suitable for the directional multiplexing transmission corresponding to the number of SPA antennas required for the directional multiplexing mode operation in the antenna selection process in step 403, and the SPA antenna in the antenna combining process in step 407. Combining the arrays to operate in the directional multiplexing mode, and selecting at least one beam space at each SPA antenna periodically or whenever necessary to allow the SPA antenna array to operate in the scan-directional multiplexing composite mode during the antenna operation mode control step 407. By adjusting to scan signals from all directions and simultaneously combining the SPA antenna arrays to perform the encoding or decoding method according to the multiplexing method, the antenna control apparatus 500 configures the scan-directional multiplexing composite mode using the SPA antenna arrays. Operate.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates the SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the scan-directional multiplexing composite mode as the antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for the scan-directional multiplexing composite mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. And control commands including control signals and control parameters required for scan-directional multiplexing combined mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509, and control the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and the operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the scan-directional multiplexing composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the scan-directional multiplexing complex mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operating time, and setting and controlling an operation cycle. The beams required to operate each SPA antenna in scan mode based on control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operating parameters, setting and controlling operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the space is set and operated according to an operation cycle, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the scan-directional multiplexing composite mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures grouping of antenna groups that are used / unused. Control signals for setting and controlling time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of antenna groups used and unused, transmission of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, a set of antennas used for each antenna group, An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the scan-directional multiplexing composite mode operation is configured based on the control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, the group to which the antenna belongs, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the scan-directional multiplexing complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficients, and the period setting. Operating the selected antenna group in the directional multiplexing mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operation parameters, and control parameters related to antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and operation methods of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the required direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 operates with control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the scan-directional multiplexing composite mode. Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the scan-directional multiplexing complex mode through an antenna group based on control information related to mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, and the like. .

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, scan periods, beam widths, beam patterns, the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces, and the like for the scan mode operation of each SPA antenna, and the directionality of the SPA antenna array. Scan-directional multiplexing complex mode operation is possible by adjusting the number of available antennas, multiplexing method, number of directional beams available, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, and number of simultaneous selective directional beams for multiplex mode operation. Do.

In addition, since the scan-directional multiplexing composite mode scans signals from all directions and simultaneously performs directional multiplexing transmission and reception, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention has poor current signal quality while directional multiplexing and / or receiving signals. At the same time, it is possible to determine the directionality of adjacent signals or to determine the presence or absence of adjacent signals through the scan mode operation at the same time, thus enabling stable handover.

C-7. Scan-Tracking Directional Compound Mode

First, in Table 1, the scan-tracking directional mode is a composite mode configured by combining the scan mode and the tracking directional mode, which will be referred to as a "scan-tracking directional composite mode".

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the scan-tracking directional hybrid mode of the third embodiment selects at least one beam space from the SPA antenna periodically or as needed by operating each SPA antenna in scan mode. Scan the signals from all directions to determine the required direction of the signal or determine the presence or absence of the required signal. At the same time, the SPA antenna array is operated in tracking directional complex mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional mode, while maintaining the directionality of the desired signal by adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna. The signal is transmitted and / or received while continuously updating the directional beam by tracking and forming a new directional beam.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the scan-tracking directional hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control method is described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA antenna array, operates the antenna. When the mode is configured as the scan-tracking directional complex mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the scan mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the tracking directional mode.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the directional mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 During the control of the antenna operation mode of the SPA antenna, the SPA antenna array is selected to operate in the scan-tracking directional complex mode periodically or whenever necessary, selecting at least one beam space from each SPA antenna to scan signals from all directions while simultaneously Adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna in the array to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in directional mode, while directional tracking in a new direction to perform continuous directional tracking periodically or as needed by adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna. Room by forming beam The antenna control apparatus 500 configures and operates the scan-tracking directional composite mode using the SPA antenna array in a manner of continuously adjusting the directional beam and controlling the signal to be directionally transmitted and / or received.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates the SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the scan-tracking directional composite mode as the antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for the scan-tracking directional combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. And control commands including control signals and control parameters required for scan-tracking directional complex mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509 and control the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the scan-tracking directional complex mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for the control of the scan-tracking directional complex mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, and setting and controlling the operation period. The beams required to operate each SPA antenna in scan mode based on control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operating parameters, setting and controlling operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the space is set and operated according to an operation cycle, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas required for the control of the scan-tracking directional complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures grouping of antenna groups used / unused. Control signals for setting and controlling time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of antenna groups used and unused, transmission of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, a set of antennas used for each antenna group, An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the scan-tracking directional complex mode operation is configured based on the control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, the group to which the antenna belongs, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the scan-tracking directional complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficients, and the period setting. Operate the selected antenna group in tracking directional complex mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of control parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 operates with control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like necessary for controlling the scan-tracking directional hybrid mode. Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the scan-tracking directional complex mode through an antenna group based on control information related to mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. .

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, scan periods, beam widths, beam patterns, the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces, and the like for tracking mode operation of each SPA antenna, and tracks the SPA antenna array. Scan-tracking directional mixed mode operation is possible in various ways by adjusting the number of available directional beams, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams for directional mixed mode operation.

C-8. Scan-Track Directional Diversity Composite Mode

First, in Table 1, the scan-tracking directional diversity mode is a composite mode configured by combining the scan mode and the tracking directional diversity mode, which will be referred to as a "scan-tracking directional diversity mode."

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the scan-tracking directional diversity composite mode of the third embodiment operates at least one beam space at the SPA antenna periodically or as needed by operating each SPA antenna in the scan mode. Select to scan the signal from all directions to determine the required signal directionality or determine the presence or absence of the required signal. At the same time, the SPA antenna array is operated in tracking directional diversity mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional diversity mode while simultaneously adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna to adjust the desired signal. Directional diversity is transmitted and / or received while continuously updating the directional beam by continuously tracking the directionality to form a new directional beam.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method when the scan-tracking directional diversity hybrid mode is operated will be described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operates an SPA antenna array. When the antenna operation mode is configured as the scan-tracking directional diversity composite mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the scan mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines the SPA antenna array to operate in the directional diversity mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, In step 407, the SPA antenna array is controlled to scan signals from all directions by selecting at least one beam space at each SPA antenna periodically or as needed so that the SPA antenna array operates in the scan-tracking directional diversity composite mode. At the same time, directional diversity transmit and / or receive signals while continuously adjusting the directional beams by forming the directional beams in a new direction, either periodically or as needed, by constantly adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna in the SPA antenna array. Room to control The antenna control unit 500 by using the array antenna SPA scan-to operate by constructing a track-directional diversity combined mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the scan-tracking directional diversity composite mode in the antenna operation mode. do. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for the scan-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner. 507, transmits control commands including control signals and control parameters required for scan-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the scan-tracking directional diversity composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for the control of the scan-tracking directional diversity composite mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operation time, and setting an operation period. And to operate each SPA antenna in scan mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the required direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the scan-tracking directional diversity composite mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. / Reconstruction time setting and control, grouping / reconstruction of the used / unused antenna group, control signals for setting and controlling the operation cycle, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, and used antenna for each antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the scan-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the set, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the scan-tracking directional diversity composite mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operation time and period of the coupling coefficient. Directional diversity is selected based on control signals for setup and control, transfer of operating parameters, setup and control, and control parameters related to antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and how to operate each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like required for the operation in the complex mode, the coupling coefficients for each antenna and the coupling coefficient for each stream are set and operated according to the operation cycle and operation time. do.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal, an operation mode information, a combined data set for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, etc. Based on the control parameters related to the transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, and signal processing method, a signal to be transmitted or processed in the scan-tracking directional diversity composite mode is processed through the antenna group.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, scan periods, beam widths, beam patterns, the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces, and the like for the scan mode operation of each SPA antenna, and the tracking direction of the antenna array. Scan-tracking directionality in a variety of ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, diversity method, number of available directional beams, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams for diversity mode operation Diversity mixed mode operation is possible.

C-9. Scan-Tracking Directional Multiplexing Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the scan-tracking directional multiplexing mode is a complex mode configured by combining a scan mode and a tracking directional multiplexing mode, which will be referred to as a scan-tracking directional multiplexing mode.

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the scan-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode of the third embodiment, operates each SPA antenna in the scan mode to periodically generate at least one beam space at the SPA antenna periodically or whenever necessary. Select and scan the signals from all directions to determine the required signal directionality or determine the presence or absence of the required signal. At the same time, the SPA antenna array is operated in the tracking directional multiplexing mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional multiplexing mode, while simultaneously adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna to adjust the direction of the desired signal. Directionally multiplexed transmission and / or reception of signals while continuously updating the directional beams by continuously tracking and forming new directional beams.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the hybrid mode is operated, an antenna control method is described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array scans the antenna operation mode. In case of configuring the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the scan mode, and the operating mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the tracking directional multiplexing mode.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines the SPA antenna arrays to operate in the directional multiplexing mode in the antenna combining process of step 405. During the control of the antenna operation mode of the step, the SPA antenna array is operated in the scan-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode periodically or as needed to select at least one beam space at each SPA antenna to adjust the signal from all directions simultaneously. In the SPA antenna array, the directional multiplexing transmits and / or receives signals while continuously adjusting the directional beams by forming a directional beam in a new direction by adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna periodically or continuously as necessary. Way antenna The control device 500 configures and operates the scan-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates the SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the scan-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode as the antenna operation mode. . Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for the scan-tracking directional multiplexing combined mode operation, and generates an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner ( 507, a control command including control signals and control parameters necessary for scan-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode operation is transmitted to each of the mode adapters 509, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and the operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the scan-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for control of the scan-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operating time, setting an operation period, and It is necessary to operate each SPA antenna in scan mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the scan-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and controlling the reconfiguration time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, and a set of antennas used for each antenna group. , Based on control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, affiliation groups of antennas, operation methods, and the like, configure an antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for scan-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode operation.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the scan-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operation time and period setting of the coupling coefficient. And tracking the selected antenna group based on control signals for control, transfer of operation parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation, the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the coupling coefficients for each stream are set and operated according to the operation cycle and operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the scan-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode; Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the scan-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode through an antenna group based on control mode related to operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, scan periods, beam widths, beam patterns, the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces, and the like for tracking mode operation of each SPA antenna, and tracks the SPA antenna array. Scan-tracking directional multiplexing in a variety of ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, multiplexing methods, number of available directional beams, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams for directional multiplexing mode operation Combined mode operation is possible.

C-10. Trace-Scan Compound Mode

First, in <Table 1>, the trace-scan composite mode is a composite mode configured by combining the trace mode and the scan mode, and will be referred to as a "trace-scan composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the tracking-scan complex mode of the third embodiment, operates each SPA antenna in the tracking mode by using at least one beam space in the SPA antenna periodically or whenever necessary. Track the directionality of the desired signal. At the same time, the SPA antenna array is operated in scan mode and at least one directional beam is formed by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna periodically or as needed to scan the signals from all directions to determine the directionality of the required signal or the existence of the required signal. Determine the presence.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method when the tracking-scan hybrid mode is operated will be described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array may operate the antenna operation mode. In the tracking-scan composite mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the tracking mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the scan mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the scan mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 During the control of the antenna operation mode of the SPA antenna array to operate in the tracking-scan complex mode periodically or whenever necessary, at least one beam space at each SPA antenna is adjusted to track the directionality of the desired signal simultaneously or simultaneously. Each time the SPA antenna array controls the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to control to scan signals from all directions, the antenna control device 500 uses the SPA antenna array to track-scan composites. Configure and operate the mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates the SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the tracking-scan combined mode as the antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for tracking-scan combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. Each of the mode adapters 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters necessary for the tracking-scan combined mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking-scan combined mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the tracking-scan complex mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, setting and controlling the operating cycle, Beam space required for operating each SPA antenna in tracking mode based on control signals for transmission, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, and the like is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas required for the control of the tracking-scan complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and control, setting and controlling the grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, set of antennas to be used by antenna group, and antenna An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking-scan combined mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the number of groups, the group to which the antenna belongs, and the operation method.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 includes setting and operating control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for control, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operating time, period setting and control of the coupling coefficient, transfer of operating parameters, Direction of directional beams and directional beams required to operate the selected antenna group in scan mode based on control signals for configuration and control, and control parameters related to antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and operation methods of each coupling coefficient. The antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the stream-specific coupling coefficients are set to form a directional beam corresponding to the number, the directional beam pattern, and the like, and operate according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal, an operation mode information, a combined data set for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, etc. Based on control parameters related to the transmission order, the data transmission method, the data reception method, the signal processing method, and the like, a signal to be transmitted or generated in the tracking-scan composite mode is processed through the antenna group.

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, tracking periods, beam widths, beam patterns, the number of simultaneous selective beam spaces, and the like for the tracking mode operation of each SPA antenna, and the scan mode of the SPA antenna array. Tracking-scan complex mode operation is possible in various ways by adjusting the number of directional beams available, the scan period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selective directional beams.

C-11. Trace-track compound mode

First, in <Table 1>, the tracking-tracking composite mode is a composite mode configured by combining the tracking mode and the tracking mode, which will be referred to as "tracking-tracking composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the tracking-tracking hybrid mode of the third embodiment, operates each SPA antenna in the tracking mode by using at least one beam space in the SPA antenna periodically or whenever necessary. Track the directionality of the desired signal. At the same time, the SPA antenna array is operated in tracking mode to track the directionality of a desired signal by forming at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna periodically or as needed. In this case, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces (the number of directional beams), etc., between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the SPA antenna array are shown. By operating differently and combining the two tracking modes, a variety of tracking-tracking compound mode operations are possible.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method when the tracking-tracking hybrid mode is operated will be described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA antenna array, performs an antenna operation mode. In the tracking-tracking hybrid mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the tracking mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the tracking mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the tracking mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, and step 407. During the control of the antenna operation mode of the SPA antenna array to operate in the tracking-tracking hybrid mode periodically or whenever necessary, at least one beam space at each SPA antenna is adjusted to track the directionality of the desired signal simultaneously or simultaneously. Each time the SPA antenna array controls the tracking coefficient of the desired signal by forming at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna, the antenna control apparatus 500 uses the SPA antenna array to track-track hybrid mode. Configure and operate.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking-tracking composite mode as an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for tracking-tracking combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. Each of the mode adapters 509 transmits control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking-tracking combined mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking-tracking combined mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for tracking-tracking combined mode control, configuration and operation control of a beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operating time, setting and controlling an operating cycle, Beam space required for operating each SPA antenna in tracking mode based on control signals for transmission, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, and the like is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 is used to control the setting and operation of antennas required for control of the tracking-tracking complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and grouping maintenance / reconfiguration time of the used / unused antenna group. Control signals for setting and control, setting and controlling the grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, set of antennas to be used by antenna group, and antenna An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking-tracking combined mode operation is configured based on the control parameters related to the number of groups, a group of antennas, an operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the tracking-tracking combined mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operation time, period setting, and control of the coupling coefficient. In order to operate the selected antenna group in tracking mode on the basis of control signals for transmitting, setting, and controlling operating parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient, etc. The antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the stream-specific coupling coefficients are set to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, and operate according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, etc. Based on the control parameters related to the information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc., a signal to be transmitted or processed in the tracking-tracking combined mode is processed through the antenna group.

As an embodiment for the tracking-tracking hybrid mode operation, the tracking mode operation of each SPA antenna is performed when the signal strength is less than or equal to the threshold, and the tracking mode operation of the antenna array is periodically performed or each SPA antenna is performed. The tracking mode operation of the SPA antenna array is performed in a slow cycle while the tracking mode operation of the SPA antenna array is performed in a fast cycle.

In addition, as another embodiment for the tracking-tracking combined mode operation, the beam width for tracking mode operation of each SPA antenna is made small while the beam width for tracking mode operation of the SPA antenna array is large, or The number of beam spaces available for tracking mode operation can be increased and the number of directional beams available for tracking mode operation of the SPA antenna array can be reduced. In this way, the number of available beam spaces (directional beams), tracking period, beam width, beam pattern, and number of simultaneous selective beam spaces (directional beams) for tracking mode operation of each SPA antenna and tracking mode using the SPA antenna array It is possible to combine various tracking modes by independently adjusting the number of tracks and the like.

Referring to FIG. 27, the first SPA ANT1 and the second SPA antenna ANT2 are operated in a tracking mode to determine a detailed direction for tracking, respectively, so that the first beam space B1 and the second beam space B2 are respectively determined. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in tracking mode under the control of the controller 511 to adjust the coupling coefficients w1 and w2 of each antenna to determine a large direction for tracking. Form a beam to track the directionality of the desired signal. In this case, each SPA antenna determines a detailed direction for signal tracking by using at least one beam space, and the SPA antenna array forms at least one directional beam by adjusting a coupling coefficient of each antenna to form a large direction for signal tracking. Determine.

C-12. Trace-omni composite mode

First, in <Table 1>, the tracking-forward mode is a composite mode configured by combining a scan mode and an omnidirectional mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking-forward mixed mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the tracking-omni-complex mode of the third embodiment uses each SPA antenna in tracking mode to use at least one beam space in the SPA antenna periodically or as needed. To track the directionality of the desired signal. At the same time, the SPA antenna array is operated in the omnidirectional mode to select and use at least one of the SPA antenna arrays to form a beam that radiates in all directions to transmit and / or receive signals.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method when the tracking-forward hybrid mode is operated will be described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array may operate the antenna. When the mode is configured as the tracking-forward hybrid mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the tracking mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the omnidirectional mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines to form a beam that radiates in all directions by selecting and using at least one of the SPA antenna arrays in the antenna selection process in step 403, and the SPA antenna array in the antenna combining process in step 405. At least one beam space, periodically or whenever necessary, using at least one SPA antenna selected to combine to operate in omni-directional mode and to operate the SPA antenna array in a tracking-omni-complex mode during the antenna operation mode control step 407. SPA antenna array by adjusting to track the direction of the desired signal using the control method while simultaneously forming a beam that radiates in all directions using at least one SPA antenna selected from the SPA antenna arrays. To configure tracking-forward composite mode Operate.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to operate the tracking-forward hybrid mode in the antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for tracking-omni-complex mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. And control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking-forward mixed mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509, and control the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking-forward hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for control of the tracking-forward hybrid mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operating time, and setting and controlling an operation cycle. The beams required to operate each SPA antenna in tracking mode based on control signals for transmission, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the space is set and operated according to an operation cycle, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the tracking-forward hybrid mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and controlling time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of antenna groups used and unused, transmission of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, a set of antennas used for each antenna group, An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking-forward-complex mode operation is configured based on the control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to set and operate the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the tracking-forward hybrid mode, the setting and operation control for the coupling coefficient for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficient, the period setting, and Operating the selected antenna group in the omni-directional mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting, and control of the control parameters, and control parameters related to the antenna-specific coupling coefficients, the stream-specific coupling coefficients, and the operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the required direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 operates with control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, required for the control of the tracking-forward hybrid mode. Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the tracking-forward composite mode through the antenna group based on control information related to mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, and the like. .

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, tracking periods, beam widths, beam patterns, the number of simultaneous selective beam spaces, and the like, for the tracking mode operation of each SPA antenna, and the omnidirectional direction of the antenna array. Tracking mode can be used in various ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, omni-directional transmission / reception methods, the number of available directional beams, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selective directional beams.

C-13. Trace-Directed Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking-directional complex mode is a complex mode configured by combining the tracking mode and the directional mode, and will be referred to as a "tracking-directional complex mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the tracking-directional complex mode of the third embodiment, operates each SPA antenna in the tracking mode by using at least one beam space in the SPA antenna periodically or as needed. Track the directionality of the desired signal. At the same time, the SPA antenna array is operated in the directional mode to form at least one directional beam that radiates in a specific direction by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna to transmit and / or receive a signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the hybrid mode is operated, an antenna control method is described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array tracks the antenna operation mode. In case of configuring the directional composite mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the tracking mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the directional mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the directional mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 During the control of the antenna operation mode of the SPA antenna array, the SPA antenna array is operated in the tracking-directional hybrid mode periodically or as needed to track the direction of the desired signal using at least one beam space at each SPA antenna array. By controlling the coupling coefficients of each antenna, the antenna control apparatus 500 uses the SPA antenna array to control the transmission and / or reception of signals by forming at least one directional beam that radiates in a specific direction. Configure and operate the mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates the SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the tracking-directional complex mode as the antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking-directional complex mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. Each of the mode adapters 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters necessary for tracking-directional complex mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking-directional complex mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the tracking-directional complex mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, setting and controlling the operating cycle, Beam space required for operating each SPA antenna in tracking mode based on control signals for transmission, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, and the like is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of the antennas required for the control of the tracking-directional complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and control, setting and controlling the grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, set of antennas to be used by antenna group, and antenna An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking-directional complex mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the number of groups, the group to which the antenna belongs, and the operation method.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the tracking-directional complex mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operation time, period setting, and control of the coupling coefficient. In order to operate the selected antenna group in the directional mode on the basis of control signals for transmitting, setting, and controlling operating parameters, and control parameters related to the coupling coefficient for each antenna, the coupling coefficient for each stream, and the operation method of each coupling coefficient. The antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the stream-specific coupling coefficients are set to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, and operate according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and an operation mode required for the control of the tracking-directional hybrid mode. Based on the control parameters related to the information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc., a signal to be transmitted or processed in the tracking-directional complex mode is processed through the antenna group.

The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, tracking periods, beam widths, beam patterns, the number of simultaneous selective beam spaces, and the like for the tracking mode operation of each SPA antenna, and the directional mode of the SPA antenna array. Tracking-directional complex mode operation is possible in a variety of ways by adjusting the number of directional beams available, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams for operation.

In addition, since the tracking-directional complex mode enables directional transmission and reception while simultaneously tracking the direction of a desired signal, the antenna control apparatus 500 according to the present invention continuously tracks the direction of a desired signal while directionally transmitting and / or receiving a signal. Signal quality can be maintained by performing directional transmission / reception while adjusting.

C-14. Tracking-Directional Diversity Composite Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking-directional diversity mode is a composite mode configured by combining the tracking mode and the directional diversity mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking-directional diversity composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the tracking-directional diversity mode of the third embodiment uses each SPA antenna in tracking mode to use at least one beam space at the SPA antenna periodically or as needed. To track the directionality of the desired signal. At the same time, the SPA antenna array is operated in the directional diversity mode to transmit signals using the transmit diversity method, the Alamouti diversity method, the STBC method, etc. using at least two antennas. Diversity is received by combining the received signals.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is operated when the tracking-directional diversity hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array in the process of determining an antenna operation mode in step 401 may include an antenna. When the operation mode is configured as the tracking-directional diversity composite mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set as the tracking mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set as the directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines a combination of SPA antennas suitable for directional diversity transmission corresponding to the number of SPA antennas required for the directional diversity mode operation in step 403. Combine SPA antenna arrays to operate in directional diversity mode, and at least one beam at each SPA antenna periodically or as needed to ensure that the SPA antenna arrays operate in tracking-directional diversity composite mode during the antenna operation mode control step 407. By adjusting the space to track the direction of the desired signal while simultaneously combining the SPA antenna array to perform the encoding or decoding method according to the diversity method, the antenna control apparatus 500 uses the SPA antenna array to track-directional diversity. Configure composite mode The open operation.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for tracking-directional diversity composite mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner ( 507, each of the mode adapters 509 passes control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking-directional diversity composite mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking-directional diversity composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the tracking-directional diversity mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, and setting and controlling the operating period. The beams required to operate each SPA antenna in tracking mode based on control signals for transmission, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the space is set and operated according to an operation cycle, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas for controlling the tracking-directional diversity mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures grouping of antenna groups that are used / unused. Control signals for setting and controlling time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of antenna groups used and unused, transmission of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, a set of antennas used for each antenna group, An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking-directional diversity composite mode operation is configured based on the control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, a group of antennas, an operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is used to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the tracking-directional diversity mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficients, the period setting, and the like. Operate selected antenna groups in directional diversity mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of control parameters, and control parameters related to antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and how each coupling coefficient is operated. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 operates with control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like necessary for controlling the tracking-directional diversity mode. Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the tracking-directional diversity composite mode through an antenna group based on control parameters related to mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. do.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, tracking periods, beam widths, beam patterns, the number of simultaneous selective beam spaces, and the like for the tracking mode operation of each SPA antenna, and the directional diver of the antenna array. The tracking-diversity composite mode operation can be controlled in various ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, diversity method, number of directional beams, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, and number of simultaneous selective directional beams for city mode operation. It is possible.

In addition, since the tracking-directional diversity composite mode enables directional diversity transmission and reception while tracking the directionality of a desired signal, the antenna control apparatus 500 according to the present invention can direct the desired signal during directional diversity transmission and / or reception. The signal quality can be maintained by performing the directional transmission and reception while continuously tracking and adjusting the directionality.

C-15. Trace-Directed Multiplexing Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking-directional multiplexing mode is a complex mode configured by combining the tracking mode and the directional multiplexing mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking-directional multiplexing complex mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the tracking-directional multiplexing composite mode of the third embodiment uses each SPA antenna in tracking mode to use at least one beam space in the SPA antenna periodically or as needed. To track the directionality of the desired signal. At the same time, the SPA antenna array is operated in a directional multiplexing mode to transmit and / or receive a signal using a spatial multiplexing method using at least two antennas.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method when the tracking-directional multiplexing hybrid mode is operated will be described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array may operate the antenna. When the mode is configured as the tracking-directional multiplexing composite mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set as the tracking mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set as the directional multiplexing mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines a combination of SPA antennas suitable for the directional multiplexing transmission corresponding to the number of SPA antennas required for the directional multiplexing mode operation in the antenna selection process in step 403, and the SPA antenna in the antenna combining process in step 405. Combine the arrays to operate in directional multiplexing mode, and use the at least one beam space at each SPA antenna periodically or as needed to ensure that the SPA antenna arrays operate in the tracking-directional multiplexing complex mode in step 407. The antenna control apparatus 500 configures the tracking-directional multiplexing complex mode using the SPA antenna array by combining the SPA antenna array to perform encoding or decoding methods according to the multiplexing method while adjusting to track the direction of a desired signal. To operate.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking-directional multiplexing composite mode as an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking-directional multiplexing complex mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. And control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking-directional multiplexing composite mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509, and control the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking-directional multiplexing composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the tracking-directional multiplexing complex mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, and setting and controlling the operating period. The beams required to operate each SPA antenna in tracking mode based on control signals for transmission, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the space is set and operated according to an operation cycle, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the tracking-directional multiplexing complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and controlling time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of antenna groups used and unused, transmission of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, a set of antennas used for each antenna group, An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking-directional multiplexing complex mode operation is configured based on the control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, the group to which the antenna belongs, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is used to set and operate the control coefficients of the antenna coupling coefficients for the control of the tracking-directional multiplexing complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficients, and the period setting. Operating the selected antenna group in the directional multiplexing mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operation parameters, and control parameters related to antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and operation methods of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the required direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 operates with control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the tracking-directional multiplexing composite mode. Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in a tracking-directional multiplexing composite mode through an antenna group based on control information related to mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. .

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, tracking periods, beam widths, beam patterns, the number of simultaneous selective beam spaces, and the like for the tracking mode operation of each SPA antenna, and the directionality of the SPA antenna array. For multiplexing mode operation, tracking-multiplexing complex mode operation is possible by adjusting the number of available antennas, multiplexing method, available directional beams, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams, etc. . Since the tracking-directional multiplexing composite mode enables the directional multiplexing transmission / reception while simultaneously tracking the directionality of a desired signal, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention continuously maintains the directionality of a desired signal while directional multiplexing and / or receiving a signal. The signal quality can be maintained by performing the directional transmission and reception while adjusting the directionality by tracking.

C-16. Tracking-Tracking Directional Compound Mode

First, in <Table 1>, the tracking-tracking directional mode is a composite mode configured by combining the tracking mode and the tracking directional mode, which will be referred to as a "scan-tracking directional composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the tracking-tracking directional hybrid mode of the third embodiment uses each SPA antenna in tracking mode to use at least one beam space in the SPA antenna periodically or as needed. To track the directionality of the desired signal. At the same time, the SPA antenna array is operated in tracking directional complex mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional mode, while maintaining the directionality of the desired signal by adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna. The signal is transmitted and / or received while continuously updating the directional beam by tracking and forming a new directional beam. At this time, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention is the number of beam spaces available (the number of directional beams), tracking period, beam width, beam pattern, simultaneous selection beam between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array Various tracking-tracking directional complex mode operations are possible by combining the two tracking modes using different numbers of spaces (directional beams).

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method is described when the tracking-tracking directional hybrid mode is operated. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array may operate the antenna. When the mode is configured as the tracking-tracking directional complex mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the tracking mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the tracking directional mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the directional mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 During the control of the antenna operation mode of the SPA antenna array, the SPA antenna array is adjusted to operate in the tracking-tracking directional complex mode periodically or as necessary to track the direction of the desired signal using at least one beam space at each SPA antenna. At least one directional beam is formed by adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna to transmit and receive signals in the directional mode, while simultaneously adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna to continuously or directionally track the direction of the directional beam as needed. Forming a directional beam The antenna control apparatus 500 configures and operates the tracking-tracking directional complex mode using the SPA antenna array in a manner of controlling the directional transmission and / or reception while continuously adjusting.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates the SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the tracking-tracking directional composite mode as the antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking-tracking directional combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. And control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking-tracking directional combined mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509 and controlling the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking-tracking directional hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the tracking-tracking directional complex mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, and setting and controlling the operating period. The beams required to operate each SPA antenna in tracking mode based on control signals for transmission, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the space is set and operated according to an operation cycle, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 controls the setting and operation of the use of antennas required for the control of the tracking-tracking directional complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and controlling time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of antenna groups used and unused, transmission of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, a set of antennas used for each antenna group, An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking-tracking directional combined mode operation is configured based on the control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, the group to which the antenna belongs, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the tracking-tracking directional complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficients, the period setting, and the like. Operate the selected antenna group in tracking directional complex mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of control parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 operates with control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like necessary for controlling the tracking-tracking directional complex mode. Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the tracking-tracking directional complex mode through an antenna group based on control information related to mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. .

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, tracking periods, beam widths, beam patterns, the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces, and the like for tracking mode operation of each SPA antenna, and tracks the SPA antenna array. Tracking-tracking directional mixed mode operation is possible in various ways by adjusting the number of available directional beams, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams for directional mixed mode operation.

C-17. Tracking-Tracking Directional Diversity Composite Mode

First, in <Table 1>, the tracking-tracking directional diversity mode is a composite mode configured by combining the tracking mode and the tracking directional diversity mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking-tracking directional diversity composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the tracking-tracking directional diversity composite mode of the third embodiment operates at least one beam space at the SPA antenna periodically or as needed by operating each SPA antenna in tracking mode. Use to track the direction of the desired signal. At the same time, the SPA antenna array is operated in tracking directional diversity mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional diversity mode while simultaneously adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna to adjust the desired signal. Directional diversity is transmitted and / or received while continuously updating the directional beam by continuously tracking the directionality to form a new directional beam.

In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 may use the number of beam spaces (directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneously selected beam spaces between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the SPA antenna array ( By combining the two tracking modes by differently operating the number of directional beams) and the like, various tracking-tracking directional diversity hybrid mode operations are possible.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method in the case of operating the tracking-tracking directional diversity composite mode will be described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention operates an SPA antenna array. When the antenna operation mode is configured as the tracking-tracking directional diversity composite mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the tracking mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines the SPA antenna array to operate in the directional diversity mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, In step 407, the SPA antenna array is controlled to track the direction of a desired signal using at least one beam space at each SPA antenna periodically or whenever necessary so that the SPA antenna array operates in the tracking-tracking directional diversity composite mode. At the same time, the SPA antenna array can be used to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form a directional beam in a new direction periodically or as needed, with continuous directional tracking to continuously transmit and / or receive a signal with directional diversity while continuously adjusting the directional beam. In a controlled way The antenna control unit 500 by using the array antenna SPA track-and operation by configuring the track-directional diversity combined mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking-tracking directional diversity composite mode as an antenna operation mode. do. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for tracking-tracking directional diversity hybrid mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner. 507, transmits control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the above control command and operation control, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking-tracking directional diversity composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the tracking-tracking directional diversity composite mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operation time, and setting an operation period. And to operate each SPA antenna in tracking mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the required direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the tracking-tracking directional diversity composite mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. / Reconstruction time setting and control, grouping / reconstruction of the used / unused antenna group, control signals for setting and controlling the operation cycle, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, and used antenna for each antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the set, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the tracking-tracking directional diversity composite mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operation time and period of the coupling coefficient. Directional diversity is selected based on control signals for setup and control, transfer of operating parameters, setup and control, and control parameters related to antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and how to operate each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like required for the operation in the complex mode, the coupling coefficients for each antenna and the coupling coefficient for each stream are set and operated according to the operation cycle and operation time. do.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the tracking-tracking directional diversity composite mode. Generating or receiving a signal to be transmitted in a tracking-tracking directional diversity composite mode through an antenna group based on control mode associated with operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process the signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, tracking periods, beam widths, beam patterns, the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces, and the like for the tracking mode operation of each SPA antenna, and the tracking direction of the antenna array. Tracking and tracking directionality in a variety of ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, diversity method, number of available directional beams, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams for diversity mode operation Diversity mixed mode operation is possible.

C-18. Tracking-Tracking Directional Multiplexing Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking-tracking directional multiplexing mode is a composite mode configured by combining the tracking mode and the tracking directional diversity mode, which will be referred to as a tracking-tracking directional complex mode. The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the tracking-tracking directional hybrid mode of the third embodiment uses each SPA antenna in tracking mode to use at least one beam space in the SPA antenna periodically or as needed. To track the directionality of the desired signal. At the same time, the SPA antenna array is operated in the tracking directional multiplexing mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional multiplexing mode, while simultaneously adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna to adjust the direction of the desired signal. Directionally multiplexed transmission and / or reception of signals while continuously updating the directional beams by continuously tracking and forming new directional beams. In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 may use the number of beam spaces (directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneously selected beam spaces between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining the two tracking modes with different operations such as the number of directional beams), various tracking-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode operations are possible.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the hybrid mode is operated, an antenna control method is described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array tracks the antenna operation mode. In case of configuring the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the tracking mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the tracking directional multiplexing mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines the SPA antenna arrays to operate in the directional multiplexing mode in the antenna combining process of step 405. During the control of the antenna operation mode of the step, the SPA antenna array is adjusted to track the direction of the desired signal using at least one beam space at each SPA antenna periodically or whenever necessary to operate in the tracking-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode. Controlling the signal to be directional multiplexed and / or received while continuously adjusting the directional beam by continuously forming the directional beam in a new direction by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the antenna array periodically or as needed, with continuous directional tracking. By antenna Device 500 is using an array SPA antenna tracking-operation to configure the tracking directional multiplexed composite mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates the SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the tracking-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode as the antenna operation mode. . Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking-tracking directional multiplexing combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner ( 507, control mode including control signals and control parameters required for tracking-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509, and controlling the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for the control of the tracking-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operation time, setting an operation period, and It is necessary to operate each SPA antenna in tracking mode on the basis of control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the tracking-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / groups the groups of antenna groups that are not used or used. Control signals for setting and controlling the reconfiguration time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, and a set of antennas used for each antenna group. , Based on the control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, the group belonging to the antenna, the operation method, and the like, configure an antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking-tracking directional multiplexing combined mode operation.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the tracking-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, operation time, and period setting of the coupling coefficients. And tracking the selected antenna group based on control signals for control, transfer of operation parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation, the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the coupling coefficients for each stream are set and operated according to the operation cycle and operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the tracking-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode; Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the tracking-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode through the antenna group based on control mode related to operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, tracking periods, beam widths, beam patterns, the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces, and the like for the tracking mode operation of each SPA antenna, and the tracking direction of the antenna array. Tracking-tracking directional multiplexing is combined in a variety of ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, multiplexing methods, available directional beams, tracking periods, directional adjustment periods, beam width, beam pattern, and number of simultaneous selective directional beams for multiplex mode operation. Mode operation is possible.

C-19. Omni-scan compound mode

First, in Table 1, the omni-scan mode is a composite mode configured by combining the omni-directional mode and the scan mode, which will be referred to as an omni-scan mixed mode. The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the omni-scan hybrid mode of the third embodiment uses each SPA antenna in omni-directional mode to simultaneously use all beam spaces or to form omni-directional beams. Alternatively, beams that radiate in all directions are formed to transmit and / or receive signals. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the scan mode to form at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna periodically or as needed, thereby scanning the signals from all directions to scan the signals from all directions. To determine the presence or absence of the required signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the omni-scan hybrid mode is operated, an antenna control method is described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA antenna array, operates the antenna. When the mode is configured as the omni-scan combined mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the omni-directional mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the scan mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 sets each SPA antenna to operate in the omni-directional mode during the antenna selection process in step 403, and determines the use of some or all antennas in the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process, and the antenna in step 405. In the combining process, the SPA antenna array is combined to operate in the scan mode, and in step 407, the SPA antenna array uses the all-beam space or the omnidirectional direction so that the SPA antenna array operates in the omni-scan hybrid mode in the process of controlling the antenna operation mode. Another way to form the beam is to form a beam that radiates in all directions to adjust to transmit and / or receive signals while simultaneously or at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling factor of each antenna in the SPA antenna array periodically or as needed. To control the scanning of signals from all directions Antenna control device 500 by the following formula is a forward using the SPA array antenna is operated to configure a composite scan mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode control unit 5111 determines to configure and operate the omni-scan combined mode as the antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for omni-scan combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. Control mode including control signals and control parameters necessary for omni-scan combined mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the omni-scan combined mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the omni-scan hybrid mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, and setting and controlling the operating cycle. In order to operate each SPA antenna in the omni mode based on control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operating parameters, setting and controlling operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of the beam space, The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas required for the control of the omni-scan hybrid mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures grouping of antenna groups used / unused. Control signals for setting and controlling time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of antenna groups used and unused, transmission of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, a set of antennas used for each antenna group, An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for omni-scan combined mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, affiliation groups of antennas, operation methods, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the omni-scan complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficients, the period setting, and the like. In order to operate the selected antenna group in scan mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting, and control of control parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation methods of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the required direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 operates with control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are necessary for the control of the omni-scan hybrid mode. Generate a signal to be transmitted in the omni-scan combined mode or process the received signal through the antenna group based on control information related to the mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data reception method, the signal processing method, and the like. .

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, beam widths, beam patterns, omnidirectional beam forming methods, and the like for the omnidirectional mode operation of each SPA antenna, and operates the scan mode of the SPA antenna array. For this purpose, the omni-scan mixed mode operation can be performed in various ways by adjusting the number of directional beams available, scan period, beam width, beam pattern, and number of simultaneous selective directional beams.

C-20. Omni-tracking compound mode

First, in Table 1, the omni-tracking mode is a composite mode configured by combining the omni-directional mode and the tracking mode, which will be referred to as an omni-tracking composite mode. The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the omni-track hybrid mode of the third embodiment uses each SPA antenna in omni-directional mode to simultaneously use all beam spaces or to form omni-directional beams. Alternatively, beams that radiate in all directions are formed to transmit and / or receive signals. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the tracking mode to track the direction of the desired signal by forming at least one directional beam through adjustment of the coupling coefficient of each antenna periodically or as needed.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the omni-track hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control method is described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA antenna array, operates the antenna. When the mode is configured as the omni-track hybrid mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the omni-directional mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the tracking mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 sets each SPA antenna to operate in the omni-directional mode during the antenna selection process in step 403, and determines the use of some or all antennas in the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process, and the antenna in step 405. The SPA antenna array is combined to operate in tracking mode during the combining process, and each SPA antenna uses all beam spaces at the same time or omnidirectionally so that the SPA antenna array operates in the omni-trace hybrid mode in the antenna operation mode control step 407. Another way of forming the beam is to form a beam that radiates in all directions to adjust to transmit and / or receive signals while simultaneously or at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling factor of each antenna in the SPA antenna array periodically or as needed. To control the directionality of the desired signal by forming In this manner, the antenna control apparatus 500 configures and operates the omni-trace hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates the SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the omni-trace composite mode as the antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for omni-track hybrid mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. And control commands including control signals and control parameters necessary for omni-track hybrid mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509 and control the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and the operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the omni-trace hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the omni-track hybrid mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operating time, and setting and controlling an operation cycle. In order to operate each SPA antenna in the omni mode based on control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operating parameters, setting and controlling operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of the beam space, The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the omni-trace complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures grouping of antenna groups used / unused. Control signals for setting and controlling time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of antenna groups used and unused, transmission of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, a set of antennas used for each antenna group, An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for omni-track hybrid mode operation is configured on the basis of control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, a group of antennas, an operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is used to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the omni-track hybrid mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficients, the period setting To operate the selected antenna group in tracking mode on the basis of control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operation parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the required direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 operates with control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are necessary for the control of the omni-track hybrid mode. Generate or transmit the signal to be transmitted in the omni-trace composite mode through the antenna group based on the control parameters related to the mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data reception method, the signal processing method, and the like. .

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, beam widths, beam patterns, omnidirectional beam forming methods, and the like for the omnidirectional mode operation of each SPA antenna, and operates the tracking mode of the SPA antenna array. For this purpose, the omni-track hybrid mode operation can be performed in various ways by adjusting the number of directional beams available, tracking period, beam width, beam pattern, and number of simultaneous selective directional beams.

C-21. Omni-omni composite mode

First, in Table 1, the omni-forward mode is a composite mode configured by combining the omni-directional mode and the omni-directional mode, which will be referred to as "forward-forward hybrid mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the omni-directional omnidirectional composite mode of the third embodiment uses each SPA antenna in omni-directional mode to simultaneously use all beam spaces or to form omni-directional beams. Alternatively, a beam is emitted in all directions to transmit and / or receive the signal. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the omnidirectional mode to select and use at least one of the SPA antenna arrays to form a beam that radiates in all directions to transmit and / or receive a signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method when the omni-directional mixed mode is operated will be described. The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array in the process of determining an antenna operation mode in step 401 may include an antenna. When the operation mode is configured as the omni-forward hybrid mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the omni-directional mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the omni-directional mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines to form an omnidirectional beam by selecting and using at least one of the SPA antenna arrays in the antenna selection process in step 403, and in the antenna combining process in step 405. Combine the SPA antenna arrays to operate in the omni-directional mode, and simultaneously control all beam spaces using at least one SPA antenna selected to operate the SPA antenna arrays in the omni-directional hybrid mode during the antenna operation mode control step 407. Another way to form an omnidirectional beam is to use an omnidirectional beam to form an omni-directional beam to adjust to transmit and / or receive signals while simultaneously radiating omnidirectionally using at least one SPA antenna selected from the array of SPA antennas. To form a beam to control transmission and / or reception of signals Antenna control device 500 by the following formula is a forward using the SPA array antenna is configured to operate the forward composite mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the omni-directional omnidirectional composite mode as the antenna operation mode. . Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for omni-directional mixed mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner ( 507, control mode commands are transmitted to each of the mode adapters 509 including control signals and control parameters required for omni-directional mixed mode operation, and control operation of each component in the apparatus. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the omni-directional omnidirectional mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the omni-directional hybrid mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operating time, setting an operating cycle, and To operate each SPA antenna in omni mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operation parameters, setting and control of operation methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the required direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and controls the use of the antenna for control, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, group setting / reconstruction time setting and control of the used / unused antenna group, and use / Control signal for setting and controlling grouping / reconstruction operation cycle of unused antenna group, transfer of operation parameter, setting and control, information on use of each antenna, set of antennas used by antenna group, number of antenna groups, antenna An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for omni-directional mixed mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the belonging group and operation method.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the omni-directional hybrid mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, and the operation time and period of the coupling coefficient. And operating the selected antenna group in the omni-directional mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operation parameters, control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are necessary for the control of the omni-directional hybrid mode; Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the omni-directional mixed mode through the antenna group based on the control parameters related to the operation mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data reception method, the signal processing method, and the like. Process.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, beam widths, beam patterns, omnidirectional beam forming methods, and the like, for omnidirectional mode operation of each SPA antenna, and omnidirectional mode operation of the antenna array. For this purpose, the omni-directional mixed mode operation can be performed in various ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, omni-directional transmission / reception methods, the number of available directional beams, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selective directional beams.

C-22. Omni-directional complex mode

First, in Table 1, the omni-directional mode is a composite mode configured by combining the omni-directional mode and the directional mode, which will be referred to as an omni-directional mixed mode. The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the omni-directional hybrid mode of the third embodiment uses each SPA antenna in omni-directional mode to simultaneously use all beam spaces or to form omni-directional beams. Alternatively, beams that radiate in all directions are formed to transmit and / or receive signals. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the directional mode to form at least one directional beam that emits in a specific direction by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna to transmit and / or receive a signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the omni-directional hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control method will be described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array may operate the antenna. When the mode is configured as the omni-directional hybrid mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the omni-directional mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the directional mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the directional mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 In the antenna operation mode control process of the SPA antenna array to operate in the omni-directional hybrid mode, each SPA antenna using all the beam space at the same time or another way to form an omnidirectional beam to form a beam to radiate in all directions Antenna control by controlling to transmit and / or receive signals by coordinating signals to be transmitted and / or received while simultaneously forming at least one directional beam that radiates in a particular direction by adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna in the SPA antenna array Device 500 uses omni-directional complex mode using SPA antenna array. Configure and operate.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates the SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the omni-directional hybrid mode as the antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for omni-directional hybrid mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. And control commands including control signals and control parameters necessary for omni-directional hybrid mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509, and control the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the omni-directional hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the omni-directional hybrid mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, and setting and controlling the operating cycle. In order to operate each SPA antenna in the omni mode based on control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operating parameters, setting and controlling operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of the beam space, The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the omni-directional hybrid mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and controlling time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of antenna groups used and unused, transmission of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, a set of antennas used for each antenna group, An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for omni-directional hybrid mode operation is configured on the basis of control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, a group of antennas, an operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the omni-directional hybrid mode, to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each stream, to set the operation time and the period of the coupling coefficients, and To operate the selected antenna group in the directional mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting, and control of the control parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the required direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 operates with control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, necessary for the control of the omni-directional hybrid mode. Generate or transmit the signal to be transmitted in the omni-directional hybrid mode through the antenna group based on the control parameters related to the mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data reception method, the signal processing method, and the like. .

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, beam widths, beam patterns, omnidirectional beam forming methods, and the like for omnidirectional mode operation of each SPA antenna, and performs directional mode operation of the antenna array. In order to adjust the number of available directional beams, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selective directional beams, omni-directional mixed mode operation is possible in various ways.

C-23. Omni-directional diversity composite mode

First, in Table 1, the omni-directional diversity mode is a composite mode configured by combining the omni-directional mode and the directional diversity mode, which will be referred to as an omni-directional diversity composite mode. The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the omni-directional diversity hybrid mode of the third embodiment uses each SPA antenna in the omni-directional mode to simultaneously use all beam spaces or to form omni-directional beams. In another method, a beam is radiated in all directions to transmit and / or receive a signal. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the directional diversity mode to transmit a signal using a transmission diversity method, an Alamouti diversity method, an STBC method, etc. using at least two antennas, and generally receives the signal. Diversity reception is performed by combining the received signals by a diversity method.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is operated, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array in the process of determining the antenna operation mode in step 401 omni-directionally operates the antenna operation mode. In the case of configuring the directional diversity composite mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the omnidirectional mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines a combination of SPA antennas suitable for directional diversity transmission corresponding to the number of SPA antennas required for the directional diversity mode operation in step 403. Combine the SPA antenna arrays to operate in directional diversity mode, and use the SPA antennas to use all beam spaces at the same time. Another method of forming a directional beam is an antenna control apparatus by forming an omnidirectional beam to adjust to transmit and / or receive a signal while simultaneously combining the SPA antenna arrays to perform an encoding or decoding method according to a diversity method. 500 uses an SPA antenna array Configure and operate omni-directional composite mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates the SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the omni-directional diversity composite mode as the antenna operation mode. do. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for omni-directional diversity hybrid mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner. 507, each of the mode adapters 509 passes control commands including control signals and control parameters required for omni-directional diversity composite mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the omni-directional diversity composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the omni-directional diversity hybrid mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operating time, and setting an operation period. And operating each SPA antenna in omni mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of beam spaces. For this purpose, the beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the required beam space is set.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the omni-directional diversity hybrid mode, monitors performance of each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. / Reconstruction time setting and control, grouping / reconstruction of the used / unused antenna group, control signals for setting and controlling the operation cycle, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, and used antenna for each antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for omni-directional diversity hybrid mode operation is configured on the basis of control parameters related to a set, a number of antenna groups, a group of antennas, an operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 includes a setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the omni-directional diversity hybrid mode, a setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, an operation time and a period of the coupling coefficient. Directional diversity mode selects the selected antenna group based on control signals for setup and control, transfer of operating parameters, setup and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling factor, stream coupling factor, and operation method of each coupling factor. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation, the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the coupling coefficients for each stream are set and operated according to the operation cycle and operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are necessary for the control of the omni-directional diversity composite mode. Generating or receiving a signal to be transmitted in the omni-directional diversity composite mode through the antenna group based on the operation mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data reception method, the signal processing method, and the like. Process the signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, beam widths, beam patterns, omnidirectional beam forming methods, and the like for omni-directional operation of each SPA antenna, and directional diversity of the SPA antenna array. Omni-directional diversity composite mode operation in a variety of ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, diversity method, number of directional beams available, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams for mode operation This is possible.

C-24. Omni-directional multiplexed composite mode

First, in Table 1, the omni-directional multiplexing mode is a complex mode configured by combining the omnidirectional mode and the directional multiplexing mode, which will be referred to as an "omni-directional multiplexing complex mode". In the omni-directional multiplexing composite mode of the third embodiment, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operates each SPA antenna in the omni-directional mode to simultaneously use all beam spaces or to form omni-directional beams. Alternatively, a beam is radiated in all directions to transmit and / or receive a signal. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the directional multiplexing mode to transmit and / or receive a signal by using a spatial multiplexing method using at least two antennas.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method when the omni-directional diversity hybrid mode is operated will be described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array may be described. When the antenna operation mode is configured as the omni-directional multiplexing composite mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the omnidirectional mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the directional multiplexing mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines a combination of SPA antennas suitable for the directional multiplexing transmission corresponding to the number of SPA antennas required for the directional multiplexing mode operation in the antenna selection process in step 403, and the SPA antenna in the antenna combining process in step 405. Combine the arrays to operate in the directional multiplexing mode, and use all beam spaces at the same time or form the omni-directional beams in each SPA antenna so that the SPA antenna array operates in the omni-directional multiplexing composite mode during the antenna operation mode control step 407. In another method, the antenna control apparatus 500 combines the SPA antenna array to perform an encoding or decoding method according to a multiplexing method while forming an omnidirectionally radiating beam to adjust to transmit and / or receive a signal. Omni-directional multiple with antenna array The operation in the composite mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates the SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the omni-directional multiplexing composite mode as the antenna operation mode. . Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for omni-directional multiplexing combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner ( 507, control mode including control signals and control parameters required for omni-directional multiplexing composite mode operation are transmitted to each of the mode adapters 509, and control operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the omni-directional multiplexing composite mode using the SPA antenna array. In addition

The antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the omni-directional multiplexing complex mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, setting the operating period, and To operate each SPA antenna in omni mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operation parameters, setting and control of operation methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the required direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the omni-directional multiplexing complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and controlling the reconfiguration time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, and a set of antennas used for each antenna group. , Based on control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, affiliation groups of antennas, operation methods, and the like, configure an antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for omni-directional multiplexing composite mode operation.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the omni-directional multiplexing complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficient, and the period setting. And operating the selected antenna group in the directional multiplexing mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operation parameters, control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficient, stream coupling coefficient, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are necessary for the control of the omni-directional multiplexing composite mode; Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in an omni-directional multiplexed composite mode through an antenna group based on control mode related to operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, beam widths, beam patterns, omnidirectional beam forming methods, and the like for the omnidirectional mode operation of each SPA antenna, and the directional multiplexing mode of the SPA antenna array. The omni-directional multiplexing composite mode operation can be performed in various ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, multiplexing methods, available directional beams, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, and number of simultaneous selective directional beams. .

C-25. Omni-tracking directional compound mode

First, in Table 1, the omni-tracking directional mode is a composite mode configured by combining the omni-directional mode and the tracking directional mode, which will be referred to as an omni-tracking directional composite mode. The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the omni-track directional hybrid mode of the third embodiment uses each SPA antenna in the omni-directional mode to simultaneously use all the beam spaces or to form the omni-directional beam. Alternatively, a beam is emitted in all directions to transmit and / or receive the signal. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the tracking directional complex mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional mode, and simultaneously adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna. By continuously tracking the direction of the desired signal to form a new directional beam to transmit and / or receive the signal while continuously updating the directional beam.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method in the case of operating the omni-directional directional hybrid mode will be described. When the operation mode is configured as the omni-track directional hybrid mode, the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set to the omni-directional mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the tracking directional mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the directional mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 In order to control the antenna operation mode of the SPA antenna array to operate in the omni-trace directional hybrid mode, each SPA antenna is used to form a beam that radiates in all directions by using all the beam spaces at the same time or another way to form an omnidirectional beam By adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna in the SPA antenna array to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional mode, while periodically adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna. Or new ways to keep track of The antenna control apparatus 500 configures the omni-trace directional composite mode by using the SPA antenna array in such a manner that the directional beam is formed to control the directional beam while continuously adjusting the directional beam. Operate.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates the SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the omni-directional directional hybrid mode as the antenna operation mode. . Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for omni-track directional hybrid mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner ( 507, transmits a control command to each of the mode adapters 509 including control signals and control parameters necessary for omni-directional directional combined mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the omni-track directional hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the omni-directional directional hybrid mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operation time, setting an operation period, and To operate each SPA antenna in omni mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operation parameters, setting and control of operation methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the required direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets / operates and controls the use of antennas required for the control of the omni-directional directional hybrid mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / groups the group of antenna groups that are not used / used. Control signals for setting and controlling the reconfiguration time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, and a set of antennas used for each antenna group. , Based on control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like, configure an antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for omni-directional directional hybrid mode operation.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the omni-directional directional complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time and the period of the coupling coefficients. And the selected antenna group based on control signals for control, transfer of operation parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation methods of the coupling coefficients. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation, the coupling coefficients for each antenna and the coupling coefficients for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, necessary for the control of the omni-track directional hybrid mode; Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in an omni-directional directional composite mode through an antenna group based on control mode related to operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, beam widths, beam patterns, omni-directional beam forming methods, etc. for omni-directional mode operation of each SPA antenna, and tracks directional hybrid mode of the antenna array. By controlling the number of directional beams available for operation, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams, omni-track directional mixed mode operation is possible in various ways.

C-26. Omni-track directional diversity composite mode

First, in Table 1, the omni-track directional diversity mode is a composite mode configured by combining the omni-directional mode and the tracking directional diversity mode, which will be referred to as an omni-track directional diversity diversity mode. The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the omni-trace directional diversity composite mode of the third embodiment uses each SPA antenna in the omni-directional mode to simultaneously use all beam spaces or to use omni-directional beams. Another way to form is to form a beam that radiates in all directions to transmit and / or receive signals. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the tracking directional diversity mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional diversity mode while simultaneously combining the antennas. Coefficient adjustment continuously tracks the directionality of the desired signal to form a new directional beam to directionally transmit and / or receive the signal while continuously updating the directional beam.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method in the case of operating the omni-directional directional diversity composite mode will be described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operates an SPA antenna array. When the antenna operation mode is configured as the omni-track directional diversity composite mode, sets the operation mode of each SPA antenna to the omni-directional mode and sets the operation mode of the SPA antenna array to the tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines the SPA antenna array to operate in the directional diversity mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, During the operation of controlling the operation mode of the antenna in step 407, the SPA antenna array is radiated in all directions by using all beam spaces simultaneously or forming an omnidirectional beam so that the SPA antenna array operates in the omni-track directional diversity hybrid mode. The directional beam is formed by adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna in the SPA antenna array and forming a directional beam in a new direction periodically or as needed, with continuous directional tracking. Directional Diversity of Signals While Constantly Adjusting In a manner of controlling to transmit and / or receive, the antenna control apparatus 500 configures and operates an omni-track directional diversity composite mode using an SPA antenna array.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array composed of at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 may configure and operate an omni-track directional diversity composite mode as an antenna operation mode. Decide Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for omni-directional directional diversity hybrid mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna coupling unit. The unit 507 transmits control commands including control signals and control parameters necessary for omni-directional directional diversity composite mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509 and controls the operation of each component in the apparatus. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the omni-track directional diversity composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the omni-directional directional diversity composite mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operation time, and operation cycle. Operate each SPA antenna in omni-directional mode based on control signals for setup and control, transfer of operating parameters, setup and control, setup and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam space In order to set the beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the required beam space, it operates according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 is used to control the setting and operation of the use of antennas required for the control of the omni-directional directional diversity diversity mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and grouping of antenna groups used / unused. Control signal for setting / controlling maintenance / reconfiguration time, grouping / reconfiguring operation cycle of used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on use of each antenna, use by antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for omni-directional directional diversity hybrid mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the antenna set, the number of antenna groups, the group to which the antenna belongs, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 includes a setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the omni-track directional diversity composite mode, a setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, an operation time of the coupling coefficient, Directional divers track selected antenna groups based on control signals for period setting and control, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and how each coupling coefficient is operated. In order to form the directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation in the city complex mode, the coupling factor for each antenna and the coupling factor for each stream are set, and according to the operation cycle and operation time. It works.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 is a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the omni-track directional diversity diversity mode. And generate a signal to be transmitted in the omni-directional directional diversity composite mode through the antenna group based on control mode related to operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, or the like. Process the received signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, beam widths, beam patterns, omnidirectional beam forming methods, and the like for omni-directional operation of each SPA antenna, and tracks directional divers of the SPA antenna array. Omni-directional directional tracking in a variety of ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, diversity method, number of directional beams available, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams for city mode operation Diversity mixed mode operation is possible.

C-27. Omni-track directional multiplexing composite mode

First, in Table 1, the omni-trace directional multiplexing mode is a complex mode configured by combining the omni-directional mode and the tracking directional multiplexing mode, which will be referred to as an omni-tracking directional multiplexing mode. In the scan-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode of the third embodiment, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operates each SPA antenna in an omnidirectional mode to simultaneously use all beam spaces or form an omnidirectional beam. Alternatively, a beam is emitted in all directions to transmit and / or receive the signal. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in tracking directional multiplexing mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional multiplexing mode while simultaneously adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna. By directional tracking of the desired signal to form a new directional beam to continuously update the directional beam while directional multiplexed transmission and / or reception.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is operated, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array in the process of determining the antenna operation mode in step 401 omni-directionally operates the antenna operation mode. In case of configuring the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode, set the operation mode of each SPA antenna to the omnidirectional mode, and set the operation mode of the SPA antenna array to the tracking directional multiplexing mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines the SPA antenna arrays to operate in the directional multiplexing mode in the antenna combining process of step 405. In the step of controlling the operation mode of the antenna, the beams radiating in all directions by using each beam space simultaneously or forming an omnidirectional beam so that the SPA antenna array operates in the omni-trace directional multiplexing composite mode. By adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna in the SPA antenna array to form a directional beam in a new direction periodically or as needed, with continuous directional tracking. Directional Multiplexed Transmission and / or Signal Adjustment While Adjusting The antenna control apparatus 500 configures and operates the omni-directional directional multiplexing composite mode by using the SPA antenna array in a controlled manner to receive.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates the SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the omni-directional directional multiplexing composite mode as the antenna operation mode. do. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for omni-track directional multiplexing combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner. 507, each of the mode adapters 509 passes control commands including control signals and control parameters required for omni-track directional multiplexing multiple mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and the operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the omni-trace directional multiplexing composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the omni-directional directional multiplexing complex mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operation time, and setting an operation period. And operating each SPA antenna in omni mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of beam spaces. For this purpose, the beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the required beam space is set.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the omni-directional directional multiplexing complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. / Reconstruction time setting and control, grouping / reconstruction of the used / unused antenna group, control signals for setting and controlling the operation cycle, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, and used antenna for each antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for omni-directional directional multiplexing multiple mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the set, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the omni-directional directional multiplexing complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, and the operation time and period of the coupling coefficients. Tracking directional multiplexing is combined with selected antenna groups based on control signals for setup and control, transfer of operating parameters, setup and control, and control parameters related to antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and how to operate each coupling coefficient. Set the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and stream-specific coupling coefficients for the antenna group to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, and operate according to the operation cycle and operation time. .

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. Generating or receiving a signal to be transmitted in an omni-directional directional multiplexing composite mode through an antenna group based on control mode associated with operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process the signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, beam widths, beam patterns, omnidirectional beam forming methods, and the like for omni-directional operation of each SPA antenna, and multiplexed directional multiplexing of the SPA antenna array. The omni-trace directional multiplexing composite is controlled in various ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, multiplexing methods, number of directional beams, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams for mode operation. Mode operation is possible.

C-28. Directional-Scan Compound Mode

First, in Table 1, the directional-scan mode is a composite mode configured by combining the directional mode and the scan mode, which will be referred to as "directional-scan mixed mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the directional-scan hybrid mode of the third embodiment transmits a signal using at least one beam space that emits in a specific direction by operating each SPA antenna in the directional mode. And / or receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the scan mode to form at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna periodically or as needed, thereby scanning the signals from all directions to scan the signals from all directions. To determine the presence or absence of the required signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method when the directional-scan hybrid mode is operated will be described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 operating the SPA antenna array may determine the antenna operation mode. Is configured as the directional-scan hybrid mode, the beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for the directional mode operation at each SPA antenna are set when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the scan mode. Set it. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the scan mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 During the control of the antenna operation mode of the antenna, the SPA antenna array is periodically or simultaneously adjusted to transmit and / or receive signals using at least one beam space emitting each SPA antenna in a specific direction so that the SPA antenna array operates in the directional-scan hybrid mode. When necessary, the antenna control apparatus 500 uses the SPA antenna array to scan the signals from all directions by forming the at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna in the SPA antenna array. Configure and operate complex mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates the SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the directional-scan composite mode as the antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for directional-scan hybrid mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. Each of the mode adapters 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters required for the directional-scan hybrid mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the apparatus. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional-scan hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the directional-scan complex mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, setting and controlling the operating cycle, Beam space required to operate each SPA antenna in the directional mode based on control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operating parameters, setting and controlling operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, and the like is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the directional-scan complex mode, monitors performance of each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures grouping of antenna groups that are used / unused. Control signals for setting and control, setting and controlling the grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, set of antennas to be used by antenna group, and antenna An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the directional-scan hybrid mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the number of groups, a group of antennas, an operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for control of the directional-scan complex mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, operation time, period setting, and control of the coupling coefficients. In order to operate the selected antenna group in scan mode on the basis of control signals for transmission, setting and control of operating parameters, and control parameters related to the coupling coefficient for each antenna, the coupling coefficient for each stream and the operation method of each coupling coefficient, etc. The antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the stream-specific coupling coefficients are set to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, and operate according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are necessary for the control of the directional-scan hybrid mode. Based on the information, the control data associated with the combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method and the like to generate a signal to be transmitted in the directional-scan composite mode through the antenna group or process the received signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selective beam spaces, and the like for the directional mode operation of each SPA antenna, and scans the antenna array. By controlling the number of directional beams available, the scan period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selective directional beams for mode operation, directional-scan mixed mode operation can be performed in various ways.

C-29. Directional-tracking compound mode

First, in Table 1, the directional-tracking mode is a composite mode configured by combining the directional mode and the tracking mode, which will be referred to as a "directional-tracking composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the scan-tracking composite mode of the third embodiment transmits a signal using at least one beam space that radiates in a specific direction by operating each SPA antenna in a directional mode. And / or receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the tracking mode to track the direction of the desired signal by forming at least one directional beam through adjustment of the coupling coefficient of each antenna periodically or as needed.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method when the directional-tracking hybrid mode is operated will be described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA antenna array, performs the antenna operation mode. Is configured as the directional-tracking composite mode, when setting the operation mode of each SPA antenna, set the beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for the directional mode operation at each SPA antenna, and set the operation mode of the SPA antenna array to the tracking mode. Set it. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the tracking mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, and step 407. During the control of the antenna operation mode of the antenna, the SPA antenna array is adjusted to transmit and / or receive a signal using at least one beam space radiating each SPA antenna in a specific direction so that the SPA antenna array operates in the directional-tracking combined mode. When necessary, the antenna control apparatus 500 uses the SPA antenna array to control the direction of a desired signal by forming at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the SPA antenna array. Configure and operate the mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates the SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the directional-tracking composite mode as the antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for directional-tracking combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. Each of the mode adapters 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters required for the directional-tracking mixed mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional-tracking hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the directional-tracking combined mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, setting and controlling the operating cycle, Beam space required to operate each SPA antenna in the directional mode based on control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operating parameters, setting and controlling operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, and the like is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas required for the control of the directional-tracking complex mode, monitors performance of each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and control, setting and controlling the grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, set of antennas to be used by antenna group, and antenna An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the directional-tracking combined mode operation is configured based on the control parameters related to the number of groups, a group of antennas, an operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of coupling coefficients for each antenna required for control of the directional-tracking complex mode, setting and operation control of coupling coefficients for each stream, operation time, period setting and control of coupling coefficients. In order to operate the selected antenna group in tracking mode on the basis of control signals for transmitting, setting, and controlling operating parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient, etc. The antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the stream-specific coupling coefficients are set to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, and operate according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, etc. Based on the control parameters related to the information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc., a signal to be transmitted or processed in the directional-tracking composite mode is processed through the antenna group.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selective beam spaces, etc. for the directional mode operation of each SPA antenna, and tracks the antenna array. By controlling the number of directional beams available, the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selective directional beams, and the like, the directional-tracking mixed mode operation can be performed in various ways.

C-30. Directional-omni composite mode

First, in Table 1, the directional-omni composite mode is a composite mode configured by combining the directional mode and the omni-directional mode, which will be referred to as "directional-omni composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the directional-omni composite mode according to the third embodiment operates the SPA antennas in the directional mode and uses at least one beam space to emit a signal in a specific direction. Transmit and / or receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the omnidirectional mode to select and use at least one of the SPA antenna arrays to form a beam that radiates in all directions to transmit and / or receive a signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is operated, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention which operates the SPA antenna array in the process of determining the antenna operation mode in step 401 determines the antenna operation mode. In case of configuring the omni-directional composite mode, when setting the operation mode of each SPA antenna, beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for the directional mode operation at each SPA antenna are set, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the omni-directional mode. do. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines to form a beam that radiates in all directions by selecting and using at least one of the SPA antenna arrays in the antenna selection process in step 403, and the SPA antenna array in the antenna combining process in step 405. At least one beam space that is coupled to operate in the omni-directional mode and that the SPA antenna array radiates in a particular direction using at least one SPA antenna selected to operate in the directional-omni-complex mode during the antenna operation mode control process of step 407. Antenna is controlled by transmitting and / or receiving a signal while controlling a signal to be transmitted and / or received by simultaneously forming an omnidirectional beam using at least one SPA antenna selected from an array of SPA antennas. Device 500 is directional-omni using an SPA antenna array. It must be configured to operating mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the directional-omni composite mode as the antenna operation mode. On the basis of the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for the directional-directional hybrid mode operation, and generates an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. And control commands including control signals and control parameters required for directional-forward mixed mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509 and control the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional-omni composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for the control of the directional-directional complex mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, and setting and controlling the operation period. Beams required to operate each SPA antenna in the directional mode based on control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operating parameters, setting and controlling operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the directional-omni composite mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and controlling time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of antenna groups used and unused, transmission of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, a set of antennas used for each antenna group, An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the directional-directional hybrid mode operation is configured based on the control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, the group to which the antenna belongs, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the directional-directional hybrid mode, to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each stream, to set the operation time and the period of the coupling coefficients, and Operating the selected antenna group in the omni mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of the operation parameters, and control parameters related to the antenna-specific coupling coefficients, the stream-specific coupling coefficients, and the operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the required direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 operates with control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are necessary for the control of the directional-directional hybrid mode. Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the directional-omni composite mode through the antenna group based on control information related to mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, and the like. .

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam spaces, etc. for the directional mode operation of each SPA antenna, It is possible to operate directional-omni mixed mode in various ways by controlling the number of available antennas, omni-directional transmission / reception methods, the number of directional beams available, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selective directional beams for omni-directional mode operation. .

C-31. Directional-directional complex mode

First, in Table 1, the directional-directional mode is a composite mode configured by combining the directional mode and the directional mode, which will be referred to as "directional-directional composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the directional-directional hybrid mode of the third embodiment transmits a signal using at least one beam space that radiates in a specific direction by operating each SPA antenna in the directional mode. And / or receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the directional mode to form at least one directional beam that emits in a specific direction by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna to transmit and / or receive a signal. At this time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates two directional modes by differently operating the directional adjustment period, the beam width, and the selected beam space (the number of directional beams) between the directional mode of each SPA antenna and the directional mode using the SPA antenna array. By combining these, various directional-directional multiplexing complex mode operations are possible.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is operated in the directional-directional hybrid mode, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array in the process of determining the antenna operation mode in step 401 is an antenna operation mode. Is configured as the directional-directional hybrid mode, the beam space corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for the directional mode operation in each SPA antenna is set when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the directional mode. Set it. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process in step 403, and combines the SPA antenna array to operate in the directional mode in step 405. The SPA antenna array is controlled to transmit and / or receive signals using at least one beam space radiating each SPA antenna in a specific direction so that the SPA antenna array operates in the directional-directional hybrid mode during the control of the antenna operation mode of the antenna. The antenna control apparatus 500 uses the SPA antenna array in a directional-directional manner in such a manner as to control at least one directional beam radiating in a specific direction by controlling the coupling coefficient of each antenna to transmit and / or receive a signal. Configure and operate complex mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a directional-directional hybrid mode as an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for directional-directional hybrid mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. Each of the mode adapters 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters required for the directional-directional hybrid mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the apparatus. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional-directional hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the directional-directional complex mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, setting and controlling the operating cycle, Beam space required to operate each SPA antenna in the directional mode based on control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operating parameters, setting and controlling operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, and the like is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the directional-directional complex mode, monitors performance of each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures grouping of antenna groups that are used / unused. Control signals for setting and control, setting and controlling the grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, set of antennas to be used by antenna group, and antenna An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the directional-directional complex mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the number of groups, the group to which the antenna belongs, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of coupling coefficients for each antenna required for control of the directional-directional complex mode, setting and operation control of coupling coefficients for each stream, operation time, period setting, and control of coupling coefficients. In order to operate the selected antenna group in the directional mode on the basis of control signals for transmitting, setting, and controlling operating parameters, and control parameters related to the coupling coefficient for each antenna, the coupling coefficient for each stream, and the operation method of each coupling coefficient. The antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the stream-specific coupling coefficients are set to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, and operate according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are necessary for controlling the directional-directional hybrid mode. Based on the control parameters related to the information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc., a signal to be transmitted or processed in the directional-directional hybrid mode is processed through the antenna group.

As an embodiment for operating the operation mode of the directional-directional hybrid mode, the directional adjustment of the directional mode using each SPA antenna may be performed in a fast cycle while the directional adjustment of the directional mode using the SPA antenna array may be performed in a slow cycle. In addition, the beam width for the directional mode operation of each SPA antenna is formed small while the beam width for the directional mode operation of the SPA antenna array is formed large, or two beam spaces are used for the directional mode operation of each SPA antenna. One directional beam may be used for directional mode operation of the antenna array. In this manner, the antenna control apparatus 500 can use the number of beam spaces (directional beam counts), the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the simultaneous operation for the directional mode operation using the directional mode and the antenna array of each SPA antenna. By combining two directional modes independently by adjusting the number of selective beam spaces (the number of directional beams) and the like, various directional-directional complex mode operations are possible.

Referring to FIG. 28, the first SPA and the second SPA antennas ANT1 and ANT2 are operated in the directional mode to determine the detailed directions for the directional transmission and reception, respectively, to the first beam space B1 and the second beam space B2. By using the third beam space B3 and simultaneously operating the SPA antenna array in the directional mode, a directional beam is formed by adjusting the coupling coefficients w1 and w2 of each antenna so as to determine a large direction for directional transmission and reception. Transmit and / or receive. In this case, each SPA antenna determines a detailed direction for directional transmission and reception by using at least one beam space, and the SPA antenna array is formed by forming at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficients (w1, w2) of each antenna Determine the large direction for transmission and reception.

C-32. Directional-directional diversity composite mode

First, in Table 1, the directional-directional diversity mode is a composite mode configured by combining the directional mode and the directional diversity mode, which will be referred to as a "directional-directional diversity composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the directional-directional diversity composite mode of the third embodiment, employs at least one beam space that emits in a specific direction by operating each SPA antenna in the directional mode. Transmit and / or receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the directional diversity mode to transmit a signal using a transmission diversity method, an Alamouti diversity method, an STBC method, etc. using at least two antennas, and generally receives the signal. Diversity reception is performed by combining the received signals by a diversity method.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is operated when the directional diversity diversity mode is operated, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array in the process of determining the antenna operation mode in step 401 may include an antenna. When the operation mode is configured as a directional-diversity diversity composite mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for the directional mode operation at each SPA antenna are set, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array. Set to directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines a combination of SPA antennas suitable for directional diversity transmission corresponding to the number of SPA antennas required for the directional diversity mode operation in step 403. At least one beam that combines the SPA antenna arrays to operate in the directional diversity mode, and emits each SPA antenna in a specific direction so that the SPA antenna array operates in the directional-directional diversity composite mode in the antenna operation mode control step 407. The antenna control apparatus 500 uses the SPA antenna array in a manner that combines the SPA antenna array to perform the encoding or decoding method according to the diversity method while adjusting to transmit and / or receive the signal using the space. Configure directional diversity composite mode Operate.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a directional diversity diversity mode in an antenna operation mode. . Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for directional diversity diversity mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner ( 507, each of the mode adapters 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters required for the directional-diversity diversity composite mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional diversity diversity mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the directional diversity diversity mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operation time, setting an operation period, and the like. It is necessary to operate each SPA antenna in the directional mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operation parameters, setting and control of an operation method, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the directional diversity diversity mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and controlling the reconfiguration time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, and a set of antennas used for each antenna group. , Based on control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, affiliation groups of antennas, operation methods, and the like, configure an antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for directional diversity diversity mode operation.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of coupling coefficients for each antenna required for control of the directional diversity diversity mode, setting and operation control of coupling coefficients for each stream, and operating time and period of coupling coefficients. And selecting a selected antenna group based on control signals for control, transfer of operation parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation methods of the coupling coefficients. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation, the coupling coefficients for each antenna and the coupling coefficients for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are necessary for the control of the directional diversity diversity mode; Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in a directional-directional diversity composite mode through an antenna group based on control mode related to operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam spaces, etc. for the directional mode operation of each SPA antenna, For directional diversity mode operation, directional-directional diversity is combined in various ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, diversity method, number of available directional beams, direction adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams, etc. Mode operation is possible.

C-33. Directional-Directed Multiplexing Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the directional-directional multiplexing composite mode is a composite mode configured by combining the directional mode and the directional multiplexing mode, which will be referred to as a "directional-directional multiplexing composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the directional-directional multiplexing composite mode of the third embodiment, operates each SPA antenna in the directional mode to emit a signal using at least one beam space that emits in a specific direction. Transmit and / or receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the directional multiplexing mode to transmit and / or receive a signal by using a spatial multiplexing method using at least two antennas.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the directional-directional multiplexing hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control method is described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA antenna array, operates the antenna operation mode. Is configured as a directional-directional multiplexing composite mode, when setting the operation mode of each SPA antenna, the beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for directional mode operation at each SPA antenna are set, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is tracked. Set to diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines a combination of SPA antennas suitable for the directional multiplexing transmission corresponding to the number of SPA antennas required for the directional multiplexing mode operation in the antenna selection process in step 403, and the SPA antenna in the antenna combining process in step 405. Combining the arrays to operate in the directional multiplexing mode, and using at least one beam space that radiates each SPA antenna in a specific direction so that the SPA antenna array operates in the directional-directional multiplexing complex mode in step 407 While adjusting the signal to transmit and / or receive, the antenna control apparatus 500 combines the SPA antenna array to perform an encoding or decoding method according to the multiplexing method to configure the directional-directional multiplexing composite mode using the SPA antenna array. Operate.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a directional-directional multiplexing composite mode as an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for directional-directional multiplexing complex mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. And control commands including control signals and control parameters required for directional-directional multiplexing composite mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509, and control the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and the operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional-directional multiplexing composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the directional-directional multiplexing complex mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, and setting and controlling the operation period. Beams required to operate each SPA antenna in the directional mode based on control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operating parameters, setting and controlling operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas required for the control of the directional-directional multiplexing complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and controlling time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of antenna groups used and unused, transmission of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, a set of antennas used for each antenna group, An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the directional-directional multiplexing complex mode operation is configured based on the control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, the group to which the antenna belongs, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each antenna necessary for the control of the directional-directional multiplexing complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficients, and the period setting. Operating the selected antenna group in the directional multiplexing mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operation parameters, and control parameters related to antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and operation methods of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the required direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 operates with control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like necessary for controlling the directional-directional multiplexing composite mode. Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the directional-directional multiplexing composite mode through an antenna group based on control information related to mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. .

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selective beam spaces, etc. for the directional mode operation of each SPA antenna, For the directional multiplexing mode, the directional-directional multiplexing complex mode operation can be performed in various ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, multiplexing methods, the number of directional beams available, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selective directional beams. It is possible.

C-34. Directional-Tracking Directional Compound Mode

First, in Table 1, the directional-tracking directional mode is a composite mode configured by combining the directional mode and the tracking directional mode, which will be referred to as "directional-tracking directional composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the directional-tracking directional hybrid mode of the third embodiment, operates the SPA antennas in the directional mode to generate a signal using at least one beam space that radiates in a specific direction. Transmit and / or receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the tracking directional complex mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional mode, and simultaneously adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna. By continuously tracking the direction of the desired signal to form a new directional beam to transmit and / or receive the signal while continuously updating the directional beam.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is operated when the directional-tracking directional hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array in the process of determining the antenna operation mode in step 401 operates the antenna. When the mode is configured as directional-tracking directional hybrid mode, when setting the operation mode of each SPA antenna, the beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for directional mode operation at each SPA antenna are set, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is tracked. Set to directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the directional mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 In the antenna operation mode control process of the SPA antenna array is adjusted to transmit and / or receive signals using at least one beam space radiating each SPA antenna in a specific direction to operate in the directional-tracking directional composite mode. At the same time, the antenna control device 500 adjusts the coupling coefficients of each antenna in the SPA antenna array to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional mode, and at the same time periodically or as needed by adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna. It configures and operates directional-tracking directional composite mode using SPA antenna array by forming directional beams in a new direction through continuous directional tracking and controlling the directional beams to be transmitted and / or received while continuously adjusting the directional beams. .

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a directional-tracking directional composite mode as an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for directional-tracking directional hybrid mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. Control mode including control signals and control parameters required for the directional-tracking directional composite mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional-tracking directional hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the directional-tracking directional complex mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, and setting and controlling the operating period. Beams required to operate each SPA antenna in the directional mode based on control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operating parameters, setting and controlling operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the space is set and operated according to an operation cycle, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the directional-tracking directional complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and controlling time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of antenna groups used and unused, transmission of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, a set of antennas used for each antenna group, An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the directional-tracking directional hybrid mode operation is configured based on the control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, the group to which the antenna belongs, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the directional-tracking directional complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficients, and the period setting. Operate the selected antenna group in tracking directional complex mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of control parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 operates with control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like necessary for controlling the directional-tracking directional hybrid mode. Generate a signal to be transmitted in the directional-tracking directional hybrid mode or process the received signal through the antenna group based on the control information related to the mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data reception method, the signal processing method, and the like. .

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam spaces, etc. for the directional mode operation of each SPA antenna, The directional-tracking directional mixed mode operation can be performed in various ways by adjusting the number of directional beams available, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, and number of simultaneous selective directional beams for tracking directional mixed mode operation.

C-35. Directional-Tracking Directional Diversity Composite Mode

First, in Table 1, the direction-tracking directional diversity mode is a composite mode configured by combining the directional mode and the tracking directional diversity mode, which will be referred to as a "directional-tracking directional diversity composite mode". In the directional-tracking directional diversity composite mode of the third embodiment, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operates each SPA antenna in a directional mode by using at least one beam space that emits in a specific direction. Send and / or receive signals. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the tracking directional diversity mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional diversity mode while simultaneously combining the antennas. Coefficient adjustment continuously tracks the directionality of the desired signal to form a new directional beam to directionally transmit and / or receive the signal while continuously updating the directional beam.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is operated when the directional tracking directional diversity hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array in the process of determining the antenna operation mode in step 401 may include: When the antenna operation mode is configured as the directional-tracking directional diversity composite mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for directional mode operation at each SPA antenna are set, and the SPA antenna array Set the operation mode to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines the SPA antenna array to operate in the directional diversity mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, In step 407, the SPA antenna array is controlled to transmit and / or receive signals using at least one beam space radiating each SPA antenna in a specific direction so that the SPA antenna array operates in the directional-tracking directional diversity composite mode. do. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 adjusts the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the SPA antenna array to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional mode, and periodically or by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the SPA antenna array. Directional-tracking directional diversity with SPA antenna arrays as needed to form a directional beam in a new direction with continuous directional tracking to control the signal to be directional diversity transmitted and / or received while continuously adjusting the directional beam. Configure and operate complex mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates the SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the directional-tracking diversity diversity mode in the antenna operation mode. do. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for directional-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner. 507, transmits a control command to each of the mode adapters 509 including control signals and control parameters required for directional-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional-tracking directional diversity composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the directional-directional diversity diversity mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operation time, and setting an operation period. And to operate each SPA antenna in a directional mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of an operation method, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the required direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of the antennas required for the control of the directional-diversity directional diversity composite mode, monitors performance of each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. / Reconstruction time setting and control, grouping / reconstruction of the used / unused antenna group, control signals for setting and controlling the operation cycle, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, and used antenna for each antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for directional-tracking directional diversity hybrid mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the set, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the directional-directional diversity diversity mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, and the operation time and period of the coupling coefficients. Directional diversity is selected based on control signals for setup and control, transfer of operating parameters, setup and control, and control parameters related to antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and how to operate each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like required for the operation in the complex mode, the coupling coefficients for each antenna and the coupling coefficient for each stream are set and operated according to the operation cycle and operation time. do.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the directional-tracking diversity diversity mode. Generating or receiving a signal to be transmitted in the directional-tracking directional diversity composite mode through the antenna group based on control mode associated with the operation mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data reception method, the signal processing method, and the like. Process the signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam spaces, etc. for the directional mode operation of each SPA antenna, For directional diversity mode operation, directionality is controlled in various ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, diversity method, number of directional beams available, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams, etc. Tracking directional diversity composite mode operation is possible.

C-36. Directional-Tracking Directional Multiplexing Complex Mode

First, in <Table 1>, the directional-tracking directional multiplexing mode is a complex mode configured by combining the directional mode and the tracking directional multiplexing mode, which will be referred to as a "directional-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the directional-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode of the third embodiment, operates each SPA antenna in the directional mode and emits a signal using at least one beam space that emits in a specific direction. Transmit and / or receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in tracking directional multiplexing mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional multiplexing mode while simultaneously adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna. By directional tracking of the desired signal to form a new directional beam to continuously update the directional beam while directional multiplexed transmission and / or reception.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is operated when the directional-tracking directional multiplexing hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array in the process of determining an antenna operation mode in step 401 may include an antenna. When the operation mode is configured as the directional-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for the directional mode operation at each SPA antenna are set, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array. Set to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines the SPA antenna arrays to operate in the directional multiplexing mode in the antenna combining process of step 405. In the antenna operation mode control process of the step, the SPA antenna array is adjusted to transmit and / or receive signals using at least one beam space radiating each SPA antenna in a specific direction so that the SPA antenna array operates in the directional-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 adjusts the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the SPA antenna array to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional mode, and periodically or by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the SPA antenna array. If necessary, the antenna control device 500 uses the SPA antenna array in such a manner as to form a directional beam in a new direction through continuous directional tracking to control the directional multiplexed transmission and / or reception while continuously adjusting the directional beam. Directional-tracking Directional multiplexing composite mode is configured and operated.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a directional-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode as an antenna operation mode. . Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for directional-tracking directional multiplexing combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner ( 507, control mode including control signals and control parameters required for directional-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for control of a directional-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode, a beam configuration setting and operation control, a beam performance monitoring, a setting and control of an operating time, a setting of an operating period, and It is necessary to operate each SPA antenna in the directional mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operation parameters, setting and control of an operation method, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the directional-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, monitors performance of each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and controlling the reconfiguration time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, and a set of antennas used for each antenna group. , Based on control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like, configure an antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for directional-tracking directional multiplexing combined mode operation.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the directional-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time and the period setting of the coupling coefficients. And tracking the selected antenna group based on control signals for control, transfer of operation parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation, the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the coupling coefficients for each stream are set and operated according to the operation cycle and operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of a directional-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode; Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the directional-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode through the antenna group based on the operation mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data reception method, the signal processing method, and the like. Process.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selective beam spaces, etc. for the directional mode operation of each SPA antenna, Directional-tracking directionality in a variety of ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, multiplexing methods, number of available directional beams, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams for tracking directional multiplexing mode operation Multiplexed composite mode operation is possible.

C-37. Directional Diversity-Scan Compound Mode

First, in Table 1, the directional diversity-scan mode is a composite mode configured by combining the directional diversity mode and the scan mode, which will be referred to as "directional diversity-scan combined mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the directional diversity-scan hybrid mode of the third embodiment uses the at least two beam spaces available by operating each SPA antenna in the directional diversity mode. The signal is transmitted by a method such as a city method, an Alamouti diversity method, or an STBC method, and omni-directional reception or directional reception may be performed using beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the scan mode to form at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna periodically or as needed, thereby scanning the signals from all directions to scan the signals from all directions. To determine the presence or absence of the required signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the directional diversity-scan hybrid mode is operated, an antenna control method will be described. When the operation mode is configured as a directional diversity-scan hybrid mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for directional diversity mode transmission in each SPA antenna are set, and the SPA antenna array Set the operation mode to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the scan mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 In the antenna operation mode control process, the transmit diversity method, the Alamouti diversity method, the STBC method, etc., using at least two beam spaces available for each SPA antenna so that the SPA antenna array operates in the directional diversity-scan hybrid mode The SPA antenna array in such a way that it is controlled to scan signals from all directions by adjusting the transmission of the signal and simultaneously forming at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling factor of each antenna in the SPA antenna array periodically or as needed. Directional Diversity-Scanning Composite The operation by configuring the node.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a directional diversity-scan composite mode as an antenna operation mode. . Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for directional diversity-scan combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner ( 507, a control command including control signals and control parameters required for the directional diversity-scan combined mode operation is transmitted to each of the mode adapters 509, and controls the operation of each component in the apparatus. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional diversity-scan hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the directional diversity-scan complex mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operation time, setting an operation period, and Operation of each SPA antenna in directional diversity mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of beam spaces. For this purpose, the beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the required beam space is set.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the directional diversity-scan complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and controlling the reconfiguration time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, and a set of antennas used for each antenna group. , Based on control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like, configure an antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the directional diversity-scan hybrid mode operation.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the directional diversity-scan complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, and the operating time and period of the coupling coefficients. And operating the selected antenna group in scan mode on the basis of control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operation parameters, control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the required direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the directional diversity-scan composite mode; Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the directional diversity-scan composite mode through the antenna group based on control mode related to operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the diversity method, the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam spaces, and the like for directional diversity mode operation of each SPA antenna. In addition, the directional diversity-scan hybrid mode operation can be performed in various ways by adjusting the number of directional beams, scan periods, beam widths, beam patterns, and number of simultaneous selective directional beams used for the scan mode operation of the SPA antenna array.

C-38. Directional Diversity-Tracking Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the directional diversity-tracking mode is a composite mode configured by combining the directional diversity mode and the tracking mode, which will be referred to as a "directional diversity-tracking composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the directional diversity-tracking hybrid mode of the third embodiment uses the at least two beam spaces available by operating each SPA antenna in the directional diversity mode. The signal is transmitted by a method such as a city method, an Alamouti diversity method, or an STBC method, and omni-directional reception or directional reception may be performed using beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the tracking mode to track the direction of the desired signal by forming at least one directional beam through adjustment of the coupling coefficient of each antenna periodically or as needed.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is operated when the directional diversity-tracking hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array in the process of determining an antenna operation mode in step 401 may include an antenna. When the operation mode is configured as a directional diversity-tracking hybrid mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for directional diversity mode transmission in each SPA antenna are set, and the SPA antenna array Set the operation mode to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the tracking mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, and step 407. In order to operate the SPA antenna array in the directional diversity-tracking hybrid mode, the transmit diversity method, the Alamouti diversity method, the STBC method, and the like, are performed using at least two beam spaces available for each SPA antenna. SPA antenna arrays are controlled to track the direction of the desired signal by coordinating the transmission of signals in a manner while simultaneously or at the same time forming at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna in the SPA antenna array. Directional Diversity-Tracking Composite The operation by configuring the node.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a directional diversity-tracking composite mode as an antenna operation mode. . Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for directional diversity-tracking combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner ( 507, each of the mode adapters 509 passes control commands including control signals and control parameters required for directional diversity-tracking combined mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional diversity-tracking combined mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for the control of the directional diversity-tracking combined mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operation time, setting an operation period, and Operation of each SPA antenna in directional diversity mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of beam spaces. For this purpose, the beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the required beam space is set.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the directional diversity-tracking combined mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and controlling the reconfiguration time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, and a set of antennas used for each antenna group. , Based on control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, affiliation groups of antennas, operation methods, and the like, configure an antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for directional diversity-tracking combined mode operation.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the directional diversity-tracking combined mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, the operation time and the period setting of the coupling coefficient. And operating the selected antenna group in tracking mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of control parameters, control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the required direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are necessary for the control of the directional diversity-tracking combined mode; Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the directional diversity-tracking composite mode through the antenna group based on control mode related to operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the diversity method, the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam spaces, and the like for directional diversity mode operation of each SPA antenna. In addition, the directional diversity-tracking hybrid mode operation can be performed in various ways by adjusting the number of directional beams available, tracking period, beam width, beam pattern, and number of simultaneous selective directional beams for tracking mode operation of the SPA antenna array.

C-39. Directional diversity-omni-directional composite mode

First, in Table 1, the directional diversity-omni-directional mode is a composite mode configured by combining the directional diversity mode and the omni-directional mode, which will be referred to as "directional diversity-omni mixed mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the directional diversity-omni mixed mode of the third embodiment transmits using at least two beam spaces available by operating each SPA antenna in the directional diversity mode. A signal is transmitted by a diversity method, an Alamouti diversity method, an STBC method, etc., and omni-directional reception or directional reception is possible using beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the omnidirectional mode to select and use at least one of the SPA antenna arrays to form a beam that radiates in all directions to transmit and / or receive a signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the directional diversity-omni-complex mode is operated, an antenna control method will be described. In operation 401, an antenna control apparatus 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention operates an SPA antenna array. When the antenna operation mode is configured as a directional diversity-omni mixed mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for the directional diversity mode transmission in each SPA antenna are set, and the SPA antenna Set the mode of operation of the array to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines to form a beam that radiates in all directions by selecting and using at least one of the SPA antenna arrays in the antenna selection process in step 403, and the SPA antenna array in the antenna combining process in step 405. Combining at least one SPA antenna with the SPA antenna array selected to operate in an omnidirectional mode and operating in the directional diversity-omnidirectional hybrid mode in step 407, controlling the antenna operation mode. By adjusting the transmission of the signal by the transmission diversity method, the Alamouti diversity method, the STBC method, etc., at the same time to form a beam that radiates the SPA antenna array in all directions using at least one SPA antenna selected from the SPA antenna array To control the transmission and / or reception of signals. Using SPA antenna array directivity diversity operation and by configuring the forward composite mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a directional diversity-omni-complex mode as an antenna operation mode. do. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for the directional diversity-omni mixed mode operation, the antenna driver 503, the antenna selector 505, and the antenna combiner. 507, each of the mode adapters 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters required for directional diversity-omni mixed mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional diversity-omni mixed mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the directional diversity-omnidirectional hybrid mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling the operation time, and setting the operation period. And operating each SPA antenna in directional diversity mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. In order to set the beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the required beam space, it operates according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the directional diversity-omnidirectional mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. / Reconstruction time setting and control, grouping / reconstruction of the used / unused antenna group, control signals for setting and controlling the operation cycle, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, and used antenna for each antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the directional diversity-omni mixed mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the set, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 includes the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna necessary for the control of the directional diversity-omnidirectional composite mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, the operation time and the period of the coupling coefficient. Selects the selected antenna group in the omni-directional mode based on control signals for setting and control, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficient, stream coupling coefficient, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation, the coupling coefficients for each antenna and the coupling coefficients for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. Generating or receiving a signal to be transmitted in the directional diversity-omni-complex mode through the antenna group based on the operation mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data reception method, the signal processing method, and the like. Process the signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the diversity method, the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam spaces, and the like for directional diversity mode operation of each SPA antenna. And directional diversity in various ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, omni-directional transmission / reception methods, the number of directional beams available, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selective directional beams for omni-directional operation of the SPA antenna array. Omnidirectional mixed mode operation is possible.

C-40. Directional diversity-directional complex mode

First, in Table 1, the directional diversity-directional mode is a composite mode configured by combining the directional diversity mode and the directional mode, which will be referred to as "directional diversity-directional composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the directional diversity-directional hybrid mode according to the third embodiment uses the at least two beam spaces available by operating each SPA antenna in the directional diversity mode. The signal is transmitted by a method such as a city method, an Alamouti diversity method, or an STBC method, and omni-directional reception or directional reception may be performed using beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the directional mode to form at least one directional beam that radiates in a specific direction by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna to transmit and / or receive a signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is operated when the directional diversity-directional hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array in the process of determining the antenna operation mode in step 401 may include an antenna. When the operation mode is configured as a directional diversity-directional hybrid mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for directional diversity mode transmission in each SPA antenna are set, and the SPA antenna array Set the operation mode to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the directional mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 In the antenna operation mode control process of the transmission diversity method, the Alamouti diversity method, the STBC method, etc., using at least two beam spaces available for each SPA antenna so that the SPA antenna array operates in the directional diversity-directional hybrid mode. Method of controlling an antenna to transmit and / or receive a signal by adjusting the transmission of the signal and simultaneously forming at least one directional beam radiating in a specific direction by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the SPA antenna array. 500) is a directional diver using an SPA antenna array Tee-operation and to configure the composite directional mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a directional diversity-directional composite mode as an antenna operation mode. . Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for directional diversity-directional hybrid mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner ( 507, each of the mode adapters 509 passes control commands including control signals and control parameters required for directional diversity-directional composite mode operation and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and the operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional diversity-directional composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the directional diversity-directional complex mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, setting the operating period, and Operation of each SPA antenna in directional diversity mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of beam spaces. For this purpose, the beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the required beam space is set.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the directional diversity-directional complex mode, monitors performance of each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / groups groups of antenna groups that are not used / used. Control signals for setting and controlling the reconfiguration time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, and a set of antennas used for each antenna group. , Based on control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, affiliation groups of antennas, operation methods, and the like, configure an antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for directional diversity-directional hybrid mode operation.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the directional diversity-directional complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time and the period setting of the coupling coefficients. And operating the selected antenna group in the directional mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operation parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the required direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are necessary for the control of the directional diversity-directional hybrid mode; Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the directional diversity-directional composite mode through the antenna group based on the operation mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data reception method, the signal processing method, and the like. Process.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the diversity method, the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam spaces, and the like for directional diversity mode operation of each SPA antenna. In addition, directional diversity-directional hybrid mode operation can be performed in various ways by adjusting the number of directional beams, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, and number of simultaneous selective directional beams for directional mode operation of the SPA antenna array. .

C-41. Directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode

First, in Table 1, the directional diversity-directional diversity mode is a composite mode configured by combining the directional diversity mode and the directional diversity mode, which will be referred to as a "directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode of the third embodiment uses at least two beam spaces available by operating each SPA antenna in the directional diversity mode. The signal is transmitted by a transmission diversity method, an Alamouti diversity method, an STBC method, and the like, and omni-directional reception or directional reception is possible using beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the directional diversity mode to transmit a signal using a transmission diversity method, an Alamouti diversity method, an STBC method, etc. using at least two antennas, and generally receives the signal. Diversity reception is performed by combining the received signals by a diversity method.

At this time, the antenna control apparatus 500 performs a diversity method between the directional diversity mode of each SPA antenna and the directional diversity mode using the SPA antenna array, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the directional adjustment period, and the beam width. By combining two directional diversity modes by differently operating the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous beams selected, and the number of directional beams (the number of directional beams), various directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode operations are possible.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode is operated, an antenna control method is described. The antenna control apparatus 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention operates an SPA antenna array in determining an antenna operation mode in step 401. In case that the antenna operation mode is configured as the directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, the beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for the directional diversity mode transmission in each SPA antenna are set. Set the operation mode of the SPA antenna array to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines a combination of SPA antennas suitable for directional diversity transmission corresponding to the number of SPA antennas required for the directional diversity mode operation in step 403. At least two beam spaces that combine the SPA antenna arrays to operate in directional diversity mode and that each SPA antenna is available to operate the SPA antenna arrays in the directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode in step 407. The antenna control apparatus 500 by combining the SPA antenna array to perform an encoding or decoding method according to the diversity method while adjusting to transmit a signal using a transmit diversity method, an Alamouti diversity method, an STBC method, etc. ) SPA antenna array Directional Diversity-Directional Diversity composite mode is configured and operated.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 may configure and operate a directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode in an antenna operation mode. Decide Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combination. The unit 507 transmits control commands including control signals and control parameters necessary for the directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509 and controls the operation of each component in the apparatus. Through the above control command and operation control, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling the operation time, and operation cycle. Each SPA antenna is set to the directional diversity mode based on control signals for setting and control, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, setting and control of an operation method, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of the beam space. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space required for the operation is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 is used to set and operate an antenna for controlling the directional diversity-directional diversity complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and grouping of used / unused antenna groups. Control signal for setting / controlling maintenance / reconfiguration time, grouping / reconfiguring operation cycle of used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on use of each antenna, use by antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the antenna set, the number of antenna groups, the group to which the antenna belongs, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 includes a setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the directional diversity-directional diversity complex mode, a setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, an operation time of the coupling coefficient, Directional diversity of selected antenna groups based on control signals for period setting and control, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. It sets the coupling coefficients for each antenna and the coupling coefficient for each stream to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, and operates according to the operation cycle and operation time. .

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 is a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of a directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode. Generating a signal to be transmitted in a directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode through an antenna group based on control mode associated with operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, or the like. Process the received signal.

As an embodiment for the directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode operation, the directional diversity mode of each SPA antenna uses a transmit diversity method while the directional diversity mode of an antenna array uses an Alamouti diversity method. The signal may be transmitted, or the directional diversity mode of each SPA antenna may use the STBC method, and the directional diversity mode of the antenna array may transmit a signal using the transmit diversity method.

In this manner, the antenna control apparatus 500 may use the diversity method, the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam spaces, and the like to operate the directional diversity mode of each SPA antenna. Various methods by adjusting the number of available antennas, diversity method, number of available directional beams, direction of directional adjustment, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams for directional diversity mode operation of the SPA antenna array. This enables directional diversity-directional diversity mixed mode operation.

C-42. Directional Diversity-Directed Multiplexing Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the directional diversity-directional multiplexing mode is a complex mode configured by combining the directional diversity mode and the directional multiplexing mode, which will be referred to as a "directional diversity-directional multiplexing composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the directional diversity-directional multiplexing composite mode of the third embodiment transmits each SPA antenna using at least two beam spaces available by operating in the directional diversity mode. A signal is transmitted by a diversity method, an Alamouti diversity method, an STBC method, etc., and omni-directional reception or directional reception is possible using beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the directional multiplexing mode to transmit and / or receive a signal by using a spatial multiplexing method using at least two antennas.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is described when the directional diversity-directional multiplexing hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array in the process of determining the antenna operation mode in step 401 may include: When the antenna operation mode is configured as a directional diversity-directional multiplexing composite mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for directional diversity mode transmission in each SPA antenna are set, and the SPA antenna Set the mode of operation of the array to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines a combination of SPA antennas suitable for the directional multiplexing transmission corresponding to the number of SPA antennas required for the directional multiplexing mode operation in the antenna selection process in step 403, and the SPA antenna in the antenna combining process in step 405. Transmit diver using at least two beam spaces available for each SPA antenna so that the SPA antenna array operates in the directional diversity-directional multiplexing composite mode in step 407. By combining the SPA antenna array to perform the encoding or decoding method according to the multiplexing method while adjusting the signal transmission by a method such as the city method, the Alamouti diversity method, the STBC method, and the like, the antenna control apparatus 500 adjusts the SPA antenna array. Directional Diversity The operation by constructing a composite unidirectional multiplex mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a directional diversity-directional multiplexing composite mode in an antenna operation mode. do. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for directional diversity-directional multiplexing combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner. 507, each of the mode adapters 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters required for directional diversity-directional multiplexing combined mode operation and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional diversity-directional multiplexing composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the directional diversity-directional multiplexing complex mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operating time, and setting an operation period. And operating each SPA antenna in directional diversity mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. In order to set the beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the required beam space, it operates according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the directional diversity-directional multiplexing complex mode, monitors performance of each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. / Reconstruction time setting and control, grouping / reconstruction of the used / unused antenna group, control signals for setting and controlling the operation cycle, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, and used antenna for each antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the directional diversity-directional multiplexing composite mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the set, the number of antenna groups, the group to which the antenna belongs, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 includes a setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the directional diversity-directional multiplexing complex mode, a setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, an operation time and a period of the coupling coefficient. The directional multiplexing mode is used to select a selected antenna group based on control signals for setting and control, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation, the coupling coefficients for each antenna and the coupling coefficients for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of a directional diversity-directional multiplexing composite mode. Generating or receiving a signal to be transmitted in a directional diversity-directional multiplexing composite mode through an antenna group based on control mode associated with operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process the signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 adjusts the diversity method, the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selective beam spaces, and the like to operate the directional diversity mode of each SPA antenna. Directional Diversity Directionality in a variety of ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, multiplexing methods, number of directional beams available, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams, etc. Multiplexed composite mode operation is possible.

C-43. Directional Diversity-Tracking Directional Compound Mode

First, in Table 1, the directional diversity-tracking directional mode is a composite mode configured by combining the directional diversity mode and the tracking directional mode, which will be referred to as a "directional diversity-tracking directional composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the directional diversity-tracking directional hybrid mode of the third embodiment transmits each SPA antenna using at least two beam spaces available by operating in the directional diversity mode. A signal is transmitted by a diversity method, an Alamouti diversity method, an STBC method, etc., and omni-directional reception or directional reception is possible using beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the tracking directional complex mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional mode, and simultaneously adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna. By continuously tracking the direction of the desired signal to form a new directional beam to transmit and / or receive the signal while continuously updating the directional beam.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the directional diversity-tracking directional hybrid mode is operated, an antenna control method will be described. In operation 401, an antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operates an SPA antenna array. When the antenna operation mode is configured as the directional diversity-tracking directional hybrid mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for the directional diversity mode transmission in each SPA antenna are set, and the SPA antenna Set the mode of operation of the array to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the directional mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 Transmit diversity method, Alamouti diversity method, STBC method, etc. using at least two beam spaces available for each SPA antenna so that the SPA antenna array operates in the directional diversity-tracking directional hybrid mode in the antenna operation mode control process Adjust the signal transmission in the way. At the same time, the antenna control device 500 adjusts the coupling coefficients of each antenna in the SPA antenna array to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional mode, and to continuously or periodically adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna. Directional tracking forms a directional beam in a new direction to control directional transmission and / or reception while continuously adjusting the directional beam to configure and operate a directional diversity-tracking directional composite mode using an SPA antenna array. do.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a directional diversity-tracking directional composite mode in an antenna operation mode. do. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for directional diversity-tracking directional hybrid mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner. 507, transmits control commands including control signals and control parameters required for directional diversity-tracking directional composite mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and the operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional diversity-tracking directional hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the directional diversity-tracking directional hybrid mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling the operation time, and setting the operation period. And operating each SPA antenna in directional diversity mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. In order to set the beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the required beam space, it operates according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the directional diversity-tracking directional hybrid mode, monitors performance of each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. / Reconstruction time setting and control, grouping / reconstruction of the used / unused antenna group, control signals for setting and controlling the operation cycle, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, and used antenna for each antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for directional diversity-tracking directional hybrid mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the set, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates an antenna-specific coupling coefficient required for the control of the directional diversity-tracking directional complex mode, and controls the setting and operation of the coupling coefficient for each stream, an operation time and a period of the coupling coefficient. Tracking directional complex mode selects the selected antenna group based on control signals for setting and control, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation, the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the coupling coefficients for each stream are set and operated according to the operation cycle and operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are necessary for the control of the directional diversity-tracking directional hybrid mode. Generating or receiving a signal to be transmitted in the directional diversity-tracking directional composite mode through the antenna group based on the operation mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data reception method, the signal processing method, and the like. Process the signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the diversity method, the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam spaces, and the like for directional diversity mode operation of each SPA antenna. And directional diversity-tracking directionality in various ways by adjusting the number of directional beams available, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, and number of simultaneous selective directional beams for tracking directional complex mode operation of the SPA antenna array. Combined mode operation is possible.

C-44. Directional Diversity-Tracking Directional Diversity Composite Mode

First, in Table 1, the directional diversity-tracking directional diversity mode is a composite mode configured by combining the directional diversity mode and the tracking directional diversity mode, and is referred to as an “airproof diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode”. do. The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode according to the third embodiment uses at least two beam spaces available by operating each SPA antenna in the directional diversity mode. The signal is transmitted by a transmission diversity method, an Alamouti diversity method, an STBC method, and the like, and omni-directional reception or directional reception is possible using beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the tracking directional diversity mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional diversity mode while simultaneously combining the antennas. Coefficient adjustment continuously tracks the directionality of the desired signal to form a new directional beam to directionally transmit and / or receive the signal while continuously updating the directional beam.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the directional diversity-tracking directional diversity hybrid mode is operated, an antenna control method will be described. The antenna control apparatus 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention operates an SPA antenna array in an antenna operation mode determination process (401). When the antenna operation mode is configured as a directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode, the beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for directional diversity mode transmission in each SPA antenna when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set The operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines the SPA antenna array to operate in the directional diversity mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, Transmit diversity method and Alamouti diversity method using at least two beam spaces available for each SPA antenna so that the SPA antenna array operates in the directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode in step 407. The directional beam is continuously formed by adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna in the SPA antenna array, and by forming the directional beam in a new direction periodically or as needed, by continuously adjusting the coupling coefficient. Directional signal while adjusting Fiber City transmission and / or reception antennas in a manner that control to the control device 500 by using the directional antenna array SPA diversity to operate by constructing a track-directional diversity combined mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 configures and operates a directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode as an antenna operation mode. Decide to do so. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna. Passing control commands including control signals and control parameters for directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation to each of the coupling unit 507 and the mode adapter 509, and controlling the operation of each component in the device. do. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operation time, and an operation period. Directional diversity mode for each SPA antenna on the basis of control signals related to the setting and control of the controller, the transfer of operating parameters, the setting and control of the operating method, the setting and control of the operating method, and the control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of the beam space. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space required for the operation is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 is configured to control the use of the antenna required for the control of the directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode and operation control, performance monitoring by antenna or antenna group, and use / unused antenna group. Control signal for setting and controlling grouping maintenance / reconfiguration time, setting and control of grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of used / unused antenna group, transfer of operation parameter, setting and control, information on each antenna usage, and antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the set of antennas used, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the directional diversity-tracking directional diversity complex mode, sets and operates the coupling coefficients for each stream, and the operation time of the coupling coefficients. Tracking direction of the selected antenna group on the basis of control signals for setting and controlling periods, transmitting and setting operating parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, and the directional beam pattern required for operating in the diversity composite mode, the coupling factor for each antenna and the coupling factor for each stream are set, and the operation period, operation time, etc. It works accordingly.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 controls a transmission sequence, a transmission method, a reception sequence, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode. Based on the signal and control parameters related to the operation mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data reception method, the signal processing method, and the like, a signal to be transmitted in the directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode through the antenna group Process the generated or received signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the diversity method, the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam spaces, and the like for directional diversity mode operation of each SPA antenna. The number of available antennas, diversity method, number of available directional beams, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams, etc., for tracking directional diversity mode operation of SPA antenna array. This enables directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation in a variety of ways.

C-45. Directional Diversity-Tracking Directional Multiplexing Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the directional diversity-tracking directional diversity mode is a composite mode configured by combining the directional diversity mode and the tracking directional diversity mode, which will be referred to as “directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode”. . The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode according to the third embodiment uses at least two beam spaces available by operating each SPA antenna in the directional diversity mode. The signal is transmitted by a transmission diversity method, an Alamouti diversity method, an STBC method, and the like, and omni-directional reception or directional reception is possible using beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the tracking directional multiplexing mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional multiplexing mode while adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna. Directional multiplexed transmission and / or reception of the signal while continuously updating the directional beam by continuously tracking the direction of the desired signal to form a new directional beam.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the directional diversity-tracking directional diversity hybrid mode is operated, an antenna control method will be described. The antenna control apparatus 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention operates an SPA antenna array in a process of determining an antenna operation mode in step 401. In case that the antenna operation mode is configured as a directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for directional diversity mode transmission in each SPA antenna are set. The operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines the SPA antenna arrays to operate in the directional multiplexing mode in the antenna combining process of step 405. Transmit diversity method, Alamouti diversity method, STBC using at least two beam spaces available for each SPA antenna so that the SPA antenna array operates in the directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode in the antenna operation mode control step Adjust the signal transmission by the method. At the same time, the antenna control device 500 directional multiplexes the signals while continuously adjusting the directional beams by forming the directional beams in a new direction periodically or as necessary by continuously adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna in the SPA antenna array. A directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode is configured and operated using an SPA antenna array in a manner of controlling to transmit and / or receive.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 may configure and operate a directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode as an antenna operation mode. Decide Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna coupling unit. The unit 507 transmits control commands including control signals and control parameters required for the directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing combined mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509 and controls the operation of each component in the apparatus. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates a directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode using an SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for the control of directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring of beam performance, setting and control of operating time, operation cycle Each SPA antenna is set to the directional diversity mode based on control signals for setting and control, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, setting and control of an operation method, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of the beam space. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space required for the operation is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and uses an antenna for controlling the directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode, and controls operation, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and grouping of used / unused antenna groups. Control signal for setting / controlling maintenance / reconfiguration time, grouping / reconfiguring operation cycle of used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on use of each antenna, use by antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the antenna set, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode, to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficients, Tracking direction multiplexing of selected antenna groups based on control signals for period setting and control, transfer of operation parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation methods of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like required for the operation in the complex mode, the coupling coefficients for each antenna and the coupling coefficient for each stream are set and operated according to the operation cycle and operation time. do.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 is a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of a directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode. Generating a signal to be transmitted in a directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode through an antenna group based on control mode related to operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process the received signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the diversity method, the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam spaces, and the like for directional diversity mode operation of each SPA antenna. By adjusting the number of available antennas, multiplexing method, available directional beams, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams, etc., for tracking directional multiplexing mode operation of SPA antenna array The method enables directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing combined mode operation.

C-46. Directional Multiplexing-Scan Compound Mode

First, in Table 1, the directional multiplexing-scan mode is a complex mode configured by combining the directional multiplexing mode and the scan mode, which will be referred to as a "directional multiplexing-scan complex mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the directional multiplexing-scan hybrid mode according to the third embodiment uses a spatial multiplexing method using at least two beam spaces available by operating each SPA antenna in the directional multiplexing mode. A signal is transmitted and omni-directional reception or directional reception is possible using beam spaces used for directional multiplexing transmission. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in a scan mode to form at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna periodically or as needed, thereby scanning the signals from all directions to scan the signals from all directions. To determine the presence or absence of the required signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is described when the directional multiplexing-scan hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array in the process of determining the antenna operation mode in step 401 may operate the antenna. When the mode is configured as a directional multiplexing-scan complex mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for directional multiplexing mode transmission in each SPA antenna are set, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set. Set to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the scan mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 During the control of the antenna operation mode of the SPA antenna, the SPA antenna array is operated in a directional multiplexing-scan complex mode, and each SPA antenna is adjusted to transmit a signal using a spatial multiplexing method using at least two beam spaces available at the same time periodically or whenever necessary. In the SPA antenna array, the directional multiplexing-scan complex mode is configured and operated using the SPA antenna array in such a manner that at least one directional beam is formed by controlling the coupling coefficients of each antenna to scan signals from all directions.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a directional multiplexing-scan composite mode as an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for directional multiplexing-scan mixed mode operation, and generates an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. Each of the mode adapters 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters necessary for the directional multiplexing-scan composite mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the apparatus. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional multiplexing-scan hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the directional multiplexing-scan complex mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operating time, and setting and controlling an operation cycle. In order to operate each SPA antenna in the directional multiplexing mode based on control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operating parameters, setting and controlling operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces, etc. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the directional multiplexing-scan complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures grouping of antenna groups that are used / unused. Control signals for setting and controlling time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of antenna groups used and unused, transmission of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, a set of antennas used for each antenna group, An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the directional multiplexing-scan hybrid mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the directional multiplexing-scan complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficients, the period setting, and the like. In order to operate the selected antenna group in scan mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting, and control of control parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation methods of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the required direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 operates with control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like necessary for controlling the directional multiplexing-scan composite mode. Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the directional multiplexing-scan composite mode through an antenna group based on control information related to mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, and the like. .

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the multiplexing method, the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam spaces, etc. for the directional multiplexing mode operation of each SPA antenna, The directional multiplexing-scan combined mode operation can be performed in various ways by adjusting the number of directional beams, the scan period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of directional beams simultaneously selected for the scan mode operation of the antenna array.

C-47. Directional Multiplexing-Tracking Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the directional multiplexing-tracking mode is a complex mode configured by combining the directional multiplexing mode and the tracking mode, which will be referred to as a "directional multiplexing-tracking complex mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the directional multiplexing-tracking hybrid mode of the third embodiment uses a spatial multiplexing method using at least two beam spaces available by operating each SPA antenna in the directional multiplexing mode. A signal is transmitted and omni-directional reception or directional reception is possible using beam spaces used for directional multiplexing transmission. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the tracking mode to track the direction of the desired signal by forming at least one directional beam through adjustment of the coupling coefficient of each antenna periodically or as needed.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is described when the directional multiplexing-tracking hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array in the process of determining the antenna operation mode in step 401 may operate the antenna. When the mode is configured as a directional multiplexing-tracking composite mode, when setting the operation mode of each SPA antenna, beam beams corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for directional multiplexing mode transmission in each SPA antenna are set, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set. Set to tracking mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the tracking mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, and step 407. In the process of controlling the antenna operation mode of the SPA antenna, the SPA antenna is adjusted to transmit a signal using a spatial multiplexing method using at least two beam spaces available to each SPA antenna to operate in the directional multiplexing-tracking composite mode. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 controls to track the directionality of a desired signal by forming at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the SPA antenna arrangement periodically or as needed. The SPA antenna array is used to configure and operate a directional multiplexing-tracking composite mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a directional multiplexing-tracking composite mode as an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for directional multiplexing-tracking combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. Control mode including control signals and control parameters required for directional multiplexing-tracking composite mode operation, and control the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and the operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional multiplexing-tracking combined mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the directional multiplexing-tracking combined mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, and setting and controlling the operation period. In order to operate each SPA antenna in the directional multiplexing mode based on control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operating parameters, setting and controlling operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces, etc. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like. In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and controls the use of the antenna for control, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, group setting / reconstruction time setting and control of the used / unused antenna group, and use / Control signal for setting and controlling grouping / reconstruction operation cycle of unused antenna group, transfer of operation parameter, setting and control, information on use of each antenna, set of antennas used by antenna group, number of antenna groups, antenna An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for directional multiplexing-tracking combined mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the belonging group and operation method.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is used to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the directional multiplexing-tracking complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficients, and the period setting. To operate the selected antenna group in tracking mode on the basis of control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operation parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the required direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 operates with control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the directional multiplexing-tracking complex mode. Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the directional multiplexing-tracking composite mode through an antenna group based on control information related to mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. .

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the multiplexing method, the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selective beam spaces, etc. for the directional multiplexing mode operation of each SPA antenna, For the tracking mode operation of the antenna array, the directional multiplexing-tracking hybrid mode operation can be performed in various ways by adjusting the number of available directional beams, tracking periods, beam widths, beam patterns, and simultaneous selection directional beams.

C-48. Directional Multiplexing-Omni-Composite Mode

First, in Table 1, the directional multiplexing-omni-complex mode is a complex mode configured by combining the directional multiplexing mode and the omnidirectional mode, which will be referred to as "directional multiplexing-omni-complex mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the directional multiplexing-omni composite mode according to the third embodiment uses a spatial multiplexing method using at least two beam spaces available by operating each SPA antenna in the directional multiplexing mode. It transmits a signal in a forward direction, and omni-directional reception or directional reception is possible using beam spaces used for directional multiplexing transmission. At the same time, the SPA antenna array is operated in the omnidirectional mode to select and use at least one of the SPA antenna arrays to form a beam that radiates in all directions to transmit and / or receive signals.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is described when the directional multiplexing- omnidirectional hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array in the process of determining an antenna operation mode in step 401 may include an antenna. When the operation mode is configured as a directional multiplexing-omni composite mode, when setting the operation mode of each SPA antenna, the beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for the directional multiplexing mode transmission in each SPA antenna are set, and the operation of the SPA antenna array is performed. Set the mode to omni-directional mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines to form a beam that radiates in all directions by selecting and using at least one of the SPA antenna arrays in the antenna selection process in step 403, and the SPA antenna array in the antenna combining process in step 405. Combine to operate in the omni-directional mode and use the at least two beam spaces available using the at least one SPA antenna selected to operate in the directional multiplexing-omni-complex mode in the antenna operation mode control step 407. To transmit the signal using spatial multiplexing. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 controls the SPA antenna array to transmit and / or receive signals by forming a beam that radiates in all directions using at least one SPA antenna selected from the SPA antenna arrays. 500) configures and operates a directional multiplexing-omni composite mode using an SPA antenna array.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array composed of at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a directional multiplexing-omni composite mode as an antenna operation mode. . Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for directional multiplexing and omnidirectional hybrid mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner ( 507, control commands including control signals and control parameters required for directional multiplexing-omni-complex mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509, and control the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and the operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional multiplexing-omni composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for directional multiplexing-omni-complex mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operating time, setting an operation period, and the like. To operate each SPA antenna in the directional multiplexing mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the required direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the directional multiplexing-omni-complex mode, monitors performance of each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and controlling the reconfiguration time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, and a set of antennas used for each antenna group. , Based on the control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, the group belonging to the antenna, the operation method, and the like, configure an antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the directional multiplexing-omni combined mode operation.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates an antenna-specific coupling coefficient for controlling the directional multiplexing-omni-complex mode, sets and operates a coupling coefficient for each stream, and sets an operation time and a period of the coupling coefficient. And operating the selected antenna group in the omni-directional mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operation parameters, control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are necessary for the control of a directional multiplexing-omni composite mode; Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in a directional multiplexing-omni-complex mode through an antenna group based on control mode related to operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the multiplexing method, the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selective beam spaces, etc. for the directional multiplexing mode operation of each SPA antenna, For multiplex mode operation of SPA antenna arrays, directional multiplexing-omni-complex is controlled by controlling the number of available antennas, omni-directional transmit / receive method, number of directional beams available, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams, etc. Mode operation is possible.

C-49. Directional Multiplexing-Directional Compound Mode

First, in Table 1, the directional multiplexing-directional mode is a complex mode configured by combining the directional multiplexing mode and the directional mode, which will be referred to as a "directional multiplexing-directional complex mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the directional multiplexing-directional complex mode of the third embodiment uses a spatial multiplexing method using at least two beam spaces available by operating each SPA antenna in the directional multiplexing mode. A signal is transmitted and omni-directional reception or directional reception is possible using beam spaces used for directional multiplexing transmission. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the directional mode to form at least one directional beam that emits in a specific direction by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna to transmit and / or receive a signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method when operating the directional multiplexing-directional hybrid mode will be described. The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array in the process of determining an antenna operation mode in step 401 is an antenna operation mode. Is configured as a directional multiplexing-directional complex mode, the beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for directional multiplexing mode transmission in each SPA antenna when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is directional. Set to mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the directional mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 In the antenna operation mode control process of the SPA antenna array to operate in the directional multiplexing-directional complex mode, each SPA antenna is adjusted to transmit a signal using a spatial multiplexing method using at least two beam spaces available. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 controls the antenna control apparatus 500 to control the transmission and / or reception of signals by forming at least one directional beam that radiates in a specific direction by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the SPA antenna array. ) Configures and operates directional multiplexing-directional complex mode using SPA antenna array.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a directional multiplexing-directional composite mode as an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for directional multiplexing-directional complex mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. And control commands including control signals and control parameters required for directional multiplexing-directional complex mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509, and control the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional multiplexing-directional complex mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the directional multiplexing-directional complex mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, and setting and controlling the operating period. In order to operate each SPA antenna in the directional multiplexing mode based on control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operating parameters, setting and controlling operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces, etc. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the directional multiplexing-directional complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and controlling time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of antenna groups used and unused, transmission of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, a set of antennas used for each antenna group, An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for directional multiplexing-directional complex mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, affiliation groups of antennas, operation methods, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is used to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the directional multiplexing-directional complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficients, and the period setting. To operate the selected antenna group in the directional mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting, and control of the control parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the required direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 operates with control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of a directional multiplexing-directional complex mode. Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the directional multiplexing-directional complex mode through an antenna group based on control information related to mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, and the like. .

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the multiplexing method, the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selective beam spaces, etc. for the directional multiplexing mode operation of each SPA antenna, For the directional mode operation of the SPA antenna array, the directional multiplexing-directional complex mode operation is possible in various ways by adjusting the number of directional beams available, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, and number of simultaneous selective directional beams.

C-50. Directional Multiplexing-Directional Diversity Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the directional multiplexing-directional diversity mode is a composite mode configured by combining the directional multiplexing mode and the directional diversity mode, which will be referred to as a "directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode of the third embodiment, performs spatial multiplexing using at least two beam spaces available by operating each SPA antenna in the directional multiplexing mode. The method transmits a signal, and omni-directional reception or directional reception is possible using beam spaces used for directional multiplexing transmission. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the directional diversity mode to transmit a signal using a transmission diversity method, an Alamouti diversity method, an STBC method, etc. using at least two antennas, and generally receives the signal. Diversity reception is performed by combining the received signals by a diversity method.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the antenna control method is described in the directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode operation, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array in the process of determining the antenna operation mode in step 401 may include an antenna. When the operation mode is configured as a directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for directional multiplexing mode transmission in each SPA antenna are set, and the SPA antenna array Set the operation mode to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines a combination of SPA antennas suitable for directional diversity transmission corresponding to the number of SPA antennas required for the directional diversity mode operation in step 403. Combine the SPA antenna arrays to operate in directional diversity mode, and at least two beam spaces available for each SPA antenna so that the SPA antenna arrays operate in the directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode in step 407. It is adjusted to transmit a signal by using a spatial multiplexing method. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 combines the SPA antenna arrays to perform an encoding or decoding method according to a diversity method, so that the antenna control apparatus 500 configures a directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode using the SPA antenna array. Operate.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode in an antenna operation mode. do. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner. 507, each of the mode adapters 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters required for directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, and setting the operating period. And operating each SPA antenna in a directional multiplexing mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. For this purpose, the beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the required beam space is set and operated according to the operation period, operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the directional multiplexing-directional diversity complex mode, monitors performance of each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of used / unused antenna groups. / Reconstruction time setting and control, grouping / reconstruction of the used / unused antenna group, control signals for setting and controlling the operation cycle, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, and used antenna for each antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the set, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 includes a setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode, a setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, an operation time and a period of the coupling coefficient. Directional diversity mode selects the selected antenna group based on control signals for setup and control, transfer of operating parameters, setup and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling factor, stream coupling factor, and operation method of each coupling factor. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation, the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the coupling coefficients for each stream are set and operated according to the operation cycle and operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of a directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode. Generating or receiving a signal to be transmitted in a directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode through an antenna group based on control mode associated with operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process the signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the multiplexing method, the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selective beam spaces, etc. for the directional multiplexing mode operation of each SPA antenna, Directional multiplexing in various ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, diversity method, available directional beams, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams for directional diversity mode operation of SPA antenna array Directional diversity combined mode operation is possible.

C-51. Directional Multiplexing-Directional Multiplexing Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing mode is a complex mode configured by combining the directional multiplexing mode and the directional multiplexing mode, which will be referred to as a "directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing complex mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing composite mode of the third embodiment uses a spatial multiplexing method using at least two beam spaces available by operating each SPA antenna in the directional multiplexing mode. It transmits a signal in a forward direction, and omni-directional reception or directional reception is possible using beam spaces used for directional multiplexing transmission. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the directional multiplexing mode to transmit and / or receive a signal by using a spatial multiplexing method using at least two antennas. In this case, the multiplexing method between the directional multiplexing mode of each SPA antenna and the directional multiplexing mode using the antenna array, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneously selected beam spaces (the directionality By combining two directional multiplexing modes by differently operating the number of beams), various directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing complex mode operations are possible.

Referring to FIG. 4, in the case of operating the directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing composite mode, the antenna control method is described. When the mode is configured as a directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing composite mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for directional multiplexing mode transmission in each SPA antenna are set, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array. Set to directional multiplexing mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines a combination of SPA antennas suitable for the directional multiplexing transmission corresponding to the number of SPA antennas required for the directional multiplexing mode operation in the antenna selection process in step 403, and the SPA antenna in the antenna combining process in step 405. Combine the arrays to operate in the directional multiplexing mode, and perform spatial multiplexing using at least two beam spaces available for each SPA antenna so that the SPA antenna array operates in the directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing complex mode in step 407, controlling the antenna operation mode. By combining the SPA antenna array to perform the encoding or decoding method according to the multiplexing method while adjusting the signal transmission by the method, the antenna control apparatus 500 configures and operates the directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing composite mode using the SPA antenna array. do.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing composite mode as an antenna operation mode. . Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner ( 507, each of the mode adapters 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters required for directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing composite mode operation and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing complex mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling the operation time, setting an operation period, and To operate each SPA antenna in the directional multiplexing mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the required direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and controls the use of antennas necessary for the control of the directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and controlling the reconfiguration time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, and a set of antennas used for each antenna group. , Based on control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, affiliation groups of antennas, operation methods, and the like, configure an antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing complex mode operation.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the directional multiplexing and directional multiplexing complex mode, setting and operating control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, operation time and period setting of the coupling coefficients. And operating the selected antenna group in the directional multiplexing mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operation parameters, control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficient, stream coupling coefficient, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of a directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing complex mode; Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing composite mode through the antenna group based on the operation mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data receiving method, the signal processing method, and the like. Process.

As an embodiment for the operation of the directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing composite mode, the antenna control apparatus 500 uses the spatial multiplexing method using the beam space in the directional multiplexing mode of each SPA antenna. Signals can be transmitted using the MIMO spatial multiplexing method. In this manner, the antenna control apparatus 500 adjusts the multiplexing method, the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selective beam spaces, and the like for the directional multiplexing mode operation of each SPA antenna. Directional multiplexing by controlling the number of available antennas, multiplexing methods, available directional beams, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams, for directional multiplexing mode operation of SPA antenna arrays Multiplexed composite mode operation is possible.

C-52. Directional Multiplexing-Tracking Directional Compound Mode

First, in Table 1, the directional multiplexing-tracking directional mode is a complex mode configured by combining the directional multiplexing mode and the tracking directional mode, which will be referred to as a "directional multiplexing-tracking directional complex mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the directional multiplexing-tracking directional hybrid mode of the third embodiment uses a spatial multiplexing method using at least two beam spaces available by operating each SPA antenna in the directional multiplexing mode. It transmits a signal in a forward direction, and omni-directional reception or directional reception is possible using beam spaces used for directional multiplexing transmission. At the same time, the antenna control device 500 continuously adjusts the coupling coefficients of each antenna in the SPA antenna array to form at least one directional beam, transmits and receives signals in the directional mode, and continuously adjusts the desired signal direction by adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna. By tracking and forming a new directional beam, a signal is transmitted and / or received while continuously updating the directional beam.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method when the multiplex-track directional hybrid mode is operated will be described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array may operate the antenna operation mode. Is configured as the directional multiplexing-tracking directional complex mode, the beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for the directional multiplexing mode transmission in each SPA antenna when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array are set. Set to tracking directional mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of each SPA antenna in the antenna selection process in step 403, the use of some or all antennas in the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process, and the SPA antenna array in the antenna combining process in step 405. Mode, and in step 407, the SPA antenna array is operated in a directional multiplexing-tracking directional complex mode in order to control a signal in a spatial multiplexing method using at least two beam spaces available for each SPA antenna. Adjust to send. At the same time, the antenna control device 500 adjusts the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the SPA antenna array to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional mode, and continuously or periodically as necessary by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna. It configures and operates directional multiplexing-tracking directional composite mode using SPA antenna array by forming directional beams in a new direction through directional tracking and controlling the directional beams to continuously transmit and / or receive signals while continuously adjusting the directional beams. .

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array composed of at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a directional multiplexing-tracking directional composite mode as an antenna operation mode. . Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for directional multiplexing-tracking directional complex mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner ( 507, each of the mode adapters 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters necessary for directional multiplexing-tracking directional composite mode operation and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional multiplexing-tracking directional complex mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the directional multiplexing-tracking directional complex mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, setting the operating period, and To operate each SPA antenna in the directional multiplexing mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the required direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the directional multiplexing-tracking directional complex mode, monitors performance of each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and controlling the reconfiguration time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, and a set of antennas used for each antenna group. , Based on control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, affiliation groups of antennas, operation methods, and the like, configure an antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for directional multiplexing-tracking directional mixed mode operation.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of coupling coefficients for each antenna required for control of the directional multiplexing-tracking directional complex mode, setting and operation control of coupling coefficients for each stream, operation time and period setting of the coupling coefficients. And the selected antenna group based on control signals for control, transfer of operation parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation methods of the coupling coefficients. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation, the coupling coefficients for each antenna and the coupling coefficients for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for control of a directional multiplexing-tracking directional complex mode; Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the directional multiplexing-track directional complex mode through the antenna group based on control mode related to operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the multiplexing method, the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam spaces, etc. for the directional multiplexing mode operation of each SPA antenna, Directional multiplexing-tracking directional complex mode operation in a variety of ways by adjusting the number of directional beams available, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams, etc. This is possible.

C-53. Directional Multiplexing-Tracking Directional Diversity Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity mode is a complex mode configured by combining a directional multiplexing mode and a mode, which will be referred to as a "directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode". In the directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode of the third embodiment, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operates at least two beam spaces available by operating each SPA antenna in the directional multiplexing mode. The signal is transmitted by a multiplexing method, and omnidirectional reception or directional reception is possible using beam spaces used for directional multiplexing transmission. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the tracking directional diversity mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional diversity mode, and to combine the coupling coefficients of each antenna. Through adjustment, the directional diversity is transmitted and / or received while continuously updating the directional beam by continuously tracking the directionality of the desired signal to form a new directional beam.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method in the case of operating the directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode will be described. An antenna control apparatus 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention operates an SPA antenna array in a process of determining an antenna operation mode in step 401. When the antenna operation mode is configured as a directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode, the SPA sets beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for directional multiplexing mode transmission in each SPA antenna when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set. Set the operation mode of the antenna array to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines the SPA antenna array to operate in the directional diversity mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, In step 407, the SPA antenna array is adjusted to transmit a signal using a spatial multiplexing method using at least two beam spaces available to each SPA antenna to operate in a directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode. At the same time, the antenna control device 500 forms a directional beam in a new direction periodically or as needed through continuous directional tracking by adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna in the SPA antenna array to continuously adjust the signal while directional diverting the signal. The directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode is configured and operated using the SPA antenna array in a manner of controlling to transmit and / or receive the city.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 may configure and operate a directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode as an antenna operation mode. Decide Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna coupling unit. The unit 507 transmits control commands including control signals and control parameters necessary for the directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509 and controls the operation of each component in the apparatus. Through the above control command and operation control, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling the operation time, operation cycle Operate each SPA antenna in directional multiplexing mode based on control signals for setup and control, transfer of operating parameters, setup and control, setup and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces In order to set the beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the required beam space, it operates according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 is used to control the setting and operation of the use of antennas necessary for the control of the directional multiplexing-directional directional diversity composite mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and grouping of used / unused antenna groups. Control signal for setting / controlling maintenance / reconfiguration time, grouping / reconfiguring operation cycle of used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on use of each antenna, use by antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the antenna set, the number of antenna groups, the group to which the antenna belongs, and the operation method.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the directional multiplexing-direction directional diversity complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficients, Directional divers track selected antenna groups based on control signals for period setting and control, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and how each coupling coefficient is operated. In order to form the directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation in the city complex mode, the coupling factor for each antenna and the coupling factor for each stream are set, and according to the operation cycle and operation time. It works.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 is a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like necessary for the control of a directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode. Generating a signal to be transmitted in a directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode through an antenna group based on control mode related to operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process the received signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the multiplexing method, the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selective beam spaces, etc. for the directional multiplexing mode operation of each SPA antenna, By adjusting the number of available antennas, diversity method, available directional beams, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams for tracking directional diversity mode operation of SPA antenna array The method enables directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation.

C-54. Directional Multiplexing-Tracking Directional Multiplexing Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing mode is a complex mode configured by combining a directional multiplexing mode and a tracking directional multiplexing mode, which will be referred to as a “directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing mode”. The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode of the third embodiment, performs spatial multiplexing using at least two beam spaces available by operating each SPA antenna in the directional multiplexing mode. The method transmits a signal, and omni-directional reception or directional reception is possible using beam spaces used for directional multiplexing transmission. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the tracking directional multiplexing mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional multiplexing mode while adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna. Directional multiplexed transmission and / or reception of the signal while continuously updating the directional beam by continuously tracking the direction of the desired signal to form a new directional beam.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method is described in the case of operating the directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array may determine an antenna. When the operation mode is configured as a directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces corresponding to the number of beam spaces required for directional multiplexing mode transmission in each SPA antenna are set, and the SPA antenna array Set the operation mode to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines the SPA antenna arrays to operate in the directional multiplexing mode in the antenna combining process of step 405. In the process of controlling the antenna operation mode of the step, the SPA antenna array is adjusted to transmit a signal using a spatial multiplexing method using at least two beam spaces available to each SPA antenna to operate in a directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode. At the same time, the antenna control device 500 directional multiplexes the signals while continuously adjusting the directional beams by forming the directional beams in a new direction periodically or as necessary by continuously adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna in the SPA antenna array. A directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode is configured and operated using an SPA antenna array in a manner of controlling to transmit and / or receive.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode as an antenna operation mode. do. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner. 507, each of the mode adapters 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters required for directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode operation and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, and setting the operation period. And operating each SPA antenna in a directional multiplexing mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. For this purpose, the beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the required beam space is set.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas required for the control of the directional multiplexing-directional directional multiplexing complex mode, monitors performance of each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. / Reconstruction time setting and control, grouping / reconstruction of the used / unused antenna group, control signals for setting and controlling the operation cycle, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, and used antenna for each antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the set, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the directional multiplexing-directional directional multiplexing complex mode, setting and operating control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operation time and period of the coupling coefficient. Tracking directional multiplexing is combined with selected antenna groups based on control signals for setup and control, transfer of operating parameters, setup and control, and control parameters related to antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and how to operate each coupling coefficient. It sets the coupling coefficients for each antenna and the coupling coefficient for each stream to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, and operates according to the operation cycle and operation time. .

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of a directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode. Generating or receiving a signal to be transmitted in the directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode through the antenna group based on the operation mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data receiving method, the signal processing method, and the like. Process the signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the multiplexing method, the number of available beam spaces, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selective beam spaces, etc. for the directional multiplexing mode operation of each SPA antenna, In order to operate the tracking directional multiplexing mode of the SPA antenna array, the number of available antennas, the multiplexing method, the number of available directional beams, the tracking period, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selective directional beams are adjusted in various ways. Directional Multiplexing-Tracking Directional Multiplexing Mixed mode operation is possible.

C-55. Tracking Directional-Scan Compound Mode

First, in <Table 1>, the tracking directional-scan mode is a composite mode configured by combining the tracking directional mode and the scan mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional-scan combined mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the tracking directional-scan composite mode according to the third embodiment transmits and receives a signal in the directional mode using some beam space by operating each SPA antenna in the tracking directional composite mode. And at the same time transmit a signal while continuously adjusting the directional beam through directional tracking by forming a new directional beam with continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for the directional mode. And / or receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the scan mode to form at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna periodically or as needed, thereby scanning the signals from all directions to scan the signals from all directions. To determine the presence or absence of the required signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method is described when the tracking directional-scan hybrid mode is operated. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA antenna array, operates the antenna. When the mode is configured as the tracking directional-scan composite mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, the beam spaces for directional transmission and reception are set to operate in the tracking directional composite mode at each SPA antenna, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is scanned. Set to mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the scan mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 In order to operate the SPA antenna array in the tracking directional-scan composite mode, the SPA antenna array is operated in the directional scan mode. At least one of the beam spaces is adapted to transmit and / or receive signals while continuously adjusting the directional beams through directional tracking by forming new directional beams through continuous directional tracking. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 uses the SPA antenna array in such a manner as to control at least one directional beam to scan signals from all directions by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the SPA antenna array periodically or as needed. Configure the tracking directional-scan composite mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking directional scan scan mode as an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for tracking directional-scan combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. And control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional-scan combined mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509 and control the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional-scan hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional-scan complex mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, and setting and controlling the operating period. In order to operate each SPA antenna in the tracking directional complex mode based on control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operating parameters, setting and controlling operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the required direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 controls the setting and operation of the use of antennas required for the control of the tracking direction-scan complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reorganizes the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and controlling time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of antenna groups used and unused, transmission of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, a set of antennas used for each antenna group, An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking directional-scan hybrid mode operation is configured based on the control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, the group to which the antenna belongs, and the operation method.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directionality-scanning complex mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operation time of the coupling coefficient, period setting, and In order to operate the selected antenna group in scan mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting, and control of control parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation methods of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the required direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 operates with control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are necessary for the control of the tracking directional-scan composite mode. Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the tracking directional-scan composite mode through the antenna group based on control parameters related to the mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, and the like. .

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, tracking periods, directional adjustment periods, beam widths, beam patterns, the number of simultaneous selective beam spaces, and the like for tracking directional complex mode operation of each SPA antenna. In addition, the tracking directional-scan hybrid mode operation can be performed in various ways by adjusting the number of directional beams, scan period, beam width, beam pattern, and number of simultaneous selective directional beams for the scan mode operation of the SPA antenna array.

C-56. Tracking Direction-Tracking Compound Mode

First, in <Table 1>, the tracking directional-tracking mode is a composite mode configured by combining the tracking directional mode and the tracking mode, which will be referred to as "tracking directional-tracking composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the tracking directional-tracking composite mode of the third embodiment transmits and receives a signal in the directional mode using a part of beam space by operating each SPA antenna in the tracking directional composite mode. And at the same time transmit a signal while continuously adjusting the directional beam through directional tracking by forming a new directional beam with continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for the directional mode. And / or receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the tracking mode to track the direction of the desired signal by forming at least one directional beam through adjustment of the coupling coefficient of each antenna periodically or as needed. In this case, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selected beam spaces (the number of directional beams) are different between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By operating the two tracking modes in combination, various tracking directional-tracking combined mode operations are possible.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method is described when the tracking directional-tracking hybrid mode is operated. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array may operate the antenna. When the mode is configured as the tracking directional-tracking composite mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces for transmitting and receiving tracking directions are set at each SPA antenna, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set as the tracking mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the tracking mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, and step 407. In order to operate the SPA antenna array in tracking directional-tracking hybrid mode, the SPA antenna array operates in the directional tracking mode, while the remaining signals other than the beam spaces used for the directional mode while transmitting and receiving signals in the directional mode using some beam spaces. At least one of the beam spaces is adapted to transmit and / or receive signals while continuously adjusting the directional beams through directional tracking by forming new directional beams through continuous directional tracking. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 controls to track the directionality of a desired signal by forming at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the SPA antenna arrangement periodically or as needed. The SPA antenna array is configured and operated using the tracking directional-tracking composite mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking directional-tracking combined mode as an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for tracking direction-tracking combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. Control mode including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional-tracking combined mode operation, and control the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional-tracking hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the tracking direction-tracking complex mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, and setting and controlling the operating period. In order to operate each SPA antenna in the tracking directional complex mode based on control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operating parameters, setting and controlling operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the required direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the tracking direction tracking-tracking complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reconfigures grouping of antenna groups that are used / unused. Control signals for setting and controlling time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of antenna groups used and unused, transmission of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, a set of antennas used for each antenna group, An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking directional-tracking combined mode operation is configured based on the control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, the group to which the antenna belongs, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the tracking direction-tracking complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time, the period setting To operate the selected antenna group in tracking mode on the basis of control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operation parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the required direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 operates with control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, required for the control of the tracking directionality-tracking combined mode. Generate a signal to be transmitted in a tracking directional-tracking composite mode or process a received signal through an antenna group based on control information related to mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. .

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, tracking periods, directional adjustment periods, beam widths, beam patterns, simultaneous selection beam spaces, and the like for tracking directional complex mode operation of each SPA antenna. In order to operate the tracking mode of the SPA antenna array, the tracking direction-tracking combined mode operation can be performed in various ways by adjusting the number of available directional beams, tracking periods, beam widths, beam patterns, and simultaneous selection directional beams.

C-57. Tracking Directional-Omni-Composite Mode

First, in <Table 1>, the tracking directional-forward mode is a composite mode configured by combining the tracking directional mode and the omnidirectional mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional-forward mixed mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the tracking directional-omni composite mode of the third embodiment, operates each SPA antenna in the tracking directional composite mode to signal in a directional mode using a part of beam space. At the same time, transmit and receive signals while continuously adjusting the directional beam through directional tracking by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for the directional mode. Transmit and / or receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the omnidirectional mode to select and use at least one of the SPA antenna arrays to form a beam that radiates in all directions to transmit and / or receive a signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method when the tracking directional-omni composite mode is operated will be described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array may determine an antenna. When the operation mode is configured as a tracking directional-omni composite mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces for directional transmission and reception are set to operate each SPA antenna in tracking directional mode, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set. Set to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines to form a beam that radiates in all directions by selecting and using at least one of the SPA antenna arrays in the antenna selection process in step 403, and the SPA antenna array in the antenna combining process in step 405. Combined to operate in the omni-directional mode, the directional mode using a portion of the beam space using at least one SPA antenna selected to operate in the tracking directional-omni composite mode in the antenna operation mode control process of step 407 While constantly adjusting the directional beams through the directional tracking by forming a new directional beam with continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for the directional mode while transmitting and receiving signals. Transmit and / or signal Adjust to receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 controls the SPA antenna array in a manner of controlling the SPA antenna array to transmit and / or receive a signal by forming a beam that radiates in all directions using at least one SPA antenna selected from the SPA antenna array. It configures and operates tracking directional-omni composite mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates the SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the tracking directional-omni composite mode as the antenna operation mode. . Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates a control signal and a control parameter for tracking directional-omni-complex mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner ( 507, transmit a control command to each of the mode adapters 509 including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional-forward mixed mode operation, and control the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and the operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional-omni composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional-omni mixed mode, controlling the configuration and operation of the beam, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operation time, setting the operation period, and Operate each SPA antenna in the tracking directional complex mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. For this purpose, the beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the required beam space is set.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets / operates and controls the use of antennas required for the control of tracking directionality-unidirectional complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of antenna groups used / unused. Control signals for setting and controlling the reconfiguration time, setting and controlling the grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of the used / unused antenna group, transmitting the operating parameters, setting and control, information on the use of each antenna, and the set of antennas used by the antenna group. , Based on the control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like, configure an antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for tracking directional-forward-complex mode operation.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional-forward hybrid mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, and the operation time and period of the coupling coefficients. And operating the selected antenna group in the omni-directional mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operation parameters, control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are necessary for the control of the tracking directional-forward hybrid mode; Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the tracking directional-omni-complex mode through an antenna group based on control mode related to operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, tracking periods, directional adjustment periods, beam widths, beam patterns, simultaneous selection beam spaces, and the like for tracking directional complex mode operation of each SPA antenna. Tracking directional-forward in a variety of ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, omni-directional transmission / reception methods, the number of directional beams available, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams, etc. Combined mode operation is possible.

C-58. Tracking Directional-Directed Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking directional-directional mode is a composite mode configured by combining the tracking directional mode and the directional mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional-directional composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the tracking directional-directional hybrid mode according to the third embodiment transmits and receives a signal in the directional mode using a part of beam space by operating each SPA antenna in the tracking directional hybrid mode. And at the same time transmit a signal while continuously adjusting the directional beam through directional tracking by forming a new directional beam with continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for the directional mode. And / or receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the directional mode to form at least one directional beam that emits in a specific direction by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna to transmit and / or receive a signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the tracking directional-directional hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control method is described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA antenna array, operates the antenna. When the mode is configured as the tracking directional-directional composite mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces for directional transmission and reception are set in order to operate in the tracking directional composite mode at each SPA antenna, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is tracked. Set to directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the directional mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 In order to operate the SPA antenna array in the tracking directional-directional hybrid mode in the process of controlling the antenna operation mode of the SPA antenna, the remaining signals other than the beam spaces used for the directional mode while transmitting and receiving signals in the directional mode using some beam spaces At least one of the beam spaces is adapted to transmit and / or receive signals while continuously adjusting the directional beams through directional tracking by forming new directional beams through continuous directional tracking. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 uses the SPA antenna array in a manner of controlling to transmit and / or receive a signal by forming at least one directional beam that radiates in a specific direction by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the SPA antenna array. Configure the tracking directional-directional composite mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking directional-directional composite mode as an antenna operation mode. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional-directional complex mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner 507. And control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional-directional complex mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509, and control the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and the operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional-directional complex mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional-directional complex mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operating time, and setting and controlling an operation cycle. In order to operate each SPA antenna in the tracking directional complex mode based on control signals for transmitting, setting and controlling operating parameters, setting and controlling operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the required direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 controls setting and operation of the use of antennas required for the control of the tracking directional-directional complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / reorganizes the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and controlling time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of antenna groups used and unused, transmission of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, a set of antennas used for each antenna group, An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking directional-directional complex mode operation is configured based on the control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, the group to which the antenna belongs, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional-directional complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficients, and the period setting. To operate the selected antenna group in the directional mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting, and control of the control parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the required direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 operates with control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like necessary for controlling the tracking directional-directional hybrid mode. Generate a signal to be transmitted in the tracking directional-directional complex mode or process the received signal through the antenna group based on the control information related to the mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data reception method, the signal processing method, and the like. .

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, tracking periods, directional adjustment periods, beam widths, beam patterns, simultaneous selection beam spaces, and the like for tracking directional complex mode operation of each SPA antenna. In addition, the tracking directional-directional hybrid mode operation can be performed in various ways by adjusting the number of directional beams, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, and number of simultaneous selection directional beams for directional mode operation of the antenna array.

C-59. Tracking Directional-Directional Diversity Composite Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking directional-directional diversity mode is a composite mode configured by combining the tracking directional mode and the directional diversity mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional-directional diversity composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the tracking directional-directional diversity composite mode of the third embodiment, operates each SPA antenna in the tracking directional composite mode to signal in the directional mode using a part of beam space. Signal while continuously adjusting the directional beam through the directional tracking by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for the directional mode. Transmit and / or receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the directional diversity mode to transmit a signal using a transmission diversity method, an Alamouti diversity method, an STBC method, etc. using at least two antennas, and generally receives the signal. Diversity reception is performed by combining the received signals by a diversity method.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method when the tracking directional-directional diversity hybrid mode is operated will be described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention operates an SPA antenna array. When the antenna operation mode is configured as the tracking directional-directional diversity composite mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces for directional transmission and reception are set to operate in the tracking directional composite mode at each SPA antenna, and the SPA antenna array Set the operation mode to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines a combination of SPA antennas suitable for directional diversity transmission corresponding to the number of SPA antennas required for the directional diversity mode operation in step 403. Combine the SPA antenna arrays to operate in the directional diversity mode, and in order to operate the SPA antenna array in the tracking directional-directional diversity composite mode in the step 407 of controlling the antenna operation mode, each SPA antenna is directional by using some beam space. Continuously adjust directional beams through directional tracking by sending and receiving signals in mode and forming new directional beams with continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional modes. while doing Adjust to transmit and / or receive signals. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 combines the SPA antenna arrays to perform an encoding or decoding method according to the diversity method, so that the antenna control apparatus 500 configures the tracking directional-directional diversity composite mode using the SPA antenna array. Operate.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the tracking directional diversity diversity mode in the antenna operation mode. do. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional-directional diversity composite mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner. 507, each of the mode adapters 509 passes control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional-directional diversity composite mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and the operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional-directional diversity composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional-directional diversity composite mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operation time, and setting an operation period. And operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional complex mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. In order to set the beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the required beam space, it operates according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas required for the control of the tracking directional diversity diversity mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. / Reconstruction time setting and control, grouping / reconstruction of the used / unused antenna group, control signals for setting and controlling the operation cycle, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, and used antenna for each antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking directional diversity diversity mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the set, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional-directional diversity complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time and the period of the coupling coefficients. Directional diversity mode selects the selected antenna group based on control signals for setup and control, transfer of operating parameters, setup and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling factor, stream coupling factor, and operation method of each coupling factor. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation, the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the coupling coefficients for each stream are set and operated according to the operation cycle and operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the tracking directional diversity diversity mode. Generating or receiving a signal to be transmitted in the tracking directional-directional diversity composite mode through the antenna group based on the operation mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data reception method, the signal processing method, and the like. Process the signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, tracking periods, directional adjustment periods, beam widths, beam patterns, simultaneous selection beam spaces, and the like for tracking directional complex mode operation of each SPA antenna. Tracking in various ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, diversity method, number of directional beams available, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams for directional diversity mode operation of SPA antenna array Directional-directional diversity composite mode operation is possible.

C-60. Tracking Directional-Directional Multiplexing Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking directional-directional multiplexing mode is a complex mode configured by combining the tracking directional mode and the directional multiplexing mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional-directional multiplexing composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the tracking directional-directional multiplexing composite mode of the third embodiment, operates each SPA antenna in the tracking directional composite mode to perform a signal in a directional mode using a part of beam space. At the same time, transmit and receive signals while continuously adjusting the directional beam through the directional tracking by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for the directional mode. Transmit and / or receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the directional multiplexing mode to transmit and / or receive a signal by using a spatial multiplexing method using at least two antennas.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method when the tracking directional-directional multiplexing hybrid mode is operated will be described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating an SPA antenna array may determine an antenna. When the operation mode is configured as the tracking directional-directional multiplexing composite mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces for directional transmission and reception are set to operate in the tracking directional composite mode at each SPA antenna, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array Set to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines a combination of SPA antennas suitable for the directional multiplexing transmission corresponding to the number of SPA antennas required for the directional multiplexing mode operation in the antenna selection process in step 403, and the SPA antenna in the antenna combining process in step 405. Combine the arrays to operate in the directional multiplexing mode, and in step 407, control the antenna operation mode so that the SPA antenna array operates in the directional mode using some beam space so that the SPA antenna array operates in the tracking directional-directional multiplexing composite mode. Transmitting signals while continuously adjusting the directional beam through directional tracking by forming a new directional beam with continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for the directional mode while transmitting and receiving And / It is adjusted to receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 configures and operates a tracking directional-directional multiplexing composite mode using the SPA antenna array by combining the SPA antenna arrays to perform an encoding or decoding method according to the multiplexing method.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking directional-directional multiplexing composite mode as an antenna operation mode. . Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional-directional multiplexing complex mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner ( 507, control mode including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional-directional multiplexing composite mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional-directional multiplexing composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

Also, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional-directional multiplexing complex mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, setting the operating period, and Operate each SPA antenna in the tracking directional complex mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. For this purpose, the beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the required beam space is set.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets / operates and controls the use of antennas required for the control of tracking directional-directional multiplexing complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / groups groups of antenna groups that are not used / used. Control signals for setting and controlling the reconfiguration time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, and a set of antennas used for each antenna group. , Based on control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, affiliation groups of antennas, operation methods, and the like, configure an antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for tracking directional-directional multiplexing complex mode operation.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional-directional multiplexing complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficient, and the period setting. And operating the selected antenna group in the directional multiplexing mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operation parameters, control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficient, stream coupling coefficient, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the tracking directional-directional multiplexing complex mode; Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the tracking directional-directional multiplexing composite mode through the antenna group based on control mode related to operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, tracking periods, directional adjustment periods, beam widths, beam patterns, the number of simultaneous selective beam spaces, and the like for tracking directional complex mode operation of each SPA antenna. In order to operate the directional multiplexing mode of the antenna array, tracking directional-directionality is controlled in various ways by controlling the number of available antennas, multiplexing methods, the number of directional beams available, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selective directional beams. Multiplexed composite mode operation is possible.

C-61. Tracking Directional-Tracking Directional Composite Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking directional-tracking directional mode is a composite mode configured by combining the tracking directional mode and the tracking directional mode, which will be referred to as "tracking directional-tracking directional composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the tracking directional-tracking directional hybrid mode of the third embodiment operates each SPA antenna in the tracking directional hybrid mode and uses a part of the beam space to signal in the directional mode. At the same time, transmit and receive signals while continuously adjusting the directional beam through directional tracking by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for the directional mode. Transmit and / or receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in a tracking directional complex mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional mode, and to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna. The signal is transmitted and / or received while continuously updating the directional beam by continuously tracking the directionality of the desired signal to form a new directional beam. In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 may use the number of beam spaces (directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneously selected beam spaces between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining the two tracking modes by differently operating the number of directional beams) and the like, various tracking directional-tracking directional complex mode operations are possible.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control method according to an embodiment of the present invention operates an SPA antenna array in a process of determining an antenna operation mode in step 401. In case of configuring the tracking directional composite mode, when setting the operation mode of each SPA antenna, beam spaces for directional transmission and reception are set in order to operate in the tracking directional composite mode at each SPA antenna, and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is the tracking directional diversity. Set to mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the directional mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 In order to operate the SPA antenna array in the tracking directional-tracking directional hybrid mode, the SPA antenna array transmits and receives signals in the directional mode using a part of the beam space in addition to the beam spaces used for the directional mode. At least one of the remaining beam spaces is used to transmit and / or receive signals while continuously adjusting the directional beams through directional tracking by forming new directional beams through continuous directional tracking. At the same time, the antenna control device 500 adjusts the coupling coefficients of each antenna in the SPA antenna array to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional mode, and at the same time periodically or as needed by adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna. By constructing a directional beam in a new direction with continuous directional tracking, the SPA antenna array is used to configure and operate a tracking directional-tracking directional complex mode by controlling the directional beam to continuously transmit and / or receive signals while continuously adjusting the directional beam. do.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking directional-tracking directional composite mode as an antenna operation mode. . Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional-tracking directional combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner ( 507, control mode including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional-tracking directional composite mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and the operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional-tracking directional hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional-tracking directional complex mode, configuring and operating the beam, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, setting the operating period, and Operate each SPA antenna in the tracking directional complex mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. For this purpose, the beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the required beam space is set. In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and controls the use of the antenna for control, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, group setting / reconstruction time setting and control of the used / unused antenna group, and use / Control signal for setting and controlling grouping / reconstruction operation cycle of unused antenna group, transfer of operation parameter, setting and control, information on use of each antenna, set of antennas used by antenna group, number of antenna groups, antenna An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking directional-tracking directional complex mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the belonging group and the operation method.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional-tracking directional complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficient, and the period setting. And the selected antenna group based on control signals for control, transfer of operation parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation methods of the coupling coefficients. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation, the coupling coefficients for each antenna and the coupling coefficients for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for control of the tracking directional-tracking directional complex mode; Generate or transmit a signal to be transmitted in the tracking directional-tracking directional complex mode through the antenna group based on control mode related to operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, tracking periods, directional adjustment periods, beam widths, beam patterns, simultaneous selection beam spaces, and the like for tracking directional complex mode operation of each SPA antenna. Tracking directional-tracking directional complex mode operation by adjusting the number of directional beams, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams, etc. This is possible.

C-62. Tracking Directional-Tracking Directional Diversity Composite Mode

First, in <Table 1>, the tracking directional-tracking directional diversity mode is a composite mode configured by combining the tracking directional mode and the tracking directional diversity mode, which will be referred to as "tracking directional-tracking directional diversity composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the tracking directional-tracking directional diversity composite mode of the third embodiment operates each SPA antenna in the tracking directional composite mode to use the beam space in the directional mode. While the signal is being transmitted and received at the same time, the directional beam is continuously adjusted through the directional tracking by forming a new directional beam with continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for the directional mode. Send and / or receive signals. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the tracking directional diversity mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional diversity mode, and to combine the coupling coefficients of each antenna. Through adjustment, the directional diversity is transmitted and / or received while continuously updating the directional beam by continuously tracking the directionality of the desired signal to form a new directional beam. In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 may use the number of beam spaces (directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneously selected beam spaces between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining the two tracking modes by differently operating the number of directional beams) and the like, various tracking directional-tracking diversity composite mode operations are possible.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method is described in the case of operating the tracking directionality-tracking diversity composite mode. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operates an SPA antenna array. When the antenna operation mode is configured as the tracking directional-tracking directional diversity composite mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces for directional transmission and reception are set to operate in the tracking directional composite mode at each SPA antenna, and the SPA antenna array Set the operation mode of the tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines the SPA antenna array to operate in the directional diversity mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, In step 407, the SPA antenna array is used for the directional mode while transmitting and receiving signals in the directional mode using a part of the beam space so that the SPA antenna array operates in the tracking directional-tracking directional diversity composite mode. At least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces is used to form a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking to adjust and transmit and / or receive signals while continuously adjusting the directional beam through directional tracking. At the same time, the antenna control device 500 forms a directional beam in a new direction periodically or as needed through continuous directional tracking by adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna in the SPA antenna array to continuously adjust the signal while directional diverting the signal. In a manner of controlling to transmit and / or receive a city, the antenna control apparatus 500 configures and operates a tracking directional-tracking directional diversity composite mode using an SPA antenna array.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 may configure and operate a tracking directional-tracking diversity diversity mode in an antenna operation mode. Decide Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation, and generates an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combination. The unit 507 transmits control commands including control signals and control parameters required for the tracking directional-tracking diversity diversity mode to each of the mode adapters 509, and controls the operation of each component in the apparatus. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional-tracking directional diversity composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional-tracking diversity diversity mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling the operation time, operation cycle Each SPA antenna is set to the tracking directional complex mode based on control signals for setting and control, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, setting and control of an operation method, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space required for the operation is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 is used to control the setting and operation of the use of antennas required for the control of the tracking direction-tracking diversity diversity mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and grouping of antenna groups used / unused. Control signal for setting / controlling maintenance / reconfiguration time, grouping / reconfiguring operation cycle of used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on use of each antenna, use by antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for tracking directional-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the antenna set, the number of antenna groups, the group to which the antenna belongs, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional-tracking diversity diversity mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficients, Directional divers track selected antenna groups based on control signals for period setting and control, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and how each coupling coefficient is operated. In order to form the directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation in the city complex mode, the coupling factor for each antenna and the coupling factor for each stream are set, and according to the operation cycle and operation time. It works.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 is a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for control of the tracking directional-tracking diversity diversity mode. And generating a signal to be transmitted in the tracking directional-tracking directional diversity composite mode through the antenna group based on the control mode related to the operation mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data receiving method, the signal processing method, or the like. Process the received signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, tracking periods, directional adjustment periods, beam widths, beam patterns, simultaneous selection beam spaces, and the like for tracking directional complex mode operation of each SPA antenna. By adjusting the number of antennas available for the directional diversity mode operation of the SPA antenna array, the diversity method, the number of directional beams available, the tracking period, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selective directional beams, etc. Tracking directional-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation is possible in a variety of ways.

C-63. Tracking Directional-Tracking Directional Multiplexing Complex Mode

First, in <Table 1>, the tracking directional-tracking directional multiplexing mode is a composite mode configured by combining the tracking directional mode and the tracking directional multiplexing mode, which will be referred to as "tracking directional-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the tracking directional-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode of the third embodiment, operates each SPA antenna in the tracking directional composite mode to signal in a directional mode using a part of beam space. Signal while continuously adjusting the directional beam through the directional tracking by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for the directional mode. Transmit and / or receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in tracking directional multiplexing mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional multiplexing mode while simultaneously adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna. By directional tracking of the desired signal to form a new directional beam to continuously update the directional beam while directional multiplexed transmission and / or reception. In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 may use the number of beam spaces (directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneously selected beam spaces between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining the two tracking modes by differently operating the number of directional beams) and the like, various tracking directional-tracking multiplexing complex mode operations are possible.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method in the case of operating the tracking directional-tracking multiplexing composite mode will be described. When the operation mode is configured as the tracking directional-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces for directional transmission and reception are set to operate in the tracking directional complex mode at each SPA antenna, and the operation of the SPA antenna array is performed. Set the mode to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines the SPA antenna arrays to operate in the directional multiplexing mode in the antenna combining process of step 405. The beam space used for the directional mode while transmitting and receiving signals in the directional mode using a part of the beam space so that the SPA antenna array operates in the tracking directional-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode during the control of the antenna operation mode of the step. At least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the above-described ones is used to form a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking, thereby adjusting to transmit and / or receive signals while continuously adjusting the directional beam through directional tracking. At the same time, the antenna control device 500 directional multiplexes the signals while continuously adjusting the directional beams by forming the directional beams in a new direction periodically or as necessary by continuously adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna in the SPA antenna array. A tracking directional-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode is configured and operated using an SPA antenna array in a manner of controlling to transmit and / or receive.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking directional-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode as an antenna operation mode. do. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional-tracking directional multiplexing combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner. 507, transmits a control command to each of the mode adapters 509, including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and the operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for control of a tracking directional-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, configuration and operation control of a beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operating time, and setting an operation period. And operating each SPA antenna in a tracking directional complex mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. In order to set the beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the required beam space, it operates according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of the antennas required for the control of the tracking directional-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. / Reconstruction time setting and control, grouping / reconstruction of the used / unused antenna group, control signals for setting and controlling the operation cycle, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, and used antenna for each antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking directional-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the set, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directionality-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, operation time and period of the coupling coefficients. Tracking directional multiplexing is combined with selected antenna groups based on control signals for setup and control, transfer of operating parameters, setup and control, and control parameters related to antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and how to operate each coupling coefficient. It sets the coupling coefficients for each antenna and the coupling coefficient for each stream to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, and operates according to the operation cycle and operation time. .

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are necessary for the control of the tracking directional-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode. Generating or receiving a signal to be transmitted in the tracking directional-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode through the antenna group based on the operation mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data receiving method, the signal processing method, and the like. Process the signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention adjusts the number of available beam spaces, tracking periods, directional adjustment periods, beam widths, beam patterns, the number of simultaneous selective beam spaces, and the like for tracking directional complex mode operation of each SPA antenna. Various methods by adjusting the number of available antennas, multiplexing methods, available directional beams, tracking periods, directional adjustment periods, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams for tracking directional multiplexing mode of SPA antenna array This enables tracking directional-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode operation.

C-64. Tracking Directional Diversity-Scan Compound Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking directional diversity-scan mode is a composite mode configured by combining the tracking directional diversity mode and the scan mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional diversity-scan combined mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the tracking directional diversity-scan hybrid mode according to the third embodiment operates each SPA antenna in tracking diversity mode and uses directional diversity using at least two beam spaces. When operating in the mode, the signal is transmitted through the new directional beam spaces while continuously adjusting the directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission. Send and / or receive directional diversity. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the scan mode to form at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna periodically or as needed, thereby scanning the signals from all directions to scan the signals from all directions. To determine the presence or absence of the required signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method when the tracking directional diversity-scan hybrid mode is operated will be described below. The antenna control apparatus 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention operates an SPA antenna array in a process of determining an antenna operation mode in step 401. When the operation mode is configured as the tracking directional diversity-scan hybrid mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces for directional diversity transmission are set to operate in the tracking directional diversity mode at each SPA antenna, and the SPA antenna Set the mode of operation of the array to tracking directional diversity mode.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the scan mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 In the antenna operation mode control of the SPA antenna array to operate in the directional diversity mode using at least two beam spaces so that the SPA antenna array operates in the tracking directional diversity-scan composite mode, it is used for directional diversity transmission Adjust the signal to be directional diversity by setting new directional beam spaces for directional diversity transmission periodically or as needed, using at least one beam space out of the remaining beam spaces. do. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 uses the SPA antenna array in such a manner as to control at least one directional beam to scan signals from all directions by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the SPA antenna array periodically or as needed. And configure the tracking directional diversity-scan composite mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking directional diversity-scan composite mode as an antenna operation mode. do. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional diversity-scan mixed mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner. 507, each of the mode adapters 509 passes control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional diversity-scan combined mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional diversity-scan hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional diversity-scan complex mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, and setting the operating period. And tracking each SPA antenna based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of an operation method, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of the beam space. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space required for the operation is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the tracking directional diversity-scan complex mode, monitors performance of each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. / Reconstruction time setting and control, grouping / reconstruction of the used / unused antenna group, control signals for setting and controlling the operation cycle, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, and used antenna for each antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking directional diversity-scan hybrid mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the set, the number of antenna groups, the group to which the antenna belongs, and the operation method.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional diversity diversity-scan complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time and the period of the coupling coefficients. Operate the selected antenna group in scan mode based on control signals for setup and control, transfer of operating parameters, setup and control, and control parameters related to antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and how to operate each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the tracking directional diversity-scan complex mode. Generating or receiving a signal to be transmitted in a tracking directional diversity-scan composite mode through an antenna group based on control mode associated with operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, and the like. Process the signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention provides a diversity method, a number of available beam spaces, a tracking period, a directional adjustment period, a beam width, a beam pattern, and a simultaneously selected beam space for tracking directional diversity mode operation of each SPA antenna. Tracking directional diversity-scan mixed mode operation in a variety of ways by adjusting the number and the number of available directional beams, scan period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams, etc. This is possible.

C-65. Tracking Directional Diversity-Tracking Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking directional diversity-tracking composite mode is a composite mode configured by combining the tracking directional diversity mode and the tracking mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional diversity-tracking composite mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the tracking directional diversity-tracking hybrid mode of the third embodiment, operates each SPA antenna in tracking diversity mode and uses directional diversity using at least two beam spaces. When operating in the mode, the signal is transmitted through the new directional beam spaces while continuously adjusting the directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission. Send and / or receive directional diversity. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the tracking mode to track the direction of the desired signal by forming at least one directional beam through adjustment of the coupling coefficient of each antenna periodically or as needed. In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 may use the number of beam spaces (directional beam count), tracking period, beam width, beam pattern, and number of simultaneous selection beam spaces between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the SPA antenna array. Various tracking directional diversity-tracking combined mode operation is possible by combining the two tracking modes by operating (directional beam count) and the like differently.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method is described in the case of operating the tracking directional diversity-tracking hybrid mode. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array may determine the antenna. When the operation mode is configured as the tracking directional diversity-tracking hybrid mode, beam spaces for directional diversity transmission are set in order to operate in the tracking directional diversity mode in each SPA antenna when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set. Set the mode of operation of the array to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the tracking mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, and step 407. In order to operate the SPA antenna array in the directional diversity mode using the at least two beam spaces so that the SPA antenna array operates in the tracking directional diversity-tracking hybrid mode in the antenna operation mode control of the antenna mode, it is used for directional diversity transmission. Adjust the signal to be directional diversity by setting new directional beam spaces for directional diversity transmission periodically or as needed with at least one beam space out of the remaining beam spaces. do. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 uses the SPA antenna array in a manner of controlling to track the direction of a desired signal by forming at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the SPA antenna array periodically or as needed. A tracking directional diversity-tracking composite mode is configured and operated.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking directional diversity-tracking composite mode as an antenna operation mode. do. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional diversity-tracking combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner. 507, each of the mode adapters 509 passes control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional diversity-tracking combined mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional diversity-tracking hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional diversity-tracking combined mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, and setting the operating period. And tracking each SPA antenna based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of an operation method, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of the beam space. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space required for the operation is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of the antennas required for the control of the tracking directional diversity-tracking combined mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains the grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. / Reconstruction time setting and control, grouping / reconstruction of the used / unused antenna group, control signals for setting and controlling the operation cycle, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, and used antenna for each antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking directional diversity-tracking hybrid mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the set, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional diversity-tracking combined mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operation time and period of the coupling coefficient. Operate the selected antenna group in tracking mode based on control signals for setup and control, transfer of operating parameters, setup and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling factor, stream coupling factor, and operation method of each coupling factor. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the tracking directional diversity-tracking combined mode. Generating or receiving a signal to be transmitted in the tracking directional diversity-tracking composite mode through the antenna group based on the operation mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data reception method, the signal processing method, and the like. Process the signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention provides a diversity method, a number of available beam spaces, a tracking period, a directional adjustment period, a beam width, a beam pattern, and a simultaneously selected beam space for tracking directional diversity mode operation of each SPA antenna. Tracking Directional Diversity-Tracking Hybrid Mode in a variety of ways by adjusting the number and the number of available directional beams, tracking periods, beam widths, beam patterns, and simultaneous selective directional beams for tracking mode operation of the SPA antenna array Operation is possible.

C-66. Tracking Directional Diversity-Omnidirectional Composite Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking directional diversity-forward mode is a composite mode configured by combining the tracking directional diversity mode and the omnidirectional mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional diversity-forward composite mode." The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the tracking directional diversity-omni mixed mode of the third embodiment, operates each SPA antenna in the tracking diversity mode and uses the directional diver using at least two beam spaces. In operation in the city mode, the new directional beam spaces are continuously adjusted while continuously adjusting the directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission. Send and / or receive directional diversity signals. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the omnidirectional mode to select and use at least one of the SPA antenna arrays to form a beam that radiates in all directions to transmit and / or receive a signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method when the tracking directional diversity-omni-complex mode is operated will be described below. In case that the antenna operation mode is configured as the tracking directional diversity-omni mixed mode, the beam spaces for the directional diversity transmission are set to operate in the tracking directional diversity mode at each SPA antenna when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set. The operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines to form a beam that radiates in all directions by selecting and using at least one of the SPA antenna arrays in the antenna selection process in step 403. Combine to operate in the omni-directional mode and use at least two beam spaces using at least one SPA antenna selected to operate in the tracking directional diversity-omni-complex mode during the antenna operation mode control step 407. In the directional diversity mode, directional diversity transmission is performed periodically or as needed by continuous directional tracking using at least one beam space other than the beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission. New room for Directional beam spaces are set to adjust the signal for directional diversity transmission. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 controls the tracking direction by using the SPA antenna array in such a manner as to form a beam that radiates in all directions by using at least one SPA antenna selected from the SPA antenna arrays to transmit and / or receive a signal. Diversity-omni-directional composite mode is configured and operated.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 may configure and operate a tracking directional diversity-omni-complex mode as an antenna operation mode. Decide Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional diversity-omni mixed mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combination. A unit 507, each of the mode adapters 509, transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional diversity-forward mixed mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the apparatus. Through the control command and the operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional diversity-omni mixed mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for control of tracking directional diversity-omni-complex mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operation time, and operation cycle. Tracking Directional Diversity is combined with each SPA antenna based on control signals for setup and control, transfer of operating parameters, setup and control, setup and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space required for the operation in the mode is set, and operates according to the operation period, the operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 is configured to control the use of the antenna required for the control of the tracking directional diversity-omnidirectional mode, operation control, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and grouping of used / unused antenna groups. Control signal for setting / controlling maintenance / reconfiguration time, grouping / reconfiguring operation cycle of used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on use of each antenna, use by antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking directional diversity-omni-complex mode operation is configured on the basis of control parameters related to the antenna set, the number of antenna groups, the group to which the antenna belongs, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to control and set the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional diversity-omnidirectional mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficients, The omni mode selects the selected antenna group based on control signals for period setting and control, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficient, stream coupling coefficient, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation, the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the coupling coefficients for each stream are set and operated according to the operation cycle and operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 is a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the tracking directional diversity-forward hybrid mode. Generating a signal to be transmitted in the tracking directional diversity-omni-complex mode through the antenna group based on control mode related to operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process the received signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention provides a diversity method, a number of available beam spaces, a tracking period, a directional adjustment period, a beam width, a beam pattern, and a simultaneously selected beam space for tracking directional diversity mode operation of each SPA antenna. Tracking in various ways by controlling the number of antennas, the number of available antennas for omni-directional mode operation of the antenna array, the method of omni-directional transmission and reception, the number of directional beams available, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selective directional beams. Directional diversity-omni-directional mixed mode operation is possible.

C-67. Tracking Directional Diversity-Directed Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking directional diversity-directional mode is a composite mode configured by combining the tracking directional diversity mode and the directional mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional diversity-directional composite mode". In the tracking directional diversity-directional hybrid mode according to the third embodiment, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operates each SPA antenna in tracking diversity mode and uses directional diversity using at least two beam spaces. When operating in the mode, the signal is transmitted through the new directional beam spaces while continuously adjusting the directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission. Send and / or receive directional diversity. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the directional mode to form at least one directional beam that emits in a specific direction by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna to transmit and / or receive a signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the tracking directional diversity-directional hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control method according to the present invention will be described. When the antenna operation mode is configured as the tracking directional diversity-directional hybrid mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces for diversity transmission are set to operate in the tracking directional diversity mode at each SPA antenna, and the SPA antenna Set the mode of operation of the array to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the directional mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 Each SPA antenna is used for directional diversity transmission in the directional diversity mode using at least two beam spaces so that the SPA antenna array operates in the tracking directional diversity-directional hybrid mode in the antenna operation mode control process of the antenna. Adjust the signal to be directional diversity by setting new directional beam spaces for directional diversity transmission periodically or as needed with at least one beam space out of the remaining beam spaces. One All. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 controls the antenna control apparatus 500 to control the transmission and / or reception of signals by forming at least one directional beam that radiates in a specific direction by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the SPA antenna array. ) Configures and operates a tracking directional diversity-directional composite mode using an SPA antenna array.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates the SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate the tracking directional diversity-directional composite mode in the antenna operation mode. do. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional diversity-directional complex mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner. 507, each of the mode adapters 509 passes control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional diversity-directional composite mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional diversity-directional hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional diversity-directional complex mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operating time, and setting an operation period. And tracking each SPA antenna based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of an operation method, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of the beam space. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space required for the operation is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the tracking directional diversity-directional complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. / Reconstruction time setting and control, grouping / reconstruction of the used / unused antenna group, control signals for setting and controlling the operation cycle, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, and used antenna for each antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for tracking directional diversity-directional complex mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the set, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional diversity-directional complex mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operation time and period of the coupling coefficient. Operate selected antenna groups in directional mode based on control signals for setup and control, transfer of operating parameters, setup and control, and control parameters related to antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and how to operate each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the tracking directional diversity-directional complex mode. Generating or receiving a signal to be transmitted in a tracking directional diversity-directional composite mode through an antenna group based on control mode associated with operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process the signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention provides a diversity method, a number of available beam spaces, a tracking period, a directional adjustment period, a beam width, a beam pattern, and a simultaneously selected beam space for tracking directional diversity mode operation of each SPA antenna. Tracking Direction Diversity-Directional Hybrid Mode in various ways by controlling the number, etc., and adjusting the number of directional beams available, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams, etc. Operation is possible.

C-68. Tracking Directional Diversity-Directional Diversity Composite Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking directional diversity-directional diversity mode is a composite mode configured by combining the tracking directional diversity mode and the directional diversity mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode". . In the tracking directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode according to the third embodiment, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operates each SPA antenna in tracking diversity mode to use directional diversity using at least two beam spaces. In operating in the diversity mode, new directional beam spaces are continuously adjusted by continuously adjusting the directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission. Send and / or receive directional diversity via the signal. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the directional diversity mode to transmit a signal using a transmission diversity method, an Alamouti diversity method, an STBC method, etc. using at least two antennas, and generally receives the signal. Diversity reception is performed by combining the received signals by a diversity method.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the hybrid mode is operated, the antenna control method according to an embodiment of the present invention operates an SPA antenna array in a process of determining an antenna operation mode in step 401. In the case of the diversity-directional diversity composite mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces for directional diversity transmission are set in order to operate in the tracking directional diversity mode in each SPA antenna, and the operation of the SPA antenna array is performed. Set the mode to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines a combination of SPA antennas suitable for directional diversity transmission corresponding to the number of SPA antennas required for the directional diversity mode operation in step 403. Combine the SPA antenna arrays to operate in the directional diversity mode, and control the SPA antenna arrays in at least two beam spaces so that the SPA antenna arrays operate in the tracking directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode in step 407. In the directional diversity mode, the directional diversity can be performed periodically or optionally through continuous directional tracking using at least one beam space other than the beam spaces used for the directional diversity transmission.Setting a new directional beam space for the transmission to adjust the signal to transmit the directional diversity. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 configures and operates a tracking directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode using the SPA antenna array by combining the SPA antenna arrays to perform an encoding or decoding method according to a diversity method.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 may configure and operate a tracking directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode as an antenna operation mode. Decide to do so. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode operation, and generates an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna. Passing control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode operation to each of the coupling unit 507 and the mode adapter 509, and controlling the operation of each component in the device. do. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operation time, and an operation period. Directional diversity tracking each SPA antenna on the basis of control signals related to the setup and control of the controller, the transfer of operating parameters, the setup and control, the setup and control of the operation method, and the control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of the beam space. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space required for operating in the complex mode is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 is configured to control the use of the antenna required for the control of the tracking directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode and operation control, performance monitoring by antenna or antenna group, and use / unused antenna group. Control signal for setting and controlling grouping maintenance / reconfiguration time, setting and control of grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of used / unused antenna group, transfer of operation parameter, setting and control, information on each antenna usage, and antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for tracking directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to a set of antennas used, a number of antenna groups, a group of antennas, an operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates an antenna-specific coupling coefficient for controlling the tracking directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode, sets and operates a coupling coefficient for each stream, and an operation time of the coupling coefficient. The directional diver is selected from the group of antennas based on control signals for setting and controlling periods, transferring and setting operating parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation methods of the coupling coefficients. In order to form the directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like necessary for the operation in the city mode, the coupling coefficients for each antenna and the coupling coefficient for each stream are set and operated according to the operation cycle and operation time. do.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 controls for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a received signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like necessary for the control of the tracking directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode. Based on the signal and control parameters related to operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, and the like, a signal to be transmitted in a tracking directional diversity-directional diversity composite mode through an antenna group Process the generated or received signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention provides a diversity method, a number of available beam spaces, a tracking period, a directional adjustment period, a beam width, a beam pattern, and a simultaneously selected beam space for tracking directional diversity mode operation of each SPA antenna. The number of antennas available for the directional diversity mode operation of the antenna array, the diversity method, the number of directional beams available, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selective directional beams, etc. Tracking Directional Diversity-Directional Diversity Mixed Mode operation is possible in a variety of ways.

C-69. Tracking Directional Diversity-Directional Multiplexing Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking directional diversity-directional multiplexing mode is a composite mode configured by combining the tracking directional diversity mode and the directional multiplexing mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional diversity-directional multiplexing composite mode". In the tracking directional diversity-directional multiplexing composite mode of the third embodiment, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operates each SPA antenna in tracking diversity mode and uses directional diver using at least two beam spaces. In operation in the city mode, the new directional beam spaces are continuously adjusted by continuously adjusting the directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission. Send and / or receive directional diversity signals. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the directional multiplexing mode to transmit and / or receive a signal by using a spatial multiplexing method using at least two antennas.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method when the tracking directional diversity-directional multiplexing composite mode is operated will be described. An antenna control apparatus 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention operates an SPA antenna array in a process of determining an antenna operation mode in step 401. In case that the antenna operation mode is configured as the tracking directional diversity-directional multiplexing composite mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, the beam spaces for the directional diversity transmission are set to operate in the tracking directional diversity mode in each SPA antenna. The operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines a combination of SPA antennas suitable for the directional multiplexing transmission corresponding to the number of SPA antennas required for the directional multiplexing mode operation in the antenna selection process in step 403, and the SPA antenna in the antenna combining process in step 405. Combine the arrays to operate in the multiplexing mode, and use the directional diversity using at least two beam spaces for each SPA antenna to operate the SPA antenna arrays in the tracking directional diversity-directional multiplexing composite mode in step 407. When operating in mode, a new direction for directional diversity transmissions is performed periodically or as needed with continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission. By adjusting the beam spaces to adjust the signal for directional diversity transmission and simultaneously combining the SPA antenna arrays to perform the encoding or decoding method according to the multiplexing method, the antenna control apparatus 500 uses the SPA antenna array to track the tracking directional diversity-. It configures and operates the directional multiplexing complex mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 may configure and operate a tracking directional diversity-directional multiplexing composite mode in an antenna operation mode. Decide Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional diversity-directional multiplexing combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combination. A unit 507 transmits control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional diversity-directional multiplexing combined mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509 and controls the operation of each component in the apparatus. Through the above control command and operation control, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional diversity-directional multiplexing composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional diversity-directional multiplexing complex mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling the operation time, operation cycle Tracking Directional Diversity is combined with each SPA antenna based on control signals for setup and control, transfer of operating parameters, setup and control, setup and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space required for the operation in the mode is set, and operates according to the operation period, the operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 may be configured to control the use of the antenna required for the control of the tracking directional diversity-directional multiplexing composite mode and operation control, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and grouping of used / unused antenna groups. Control signal for setting / controlling maintenance / reconfiguration time, grouping / reconfiguring operation cycle of used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on use of each antenna, use by antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for tracking directional diversity-directional multiplexing combined mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the antenna set, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to control and set the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional diversity-directional multiplexing complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficients, Directional multiplexing mode selects the selected antenna group based on control signals for period setting and control, transfer of operation parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling factor, stream coupling factor, and operation method of each coupling factor. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation, the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the coupling coefficients for each stream are set and operated according to the operation cycle and operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 is a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like necessary for the control of the tracking directional diversity-directional multiplexing composite mode. Generating a signal to be transmitted in a tracking directional diversity-directional multiplexing composite mode through an antenna group based on control mode related to operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process the received signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention provides a diversity method, a number of available beam spaces, a tracking period, a directional adjustment period, a beam width, a beam pattern, and a simultaneously selected beam space for tracking directional diversity mode operation of each SPA antenna. The number of available antennas, multiplexing method, number of directional beams available, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams, etc. The method enables tracking directional diversity-directional multiplexing complex mode operation.

C-70. Tracking Directional Diversity-Tracking Directional Composite Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional mode is a complex mode configured by combining the tracking directional diversity mode and the tracking directional mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional diversity-tracking directional complex mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional hybrid mode of the third embodiment, operates each SPA antenna in the tracking diversity mode to use the directional diver using at least two beam spaces. In operation in the city mode, the new directional beam spaces are continuously adjusted while continuously adjusting the directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission. Send and / or receive directional diversity signals. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the tracking directional complex mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional mode, and simultaneously adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna. By continuously tracking the direction of the desired signal to form a new directional beam to transmit and / or receive the signal while continuously updating the directional beam. In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 may use the number of beam spaces (directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneously selected beam spaces between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining the two tracking modes by differently operating the number of directional beams) and the like, various tracking directional diversity-tracking directional complex mode operations are possible.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method in the case of operating the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional hybrid mode will be described. In case that the antenna operation mode is configured as the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional hybrid mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, the beam spaces for directional diversity transmission are set to operate in the tracking directional diversity mode at each SPA antenna. The operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the directional mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 In the antenna operation mode control of the SPA antenna array to operate in the directional diversity mode using at least two beam spaces so that the SPA antenna array operates in the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional hybrid mode, for directional diversity transmission Use the at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the used beam spaces to establish a new directional beam spaces for directional diversity transmissions with continuous directional tracking periodically or as needed to transmit the signal in a directional diversity manner.Determined. At the same time, the antenna control device 500 adjusts the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the SPA antenna array to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional mode, and continuously or periodically as necessary by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna. Directional tracking forms a directional beam in a new direction to control directional transmission and / or reception while continuously adjusting the directional beam to configure tracking directional diversity-tracking directional composite mode using an SPA antenna array. Operate.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 may configure and operate a tracking directional diversity-tracking directional composite mode in an antenna operation mode. Decide Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional diversity-tracking directional complex mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna coupling. The unit 507 transmits control commands including control signals and control parameters necessary for tracking directional diversity-tracking directional combined mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509 and controls the operation of each component in the apparatus. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional hybrid mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional complex mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operation time, and operation cycle. Tracking Directional Diversity is combined with each SPA antenna based on control signals for setup and control, transfer of operating parameters, setup and control, setup and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space required for the operation in the mode is set, and operates according to the operation period, the operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 is configured to control the use of the antenna required for the control of the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional complex mode and operation control, performance monitoring by antenna or antenna group, and grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signal for setting / controlling maintenance / reconfiguration time, grouping / reconfiguring operation cycle of used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on use of each antenna, use by antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional hybrid mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the antenna set, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to control and set the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficients, Tracking directional composites are selected based on control signals for period setting and control, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. It sets the coupling coefficients for each antenna and the coupling coefficient for each stream to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, and operates according to the operation cycle and operation time. .

Also, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 is a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional complex mode. Generating a signal to be transmitted in a tracking directional diversity-tracking directional composite mode through an antenna group based on control mode related to operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process the received signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention provides a diversity method, a number of available beam spaces, a tracking period, a directional adjustment period, a beam width, a beam pattern, and a simultaneously selected beam space for tracking directional diversity mode operation of each SPA antenna. Tracking directionality in a variety of ways by adjusting the number, and by adjusting the number of directional beams available, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams, etc. Diversity-tracking Directional composite mode operation is possible.

C-71. Tracking Directional Diversity-Tracking Directional Diversity Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional diversity mode is a composite mode configured by combining the tracking directional diversity mode and the tracking directional diversity mode, which is called “tracking directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode”. It will be called. In the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode of the third embodiment, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operates each SPA antenna in the tracking diversity mode to use at least two beam spaces. In directional diversity mode, the new directional beam space is continuously adjusted with continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission. Transmit and / or receive directional diversity via the signals. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the tracking directional diversity mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional diversity mode while simultaneously combining the antennas. Coefficient adjustment continuously tracks the directionality of the desired signal to form a new directional beam to directionally transmit and / or receive the signal while continuously updating the directional beam. In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 may use the number of beam spaces (directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneously selected beam spaces between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining the two tracking modes by differently operating the number of directional beams), various tracking directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode operations are possible.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method in the case of operating the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode will be described. In case that the antenna operation mode is configured as the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode, the beam for directional diversity transmission in order to operate in the tracking directional diversity mode in each SPA antenna when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set Spaces are set and the operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines the SPA antenna array to operate in the directional diversity mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, In operation 407, the SPA antenna array operates in the directional diversity mode using at least two beam spaces so that the SPA antenna array operates in the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode. The signal is directional by setting new directional beam spaces for directional diversity transmission periodically or as needed with continuous directional tracking using at least one beam space other than the beam spaces used for city transmission.It is adjusted so as to transmit driver city. At the same time, the antenna control device 500 forms a directional beam in a new direction by adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna in the SPA antenna array periodically or as required by continuous directional tracking to continuously adjust the signal while directional diverting the signal. The tracking directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode is configured and operated using the SPA antenna array in a manner of controlling to transmit and / or receive the city.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 may configure a tracking directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode as an antenna operation mode. Decide to operate. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation, the antenna driver 503, the antenna selector 505, The antenna coupling unit 507 and the mode adapter 509 each transmit control commands including control signals and control parameters necessary for tracking directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation, and operation of each component in the device. To control. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operation time, and operation Directional divers track each SPA antenna on the basis of control signals for setting and controlling periods, transferring and setting operating parameters, setting and controlling operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space required for operating in the city complex mode is set, and operates according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 is configured to control the use of the antenna required for the control of the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode and operation control, performance monitoring by antenna or antenna group, and use / unused antenna group. Setting and control of grouping / reconfiguration time of antennas, control signal for setting and controlling the grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on each antenna usage, antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for tracking directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to a set of antennas used for each star, the number of antenna groups, a group of antennas, an operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional diversity complex mode, sets and operates the coupling coefficients for each stream, and operates the coupling coefficients. Track selected antenna groups based on control signals for time, period setting and control, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna-specific coupling coefficients, stream-specific coupling coefficients, and how each coupling coefficient is operated In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation in the directional diversity composite mode, the coupling factor for each antenna and the coupling factor for each stream are set, and the operation period and operation time It works in accordance with.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 is used for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a received signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like necessary for the control of the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode. Based on the control signal and control parameters related to operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc., it is transmitted through the antenna group in the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode. Generate signals or process received signals.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention provides a diversity method, a number of available beam spaces, a tracking period, a directional adjustment period, a beam width, a beam pattern, and a simultaneously selected beam space for tracking directional diversity mode operation of each SPA antenna. The number of available antennas, diversity method, number of available directional beams, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, simultaneous selective directional beam By adjusting the number, tracking directional diversity-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation is possible in various ways.

C-72. Tracking Directional Diversity-Tracking Directional Multiplexing Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing mode is a composite mode configured by combining the tracking directional diversity mode and the tracking directional multiplexing mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode". . In the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode of the third embodiment, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operates each SPA antenna in tracking diversity mode and uses directional diversity using at least two beam spaces. In operating in the diversity mode, new directional beam spaces are continuously adjusted while continuously adjusting the directional beam with continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission. Send and / or receive directional diversity via the signal. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in tracking directional multiplexing mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional multiplexing mode while simultaneously adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna. By directional tracking of the desired signal to form a new directional beam to continuously update the directional beam while directional multiplexed transmission and / or reception. In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 may use the number of beam spaces (directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneously selected beam spaces between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining the two tracking modes by differently operating the number of directional beams), various tracking directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode operations are possible.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method in the case of operating the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing hybrid mode will be described. In case that the antenna operation mode is configured as a tracking directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode, beam spaces for directional diversity transmission are operated to operate in tracking directional diversity mode in each SPA antenna when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set. And the operation mode of the SPA antenna array to the tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines the SPA antenna arrays to operate in the directional multiplexing mode in the antenna combining process of step 405. In the antenna operation mode control step of the step, in order to operate the SPA antenna array in the directional diversity mode using at least two beam spaces so that the SPA antenna array operates in the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode, directional diversity transmission The signal is directional diversity by setting new directional beam spaces for directional diversity transmission periodically or as needed, using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for the purpose. Adjust to transmit. At the same time, the antenna control device 500 directionally multiplexes the signal while continuously adjusting the directional beam by forming a directional beam in a new direction periodically or as necessary by continuously adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the SPA antenna array. A tracking directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode is configured and operated using an SPA antenna array in a manner of controlling to transmit and / or receive.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 configures and operates a tracking directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode as an antenna operation mode. Decide to do so. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna. Passing control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode operation to each of the coupling unit 507 and the mode adapter 509, and controlling the operation of each component in the device. do. Through the control command and the operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operation time, and an operation period. Directional diversity tracking each SPA antenna on the basis of control signals related to the setup and control of the controller, the transfer of operating parameters, the setup and control, the setup and control of the operation method, and the control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of the beam space. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space required for operating in the complex mode is set, and operates according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 is configured to control the use of the antenna required for the control of the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing combined mode and operation control, performance monitoring by antenna or antenna group, and use / unused antenna group. Control signal for setting and controlling grouping maintenance / reconfiguration time, setting and control of grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of used / unused antenna group, transfer of operation parameter, setting and control, information on each antenna usage, and antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for tracking directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the set of antennas used, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, and the operation method.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, and the operation time of the coupling coefficients. Tracking direction of the selected antenna group on the basis of control signals for setting and controlling periods, transmitting and setting operating parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. necessary for operating in the multiplexed complex mode, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and according to the operation cycle and operation time. It works.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 controls for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a received signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like necessary for the control of the tracking directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode. Based on the signal and control parameters related to the operation mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data reception method, the signal processing method, etc. Process the generated or received signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention provides a diversity method, a number of available beam spaces, a tracking period, a directional adjustment period, a beam width, a beam pattern, and a simultaneously selected beam space for tracking directional diversity mode operation of each SPA antenna. The number of available antennas, multiplexing method, number of available directional beams, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams, etc. The tracking directional diversity-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode operation is possible in various ways.

C-73. Tracking Directional Multiplexing-Scan Compound Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking directional multiplexing-scan mode is a complex mode configured by combining the tracking directional multiplexing mode and the scan mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional multiplexing-scan complex mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the tracking directional multiplexing-scan hybrid mode of the third embodiment operates in the directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces by operating each SPA antenna in the tracking multiplexing mode. Directional multiplexed transmission of signals through new directional beam spaces while continuously adjusting the directional beam with continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional multiplexed transmission. And / or receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the scan mode to form at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna periodically or as needed, thereby scanning the signals from all directions to scan the signals from all directions. To determine the presence or absence of the required signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method when the tracking directional multiplexing-scan hybrid mode is operated will be described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array may determine an antenna. When the operation mode is configured as the tracking directional multiplexing-scan composite mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces for directional multiplexing transmission are set to operate in the tracking directional multiplexing mode at each SPA antenna, and the operation of the SPA antenna array is performed. Set the mode to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the scan mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 The beam space used for the directional multiplexing transmission in each SPA antenna using at least two beam spaces so that the SPA antenna array operates in the tracking directional multiplexing-scan complex mode in the antenna operation mode control process of At least one of the other beam spaces other than the above-described beam spaces is used to adjust the signal to directional multiplexed transmission by setting new directional beam spaces periodically or as needed through continuous directional tracking. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 uses the SPA antenna array in such a manner as to control at least one directional beam to scan signals from all directions by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the SPA antenna array periodically or as needed. Tracking directional multiplexing-scan composite mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking directional multiplexing-scan composite mode as an antenna operation mode. . Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional multiplexing-scan combined mode operation, and generates an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner ( 507, control mode including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional multiplexing-scan combined mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and the operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional multiplexing-scan complex mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional multiplexing-scan complex mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operation time, setting an operation period, and the like. Each SPA antenna is operated in a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. In order to set the beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the required beam space, it operates according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing-scan complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains / groups the group of antenna groups that are not used or used. Control signals for setting and controlling the reconfiguration time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, and a set of antennas used for each antenna group. , Based on control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like, configure an antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for tracking directional multiplexing-scan hybrid mode operation.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing-scan complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time and the period setting of the coupling coefficients. And operating the selected antenna group in scan mode on the basis of control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operation parameters, control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the required direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing-scan complex mode; Generates signals to be transmitted in the tracking directional multiplexing-scan composite mode through the antenna group based on operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention is a multiplexing method, the number of available beam spaces, the tracking period, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam space, etc. for the tracking directional multiplexing mode operation of each SPA antenna Tracking directional multiplexing-scan complex mode operation by adjusting the number of directional beams, scan period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams, etc. Do.

C-74. Tracking Directional Multiplexing-Tracking Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking mode is a complex mode configured by combining the tracking directional multiplexing mode and the tracking mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional multiplexing-tracking complex mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking hybrid mode of the third embodiment operates in the directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces by operating each SPA antenna in the tracking multiplexing mode. Directional multiplexed transmission of signals through the new directional beam spaces while continuously adjusting the directional beam with continuous directional tracking using at least one beam space other than the beam spaces used for directional multiplexed transmission. And / or receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the tracking mode to track the direction of the desired signal by forming at least one directional beam through adjustment of the coupling coefficient of each antenna periodically or as needed. In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 may use the number of beam spaces (directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneously selected beam spaces between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining the two tracking modes by differently operating the number of directional beams) and the like, various tracking directional multiplexing-tracking complex mode operations are possible.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method is described in the case of operating the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking hybrid mode. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention operates an SPA antenna array. When the operation mode is configured as the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking complex mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, the beam spaces for the directional multiplexing transmission are set to operate in the tracking directional multiplexing mode at each SPA antenna, and the operation of the SPA antenna array is performed. Set the mode to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the tracking mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, and step 407. The beam space used for directional multiplexing transmission in each SPA antenna operating in directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces so that the SPA antenna array operates in the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking hybrid mode in the antenna operation mode control process of At least one of the other beam spaces other than the above-described beam spaces is used to adjust the signal to directional multiplexed transmission by setting new directional beam spaces periodically or as needed through continuous directional tracking. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 uses the SPA antenna array in such a manner as to control to track the directionality of a desired signal by forming at least one directional beam by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the SPA antenna array periodically or as needed. It configures and operates tracking directional multiplexing-tracking complex mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking directional multiplexing-tracking composite mode as an antenna operation mode. . Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional multiplexing and tracking complex mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner ( 507, each of the mode adapters 509 passes control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional multiplexing-tracking complex mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking combined mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking complex mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operating time, setting an operation period, and the like. Each SPA antenna is operated in a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. In order to set the beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the required beam space, it operates according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of tracking directional multiplexing-tracking complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of antenna groups that are used / unused. Control signals for setting and controlling the reconfiguration time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, and a set of antennas used for each antenna group. Based on the control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like, an antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking hybrid mode operation is configured.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficient, and the period setting. And operating the selected antenna group in tracking mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of control parameters, control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the required direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking complex mode; Generates a signal to be transmitted in a tracking directional multiplexing-tracking complex mode through an antenna group based on operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention is a multiplexing method, the number of available beam spaces, the tracking period, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam space, etc. for the tracking directional multiplexing mode operation of each SPA antenna Tracking directional multiplexing-tracking hybrid mode operation is possible by adjusting the number of directional beams, tracking period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams, etc. .

C-75. Tracking Directional Multiplexing-Omni-Complex Mode

First, in <Table 1>, the tracking directional multiplexing-forward mode is a complex mode configured by combining the tracking directional multiplexing mode and the omnidirectional mode, which will be referred to as "tracking directional multiplexing-forward complex mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode of the third embodiment operates in the directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces by operating each SPA antenna in the tracking multiplexing mode. Directional multiplexed transmission and / or signal transmission through the new directional beam spaces, while continuously adjusting the directional beam with continuous directional tracking using at least one beam space other than the beam spaces used for directional multiplexed transmission. Or receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the omnidirectional mode to select and use at least one of the SPA antenna arrays to form a beam that radiates in all directions to transmit and / or receive a signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method is described when the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode is operated. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA antenna array may operate the antenna operation mode. Is configured as the tracking directional multiplexing-omni composite mode, the beam spaces for directional multiplexed transmission are set to operate in the tracking directional multiplexing mode at each SPA antenna when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, and the operating mode of the SPA antenna array. Set to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines to form a beam that radiates in all directions by selecting and using at least one of the SPA antenna arrays in the antenna selection process in step 403, and the SPA antenna array in the antenna combining process in step 405. Combined to operate in the omni-directional mode, and using the at least two beam spaces using at least one SPA antenna selected to operate in the tracking directional multiplexing-omni-complex mode in the antenna operation mode control process of step 407 In operation in the directional multiplexing mode, new directional beam spaces can be set periodically or through continuous directional tracking by using at least one beam space other than the beam spaces used for the directional multiplexing transmission. Signal direction It is adjusted so as to multiplex transmitted. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 controls the SPA antenna array by controlling the SPA antenna array to transmit and / or receive a signal by forming a beam that radiates in all directions using at least one SPA antenna selected from the SPA antenna array. Tracking Directional Multiplexing-Forward Composite Mode is configured and operated.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array composed of at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking directional multiplexing-omni composite mode as an antenna operation mode. do. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional multiplexing and omnidirectional hybrid mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner. 507, transmits control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional multiplexing-forward mixed mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and the operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional multiplexing-omni composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional multiplexing-omni-complex mode, setting and controlling the beam, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, and setting the operating period. And each SPA antenna in a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space required for the operation is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas required for tracking directional multiplexing-omni-complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of antenna groups that are not used or used. / Reconstruction time setting and control, grouping / reconstruction of the used / unused antenna group, control signals for setting and controlling the operation cycle, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, and used antenna for each antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for tracking directional multiplexing-omni-complex mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the set, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna necessary for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing-forward hybrid mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operation time and period of the coupling coefficient. Selects the selected antenna group in the omni-directional mode based on control signals for setting and control, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficient, stream coupling coefficient, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation, the coupling coefficients for each antenna and the coupling coefficients for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing-forward hybrid mode. Generating or receiving a signal to be transmitted in the tracking directional multiplexing-omni composite mode through the antenna group based on the operation mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data receiving method, the signal processing method, and the like. Process the signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention is a multiplexing method, the number of available beam spaces, the tracking period, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam space, etc. for the tracking directional multiplexing mode operation of each SPA antenna Tracking direction in various ways by adjusting the number of available antennas, omni-directional transmit / receive method, number of available directional beams, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams, etc. Multiplexed-omni mixed mode operation is possible.

C-76. Tracking Directional Multiplexing-Directional Compound Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking directional multiplexing-directional mode is a complex mode configured by combining the tracking directional multiplexing mode and the directional mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional multiplexing-directional complex mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the tracking directional multiplexing-directional complex mode of the third embodiment operates in the directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces by operating each SPA antenna in the tracking multiplexing mode. Directional multiplexed transmission of signals through the new directional beam spaces while continuously adjusting the directional beam with continuous directional tracking using at least one beam space other than the beam spaces used for directional multiplexed transmission. And / or receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the directional mode to form at least one directional beam that emits in a specific direction by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna to transmit and / or receive a signal.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method in the case of operating the tracking directional multiplexing-directional hybrid mode will be described. When the operation mode is configured as the tracking directional multiplexing-directional complex mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, the beam spaces for the directional multiplexing transmission are set to operate in the tracking directional multiplexing mode at each SPA antenna, and the operation of the SPA antenna array is performed. Set the mode to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the directional mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 In operating the antenna operation mode of the SPA antenna array in the directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces using at least one SPA antenna so that the SPA antenna array operates in the tracking directional multiplexing-directional hybrid mode, At least one beam space other than the beam spaces used for the multiplexed transmission is used to adjust the signal to the directional multiplexed transmission by setting new directional beam spaces through continuous directional tracking periodically or as needed. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 uses the SPA antenna array in a manner of controlling to transmit and / or receive a signal by forming at least one directional beam that radiates in a specific direction by adjusting the coupling coefficient of each antenna in the SPA antenna array. Tracking directional multiplexing-directional complex mode is configured and operated.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking directional multiplexing-directional complex mode as an antenna operation mode. . Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional multiplexing and directional hybrid mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner ( 507, control mode including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional multiplexing-directional complex mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509, and controlling the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and the operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional multiplexing-directional complex mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional multiplexing-directional complex mode, setting and controlling the beam configuration, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, setting the operating period, and Each SPA antenna is operated in a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. In order to set the beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the required beam space, it operates according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing-directional complex mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. Control signals for setting and controlling the reconfiguration time, grouping and reconfiguring operation cycles of the used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether each antenna is used, and a set of antennas used for each antenna group. , Based on control parameters related to the number of antenna groups, affiliation groups of antennas, operation methods, and the like, configure an antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for tracking directional multiplexing-directional complex mode operation.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing-directional complex mode, setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, operation time and period setting of the coupling coefficients. And operating the selected antenna group in the directional mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operation parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the required direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, a coupling factor for each antenna and a coupling factor for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing-directional complex mode; Generates a signal to be transmitted or receives a signal to be transmitted in a tracking directional multiplex-directional complex mode through an antenna group based on operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, and the like. Process.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention is a multiplexing method, the number of available beam spaces, the tracking period, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam space, etc. for the tracking directional multiplexing mode operation of each SPA antenna Tracking directional multiplexing-directional complex mode operation is controlled by adjusting the number of directional beams, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, and number of simultaneous selective directional beams for directional mode operation of the SPA antenna array. It is possible.

C-77. Tracking Directional Multiplexing-Directional Diversity Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking directional multiplexing-directional diversity mode is a complex mode configured by combining the tracking directional multiplexing mode and the directional diversity mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode". In the tracking directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode according to the third embodiment, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operates each SPA antenna in the tracking multiplexing mode and uses the directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces. Directional signals through the new directional beam spaces while continuously adjusting the directional beam with continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional multiplexed transmission. Multiplexed transmission and / or reception. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the directional diversity mode to transmit a signal using a transmission diversity method, an Alamouti diversity method, an STBC method, etc. using at least two antennas, and generally receives the signal. Diversity reception is performed by combining the received signals by a diversity method.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method in the case of operating the tracking directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode will be described. An antenna control apparatus 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention operates an SPA antenna array in a process of determining an antenna operation mode in step 401. When the antenna operation mode is configured as the tracking directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode, the SPA sets beam spaces for directional multiplexing transmission to operate in the tracking directional multiplexing mode at each SPA antenna when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set. Set the operation mode of the antenna array to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines a combination of SPA antennas suitable for directional diversity transmission corresponding to the number of SPA antennas required for the directional diversity mode operation in step 403. Combine SPA antenna arrays to operate in directional diversity mode, and use each SPA antenna to use at least one SPA antenna to operate the SPA antenna array in tracking directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode in step 407. In directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces, continuous directional tracking periodically or as needed using at least one beam space other than the beam spaces used for directional multiplexing transmission. To To set a new directional beam space to adjust the signal to transmit directional multiplexing. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 configures and operates a tracking directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode using the SPA antenna array by combining the SPA antenna arrays to perform an encoding or decoding method according to a diversity method.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 may configure and operate a tracking directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode in an antenna operation mode. Decide Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional multiplexing and directional diversity composite mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combination. A unit 507 transmits control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509 and controls the operation of each component in the apparatus. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling the operation time, and operation cycle. Multiplexed directional multiplexing mode for each SPA antenna based on control signals for setup and control, transfer of operating parameters, setup and control, setup and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam space The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space required for the operation is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas required for tracking directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and grouping of used / unused antenna groups. Control signal for setting / controlling maintenance / reconfiguration time, grouping / reconfiguring operation cycle of used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on use of each antenna, use by antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for tracking directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the antenna set, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to control and set the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing-directional diversity complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficients, Directional diversity of selected antenna groups based on control signals for period setting and control, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. It sets the coupling coefficients for each antenna and the coupling coefficient for each stream to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like, and operates according to the operation cycle and operation time. .

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 is a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a received signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like necessary for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode. Generating a signal to be transmitted in a tracking directional multiplexing-directional diversity composite mode through an antenna group based on control mode related to operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data reception method, signal processing method, etc. Process the received signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention is a multiplexing method, the number of available beam spaces, the tracking period, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam space, etc. for the tracking directional multiplexing mode operation of each SPA antenna And various methods by adjusting the number of available antennas, the diversity method, the number of directional beams available, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selective directional beams for directional diversity mode operation of the antenna array. This enables tracking directional multiplexing and directional diversity composite mode operation.

C-78. Tracking Directional Multiplexing-Directional Multiplexing Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing mode is a complex mode configured by combining the tracking directional multiplexing mode and the directional multiplexing mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing complex mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the tracking directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing composite mode of the third embodiment, operates each SPA antenna in the tracking multiplexing mode to use the directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces. In operation, directional multiplexing the signal through the new directional beam spaces while continuously adjusting the directional beam with continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional multiplexed transmission. Transmit and / or receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the directional multiplexing mode to transmit and / or receive a signal by using a spatial multiplexing method using at least two antennas.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method when the tracking directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing hybrid mode is operated will be described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operates an SPA antenna array. When the antenna operation mode is configured as the tracking directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing complex mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, beam spaces for directional multiplexing transmission are set to operate in the tracking directional multiplexing mode at each SPA antenna, and the SPA antenna array Set the operation mode of the tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines a combination of SPA antennas suitable for the directional multiplexing transmission corresponding to the number of SPA antennas required for the directional multiplexing mode operation in the antenna selection process in step 403, and the SPA antenna in the antenna combining process in step 405. At least two beams using at least one SPA antenna may be combined to operate the array in a multiplexed mode, and to operate the SPA antenna array in a tracking directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing composite mode during the antenna operation mode control process of step 407. In operating in directional multiplexing mode using space, a new directional beam is periodically or continuously as necessary by using continuous directional tracking using at least one beam space other than the beam spaces used for directional multiplexing transmission. S Setting the device to adjust the signal to transmit directional multiplexing. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 configures and operates a tracking directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing composite mode using the SPA antenna array by combining the SPA antenna arrays to perform an encoding or decoding method according to the multiplexing method.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing composite mode as an antenna operation mode. do. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional multiplexing and directional multiplexing combined mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner. 507, each of the mode adapters 509 transmits a control command including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing complex mode operation and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing complex mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional multiplexing and directional multiplexing complex modes, configuration and operation control of beams, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling operating time, and setting an operating cycle. And each SPA antenna in a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space required for the operation is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of tracking directional multiplexing and directional multiplexing complex modes, monitors performance of each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of used / unused antenna groups. / Reconstruction time setting and control, grouping / reconstruction of the used / unused antenna group, control signals for setting and controlling the operation cycle, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, and used antenna for each antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for tracking directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing complex mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the set, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the coupling coefficient for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing and directional multiplexing complex mode, setting and operating control of the coupling coefficient for each stream, operation time and period of the coupling coefficient. The directional multiplexing mode is used to select a selected antenna group based on control signals for setting and control, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation, the coupling coefficients for each antenna and the coupling coefficients for each stream are set and operated according to an operation cycle and an operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 includes control signals for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like, which are required for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing complex mode. Generating or receiving a signal to be transmitted in the tracking directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing composite mode through the antenna group based on the operation mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data receiving method, the signal processing method, and the like. Process the signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention is a multiplexing method, the number of available beam spaces, the tracking period, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam space, etc. for the tracking directional multiplexing mode operation of each SPA antenna And the number of antennas available for directional multiplexing mode operation of the SPA antenna array, the multiplexing method, the number of directional beams available, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneous selective directional beams. Tracking directional multiplexing-directional multiplexing complex mode operation is possible.

C-79. Tracking Directional Multiplexing-Tracking Directional Compound Mode

First, in <Table 1>, the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional mode is a complex mode configured by combining the tracking directional multiplexing mode and the tracking directional mode. The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operating the SPA array in the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional complex mode of the third embodiment operates each SPA antenna in the tracking multiplexing mode to use the directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces. In operation, directional multiplexing the signal through the new directional beam spaces while continuously adjusting the directional beam with continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional multiplexed transmission. Transmit and / or receive. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the tracking directional complex mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional mode, and simultaneously adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna. By continuously tracking the direction of the desired signal to form a new directional beam to transmit and / or receive the signal while continuously updating the directional beam.

In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 may use the number of beam spaces (directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneously selected beam spaces between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining the two tracking modes by differently operating the number of directional beams) and the like, various tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional complex mode operations are possible.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method is described in the case of operating the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional hybrid mode. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operates an SPA antenna array. When the antenna operation mode is configured as the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional complex mode, when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set, the beam spaces for the directional multiplexing transmission are set to operate in the tracking directional multiplexing mode at each SPA antenna, and the SPA antenna array Set the operation mode of the tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines to operate the SPA antenna array in the directional mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, step 407 In operating the SPA antenna array in the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional complex mode during the antenna operation mode control operation of the SPA antenna in the directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces using at least one SPA antenna, Adjust the signal to be directional multiplexed by setting new directional beam spaces periodically or as needed with continuous directional tracking using at least one of the other beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional multiplexed transmission. . At the same time, the antenna control device 500 adjusts the coupling coefficients of each antenna in the SPA antenna array to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional mode, and at the same time periodically or as needed by adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna. By configuring the directional multiplexing-tracking directional complex mode using the SPA antenna array, by controlling the directional beam to directionally transmit and / or receive the signal while continuously adjusting the directional beam by forming a directional beam in a new direction with continuous directional tracking. Operate.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 determines to configure and operate a tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional composite mode in an antenna operation mode. do. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional multiplexing and tracking directional complex mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combiner. 507, each of the mode adapters 509 passes control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional composite mode operation, and controls the operation of each component in the device. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional complex mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional complex mode, configuring and operating the beam, monitoring the beam performance, setting and controlling the operating time, and setting the operating period. And each SPA antenna in a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode based on control signals for control, transfer, setting and control of operating parameters, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam spaces. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space required for the operation is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 sets and manages the use of antennas necessary for the control of tracking directional multiplexing and tracking directional complex modes, monitors performance of each antenna or antenna group, and maintains grouping of the used / unused antenna groups. / Reconstruction time setting and control, grouping / reconstruction of the used / unused antenna group, control signals for setting and controlling the operation cycle, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on whether to use each antenna, and used antenna for each antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional complex mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the set, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 sets and operates control of the antenna-specific coupling coefficients required for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, and the operating time and period of the coupling coefficients. Tracking directional complex mode selects the selected antenna group based on control signals for setting and control, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, etc. required for the operation, the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and the coupling coefficients for each stream are set and operated according to the operation cycle and operation time.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. Generating or receiving a signal to be transmitted in the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional complex mode through the antenna group based on the operation mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data receiving method, the signal processing method, and the like. Process the signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention is a multiplexing method, the number of available beam spaces, the tracking period, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam space, etc. for the tracking directional multiplexing mode operation of each SPA antenna Tracking directional multiplexing by adjusting the number of directional beams, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams, etc. Tracking directional combined mode operation is possible.

C-80. Tracking Directional Multiplexing-Tracking Directional Diversity Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity mode is a complex mode configured by combining the tracking directional multiplexing mode and the tracking directional diversity mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode". . In the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode of the third embodiment, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operates each SPA antenna in tracking multiplexing mode and uses directional multiplexing using at least two beam spaces. In mode of operation, the signal is transmitted through the new directional beam spaces while continuously adjusting the directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional multiplexed transmission. Directional multiplexed transmission and / or reception. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in the tracking directional diversity mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional diversity mode while simultaneously combining the antennas. Coefficient adjustment continuously tracks the directionality of the desired signal to form a new directional beam to directionally transmit and / or receive the signal while continuously updating the directional beam. In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 may use the number of beam spaces (directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneously selected beam spaces between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining the two tracking modes by differently operating the number of directional beams) and the like, various tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode operations are possible.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method in the case of operating the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode will be described. In the case of configuring the antenna operation mode as the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode, the beam spaces for the directional multiplexing transmission are set to operate in the tracking directional multiplexing mode in each SPA antenna when the operation mode of each SPA antenna is set. The operation mode of the SPA antenna array is set to the tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines the SPA antenna array to operate in the directional diversity mode in the antenna combining process of step 405, In step 407, the SPA antenna array is operated in the directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces using at least one SPA antenna so that the SPA antenna array operates in the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity hybrid mode. In operation, directional multiplexing the signal by using new beam direction periodically or as needed, with continuous directional tracking, using at least one beam space other than the beam spaces used for directional multiplexing transmission.It is adjusted so as to transmit. At the same time, the antenna control device 500 forms a directional beam in a new direction periodically or as needed through continuous directional tracking by adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna in the SPA antenna array to continuously adjust the signal while directional diverting the signal. A tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode is configured and operated using an SPA antenna array in a manner of controlling to transmit and / or receive a city.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 that operates an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 configures and operates a tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode as an antenna operation mode. Decide to do so. Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional multiplexing and tracking directional diversity composite mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna. Passing control commands including control signals and control parameters required for the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation to each of the coupling unit 507 and the mode adapter 509, and controlling the operation of each component in the device. do. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode using the SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method for generating a beam required for controlling the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode, configuration and operation control of the beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operation time, and an operation cycle. Tracking directional multiplexing complex based on control signals for setting and control of the control parameters, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, setting and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of the beam space. The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space required for the operation in the mode is set, and operates according to the operation period, the operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 is configured to control the use of the antenna required for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking diversity diversity mode, and to control the performance of each antenna or antenna group, and to use / unused antenna groups. Control signal for setting and controlling grouping maintenance / reconfiguration time, setting and control of grouping / reconfiguration operation cycle of used / unused antenna group, transfer of operation parameter, setting and control, information on each antenna usage, and antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the set of antennas used, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode, to set and operate the coupling coefficients for each stream, and to operate the coupling coefficients. Tracking direction of the selected antenna group on the basis of control signals for setting and controlling periods, transmitting and setting operating parameters, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation method of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, and the directional beam pattern required for operating in the diversity composite mode, the coupling factor for each antenna and the coupling factor for each stream are set, and the operation period, operation time, etc. It works accordingly.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 controls for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a received signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like necessary for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking diversity diversity mode. Based on the signal and control parameters related to the operation mode information, the combined data set and transmission order, the data transmission method, the data reception method, the signal processing method, and the like, a signal to be transmitted in the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional diversity composite mode through the antenna group Process the generated or received signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention is a multiplexing method, the number of available beam spaces, the tracking period, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam space, etc. for the tracking directional multiplexing mode operation of each SPA antenna Number of available antennas, diversity method, number of available directional beams, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous directional beams, etc., for tracking directional diversity mode operation of the SPA antenna array. Tracking directional multiplexing-tracking diversity composite mode operation is possible by adjusting

C-81. Tracking Directional Multiplexing-Tracking Directional Multiplexing Complex Mode

First, in Table 1, the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing mode is a complex mode configured by combining the tracking directional multiplexing mode and the tracking directional multiplexing mode, which will be referred to as a "tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode". The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention, which operates the SPA array in the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode of the third embodiment, operates each SPA antenna in the tracking multiplexing mode and uses the directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces. Directional signals through the new directional beam spaces while continuously adjusting the directional beam with continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional multiplexed transmission. Multiplexed transmission and / or reception. At the same time, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the SPA antenna array in tracking directional multiplexing mode to adjust the coupling coefficients of each antenna to form at least one directional beam to transmit and receive signals in the directional multiplexing mode while simultaneously adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna. By directional tracking of the desired signal to form a new directional beam to continuously update the directional beam while directional multiplexed transmission and / or reception. In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 may use the number of beam spaces (directional beams), the tracking period, the beam width, the beam pattern, and the number of simultaneously selected beam spaces between the tracking mode of each SPA antenna and the tracking mode using the antenna array. By combining the two tracking modes by differently operating the number of directional beams), various tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode operations are possible.

Referring to FIG. 4, the antenna control method in the case of operating the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode will be described. In operation 401, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention operates an SPA antenna array. In case that the antenna operation mode is configured as the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, the SPA antenna sets the beam spaces for the directional multiplexing transmission to operate in the tracking directional multiplexing mode in each SPA antenna. Set the operation mode of the antenna array to tracking directional diversity mode. In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 determines the use of some or all of the antennas of the SPA antenna array in the antenna selection process of step 403, and combines the SPA antenna arrays to operate in the directional multiplexing mode in the antenna combining process of step 405. In the step of controlling the antenna operation mode, the SPA antenna array operates in the directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces using at least one SPA antenna so that the SPA antenna array operates in the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode. In this case, the signal may be directionally multiplexed by setting new directional beam spaces periodically or as needed through continuous directional tracking using at least one beam space other than the beam spaces used for the directional multiplexing transmission. Adjust. At the same time, the antenna control device 500 directional multiplexes the signals while continuously adjusting the directional beams by forming the directional beams in a new direction periodically or as necessary by continuously adjusting the coupling coefficients of each antenna in the SPA antenna array. A tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode is configured and operated using an SPA antenna array in a manner of controlling to transmit and / or receive.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the antenna control apparatus 500 operating an SPA antenna array including at least two SPA antennas, the mode controller 5111 may configure and operate a tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode as an antenna operation mode. Decide Based on the determined antenna operation mode, the device controller 5113 generates control signals and control parameters for tracking directional multiplexing and tracking directional multiplexing complex mode operation, and includes an antenna driver 503, an antenna selector 505, and an antenna combination. A unit 507 transmits control commands including control signals and control parameters required for tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode operation to each of the mode adapters 509 and controls the operation of each component in the apparatus. Through the control command and operation control described above, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates a tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode using an SPA antenna array.

In addition, the antenna driver 503 of FIG. 5 includes a method of generating a beam required for control of a tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, configuration and operation control of a beam, monitoring beam performance, setting and controlling an operating time, and operation cycles. Multiplexed directional multiplexing mode for each SPA antenna based on control signals for setup and control, transfer of operating parameters, setup and control, setup and control of operating methods, and control parameters related to the direction, number, and pattern of beam space The beam space corresponding to the direction, number, pattern, etc. of the beam space required for the operation is set and operated according to an operation period, an operation time, and the like.

In addition, the antenna selector 505 of FIG. 5 is configured to control the use of the antenna required for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode and operation control, performance monitoring for each antenna or antenna group, and grouping of used / unused antenna groups. Control signal for setting / controlling maintenance / reconfiguration time, grouping / reconfiguring operation cycle of used / unused antenna group, transfer of operating parameters, setting and control, information on use of each antenna, use by antenna group An antenna group corresponding to the number of antennas required for the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode operation is configured based on control parameters related to the antenna set, the number of antenna groups, the group of antennas, the operation method, and the like.

In addition, the antenna coupling unit 507 of FIG. 5 is configured to control and set the coupling coefficients for each antenna required for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, the setting and operation control of the coupling coefficients for each stream, the operation time of the coupling coefficients, Tracking direction multiplexing of selected antenna groups based on control signals for period setting and control, transfer of operation parameters, setting and control, and control parameters related to antenna coupling coefficients, stream coupling coefficients, and operation methods of each coupling coefficient. In order to form a directional beam corresponding to the direction of the beam, the number of directional beams, the directional beam pattern, and the like required for the operation in the complex mode, the coupling coefficients for each antenna and the coupling coefficient for each stream are set and operated according to the operation cycle and operation time. do.

In addition, the mode adapter 509 of FIG. 5 is a control signal for a transmission order, a transmission method, a reception order, a reception method, a reception signal processing method, an association method between antenna groups, and the like necessary for the control of the tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing complex mode. Generating a signal to be transmitted in a tracking directional multiplexing-tracking directional multiplexing composite mode through an antenna group based on control mode associated with operation mode information, combined data set and transmission order, data transmission method, data receiving method, signal processing method, or the like. Process the received signal.

In addition, the antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention is a multiplexing method, the number of available beam spaces, the tracking period, the directional adjustment period, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selection beam space, etc. for the tracking directional multiplexing mode operation of each SPA antenna And the number of available antennas, multiplexing method, number of available directional beams, tracking period, directional adjustment period, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams for tracking directional multiplexing mode operation of SPA antenna array. This enables tracking directional multiplexing and tracking directional multiplexing complex mode operation in various ways.

The third embodiment exemplifies a plurality of complex modes that can be configured using the SPA antenna array as shown in Table 1. If the antenna controlled by the antenna control apparatus 500 is configured as a non-SPA antenna array, a non-SPA antenna group is configured with at least two antennas in the non-SPA antenna array, and at least two non-SPA antenna groups and The non-SPA antenna array can operate multiple complex modes as shown in Table 2. Here, each non-SPA antenna group corresponds to each SPA antenna in the third embodiment, and the non-SPA antenna array corresponds to the non-SPA antenna array in the third embodiment.

The composite mode of <Table 1> and the composite mode of <Table 2> are complex modes that function in the same manner only with different kinds of antennas used. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, it can be seen that the antenna control apparatus 500 can operate the complex mode through the SPA antenna array as well as the non-SPA antenna array.

Fourth Embodiment

A fourth embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of controlling an antenna operation mode including a single mode as well as a complex mode and / or multiple modes by using an antenna array composed of a plurality of antenna groups. Here, each antenna group may consist of at least one SPA antenna or at least two non-SPA antennas. When operating a plurality of antenna groups according to the multi mode, an independent antenna operation mode may be configured and operated for each antenna group.

For example, assuming two antenna groups, the first and second antenna groups may be configured to operate in different single modes, or the antenna operation modes may be configured and operated to operate in different composite modes. It is also possible to configure the first antenna group to operate in a single mode, and to configure and operate the second antenna group to operate in a complex mode.

The fourth embodiment will be described by dividing into four viewpoints as follows. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the number of antenna groups is two, but it should be noted that the number of antenna groups is not limited to two in the present invention. something to do.

D-1. Complex mode operable using two non-SPA antenna groups each consisting of at least two non-SPA antennas

D-2. Multi-mode operation with two SPA antenna groups, each with one SPA

D-3. Multi-mode operation using two non-SPA antenna groups, each consisting of at least two non-SPA antennas

D-4. Multi-mode operation using two SPA antenna groups, each consisting of at least two SPA antennas

Hereinafter, the embodiments of the D-1 to D-4 will be described in detail.

D-1. Complex mode using two non-SPA antenna groups

This embodiment assumes a case in which a complex mode is configured and operated using two non-SPA antenna groups each composed of at least two non-SPA antennas. In this embodiment, the antenna control apparatus 500 scans each non-SPA antenna group in scan mode, tracking mode, omnidirectional mode, directional mode, directional diversity mode, directional multiplexing mode, tracking directional complex mode, and tracking directional diversity mode. , One of the tracking directional multiplexing composite modes, and simultaneously configures the entire antenna array in scan mode, tracking mode, omnidirectional mode, directional mode, directional diversity mode, directional multiplexing mode, tracking directional complex mode, and tracking directional diver It is configured and operated in one of the city mode and the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode. Therefore, each non-SPA antenna group can be configured to operate nine operating modes that can be configured as a non-SPA antenna array, and at the same time it is possible to configure and operate nine operating modes through the entire antenna array, As shown in Table 4, 81 (9x9) composite mode combinations are possible.

29 is a view illustrating a directional-directional hybrid mode operating method using a non-SPA antenna array according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 29, the antenna control apparatus 500 may include two non-SPA antennas. In the case of configuring and operating a directional-directional hybrid mode using two non-SPA antenna groups consisting of (ANT1 and ANT2, ANT3 and ANT4), the first non-SPA antenna group and the second non-SPA antenna group may be used in the directional mode. The first directional beam B1 and the second directional beam B2 are respectively formed to determine the detailed directions for directional transmission and reception while operating the entire antenna array in the directional mode to determine a large direction for directional transmission and reception. The directional beam is formed by adjusting the coupling coefficients w1, w2, w3, and w4 of each antenna so as to transmit and / or receive a signal.

In this manner, when the antenna control apparatus 500 configures and operates a complex mode using a non-SPA antenna array composed of at least two non-SPA antenna groups, each non-SPA antenna group may have a coupling coefficient of each antenna. The adjustment determines the detailed direction of the directional beam by forming at least one directional beam, and the overall non-SPA antenna array determines the large direction of the directional beam by forming at least one directional beam through adjustment of the coupling coefficients of each antenna. Can be.

D-2. Multimode with two SPA antenna groups, each consisting of one SPA

This embodiment assumes a case where a multi-mode is configured and operated using two SPA antenna groups each configured with one SPA antenna. The antenna control apparatus 500 of the present invention independently scans each SPA antenna group in scan mode, tracking mode, omnidirectional mode, directional mode, directional diversity mode, directional multiplexing mode, tracking directional complex mode, and tracking directional diversity complex mode. In addition, it can be operated simultaneously by configuring one operation mode among the tracking directional multiplexing complex mode. Accordingly, since each SPA antenna group can independently configure and operate nine operating modes that can be configured as one SPA antenna, 81 (9 × 9) multi-mode combinations are provided as shown in Table 3 above. It is possible.

In addition, in the present embodiment, when the antenna control apparatus 500 configures and operates a multi-mode using two SPA antenna groups each configured with one SPA antenna, the antenna control apparatus 500 associates the two SPA antenna groups with each other to form one single mode as follows. Alternatively, it can be configured to operate in mixed mode.

As an embodiment, when the two SPA antennas are combined to operate in the scan mode, the two SPA antennas may simultaneously scan a divided scan area. In this case, in the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, the antenna driver 503 sets a beam space for the first SPA to scan a left 180 degree range of the first SPA antenna, and at the same time, the antenna driver 503 sets the second beam space for the second SPA antenna. The beam space for the second SPA can be set to scan the right 180 degree range opposite the SPA antenna. In this way, the scan mode can be operated in various ways by adjusting the scan range, the number of available beam spaces, the beam width, the scan accuracy, and the scan period of each antenna group.

As an example, when the two SPA antennas are combined with each other to operate in the tracking mode, the two SPA antennas may separately track the divided tracking areas. In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 may operate the tracking mode in various ways by adjusting the tracking range of each antenna group, the number of available beam spaces, the beam width, the tracking precision, the tracking period, and the like.

As an embodiment, when the two SPA antennas are fed together and operated in the omni-directional mode, the two SPA antennas may transmit and receive omni-directionally at the same time by dividing the omni-directional transmit / receive regions. In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 may operate the omnidirectional mode in various ways by adjusting the directional transmission / reception range, the number of available beam spaces, the beam width, the precision, the directional adjustment period, and the like of each antenna group.

As an embodiment, when the two SPA antennas are fed together and operated in the directional mode, the two SPA antennas may directionally transmit and receive at the same time by dividing the directional transmission / reception regions. In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 may operate the directional mode in various ways by adjusting the directional transmit / receive range of each antenna group, the number of available beam spaces, beam width, precision, and directional adjustment period.

As an embodiment, when two SPA antennas are combined to operate in a tracking directional composite mode, the two SPA antennas may simultaneously track and / or directionally transmit and receive a tracking area and / or a directional transmission / reception area. In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional complex mode in various ways by adjusting the tracking range, the directional transmission / reception range, the number of available beam spaces, the beam width, the precision, the tracking period, and the directional adjustment period of each antenna group. can do.

As an embodiment, when two SPA antennas are combined to operate in tracking directional diversity mode, the two SPA antennas may simultaneously track and / or directional diversity by dividing the tracking area and / or the directional diversity area. . In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 adjusts the tracking directional diversity mode in various ways by adjusting the tracking range, the directional transmission / reception range, the number of available beam spaces, the beam width, the precision, the tracking period, and the directional adjustment period of each antenna group. It can be operated.

As an embodiment, when two SPA antennas are fed together and operated in tracking directional multiplexing mode, the two SPA antennas may simultaneously track and / or directional multiplex transmission by dividing the tracking area and / or the directional multiplexing area, respectively. The control apparatus 500 may operate the tracking directional multiplexing mode in various ways by adjusting the tracking range, the directional transmission / reception range, the number of available beam spaces, the beam width, the precision, the tracking period, and the directional adjustment period of each antenna group. .

D-3. Multimode with two non-SPA antenna groups

This embodiment assumes a case of configuring and operating a multi-mode using two non-SPA antenna groups each composed of at least two non-SPA antennas. In this embodiment, the antenna control apparatus 500 independently scans each non-SPA antenna group in scan mode, tracking mode, omnidirectional mode, directional mode, directional diversity mode, directional multiplexing mode, tracking directional complex mode, and tracking directional diver. One of the city composite mode and the tracking directional multiplexed composite mode is configured and operated simultaneously. Therefore, since each non-SPA antenna group can independently configure and operate nine operating modes that can be configured as a non-SPA antenna array, as shown in Table 4, 81 (9 × 9) multiplexes are used. Mode combinations are possible.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the antenna control apparatus 500 uses two non-SPA antenna groups each composed of at least two non-SPA antennas to configure two modes to operate the two non-SPA antenna groups. It can be configured and operated to operate in a single or mixed mode.

As an embodiment, when two non-SPA antenna groups are combined and operated in a scan mode, the two non-SPA antenna groups may simultaneously scan a divided scan area. In this case, in the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, the antenna coupling unit 507 uses the antenna-specific coupling coefficient and the stream-by-stream for the first non-SPA antenna group such that the first non-SPA antenna group scans the left 180 degree range. The coupling coefficient may be set, and at the same time, the antenna-specific and stream-specific coupling coefficients for the second non-SPA antenna group may be set such that the second non-SPA antenna group scans the opposite right 180 degree range. In this way, the scan mode can be operated in various ways by adjusting the scan range, the number of available beam spaces, the beam width, the scan accuracy, and the scan period of each antenna group.

As an example, when two non-SPA antenna groups are combined and operated in a tracking mode, two non-SPA antenna groups may simultaneously track each of the divided tracking areas. In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 may operate the tracking mode in various ways by adjusting the tracking range of each antenna group, the number of available directional beams, the beam width, the tracking precision, the tracking period, and the like.

As an embodiment, when two non-SPA antenna groups are combined to operate in the omni-directional mode, the two non-SPA antenna groups may transmit and receive omni-directional transmission at the same time by dividing the omni-directional transmission / reception regions. In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 may operate the omnidirectional mode in various ways by adjusting the directional transmission / reception range, the number of available directional beams, beam width, precision, and directional adjustment period of each antenna group.

As an embodiment, when two non-SPA antenna groups are combined to operate in the directional mode, the two non-SPA antenna groups may directionally transmit and receive at the same time by dividing each of the directional transmission and reception areas. In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 may operate the directional mode in various ways by adjusting the directional transmit / receive range of each antenna group, the number of available directional beams, beam width, precision, and directional adjustment period.

As an embodiment, when two non-SPA antenna groups are combined to operate in a tracking directional complex mode, two non-SPA antenna groups may separately track and / or directional transmit / receive areas to simultaneously track and / or directional transmit and receive. can do. In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional complex mode in various ways by adjusting the tracking range, the directional transmission / reception range, the number of available beam spaces, the beam width, the precision, the tracking period, and the directional adjustment period of each antenna group. can do.

In one embodiment, when two non-SPA antenna groups are combined to operate in tracking directional diversity mode, two non-SPA antenna groups may simultaneously track and / or divide a tracking area and / or a directional diversity area. Directional diversity can be transmitted and received. In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 adjusts the tracking directional diversity mode in various ways by adjusting the tracking range, the directional transmission / reception range, the number of available beam spaces, the beam width, the precision, the tracking period, and the directional adjustment period of each antenna group. It can be operated.

As an embodiment, when two non-SPA antenna groups are combined to operate in tracking directional multiplexing mode, two non-SPA antenna groups may simultaneously track and / or directionally divide a tracking area and / or a directional multiplexing area, respectively. Multiplexing can be transmitted and received. In this case, the antenna control apparatus 500 operates the tracking directional multiplexing mode in various ways by adjusting the tracking range, the directional transmission / reception range, the number of available beam spaces, the beam width, the precision, the tracking period, and the directional adjustment period of each antenna group. can do.

D-4. Multimode with two SPA antenna groups, each consisting of at least two SPA antennas

This embodiment assumes a case in which a multi-mode is configured and operated using two SPA antenna groups each including at least two SPA antennas. In the present exemplary embodiment, the antenna control apparatus 500 independently configures each SPA antenna group as one operation mode among 81 composite modes as shown in Table 1 and simultaneously operates. Therefore, since each SPA antenna group can independently configure and operate 81 complex modes that can be configured in an SPA antenna array, 6561 (81 × 81) multimode combinations are possible.

In addition, in the present embodiment, when the antenna control apparatus 500 configures and operates a multi-mode using two SPA antenna groups each configured of at least two SPA antennas, the antenna control apparatus 500 may combine two SPA antenna groups into one single mode or It can be configured and operated to operate in composite mode.

As an embodiment, when two SPA antenna groups are combined to operate in the scan-scan mode, the two SPA antenna groups may simultaneously scan the divided scan regions. In this case, in the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, the antenna coupling unit 507 uses the first SPA antenna group to scan the left 180-degree range and the antenna-specific coupling coefficient and the stream-specific coupling coefficient for the first SPA antenna group. And antenna-specific coupling coefficients and stream-specific coupling coefficients for the second SPA antenna group to simultaneously scan the opposite right 180-degree range using the second SPA antenna group. In this way, the scan-scan mode can be operated in various ways by adjusting the scan range of each antenna group, the number of available beam spaces, the beam width, the scan accuracy, and the scan period.

When the multi-mode is configured and operated using two SPA antenna groups each consisting of at least two SPA antennas in the same manner as described above, at least two SPA antenna groups are associated with each other to scan, trace, directional transmit and receive areas, and directionality. At least one of the diversity transmission region and the directional multiplexing region may be divided and performed simultaneously to operate in one antenna operation mode.

In the fourth embodiment, when a plurality of antenna groups are combined and operated, at least one of an operating area, an operating time, and an operating speed of the plurality of antenna groups may be differently operated.

In addition, when the plurality of antenna groups are operated in association, a communication device including the antenna control apparatus of the present invention may perform communication with at least two other communication devices by operating the plurality of antenna groups, respectively. The other communication device may be various network entities capable of performing wireless communication such as a base station, a relay station, a femtocell base station, and the like, which constitute the corresponding communication system.

Embodiment of the communication method

Hereinafter, a communication method in a wireless communication system operating an antenna operation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 30 to 92.

In the embodiment of the following communication method, a communication method for configuring and operating an antenna operation mode using one SPA antenna is described first, and then the antenna operation mode is used using a non-SPA antenna array including at least two non-SPA antennas. Describes how to configure and operate communications. Finally, a communication method of configuring and operating an antenna operation mode using at least two SPA antenna groups will be described.

The following communication methods described with reference to FIGS. 30 to 92 illustrate an example, and it should be noted that the communication method to which the antenna control method of the present invention is applied is not limited to the embodiment of FIGS. 30 to 92. That is, in the wireless communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the communication method may be modified and performed in various forms according to various configuration and operation methods of the single mode, the complex mode, and the multiple mode.

In addition, although the wireless communication system using one or two antennas is exemplified in the embodiments of FIGS. 30 to 92 for convenience of description, the number of antennas used is not limited thereto. In addition, in the embodiments of FIGS. 30 to 92, the wireless communication system is a system in which a terminal having at least one antenna communicates with base stations in consideration of a cellular system. However, the wireless communication system to which the present invention can be applied is a cellular system. In addition, it can be applied to various wireless communication environments such as WMAN, WLAN, ad-hoc.

Communication method using one SPA antenna

First, a communication method of configuring and operating an antenna operation mode using one SPA antenna will be described with reference to FIGS. 30 to 38. The present embodiment proposes a communication method for operating the six single modes and three basic composite modes in a wireless communication system using one SPA antenna.

30 is a view for explaining a communication method for operating by configuring one SPA antenna in a scan mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 30, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates a single SPA antenna ANT1 in a scan mode to direct directionality of signals transmitted from a first base station or a second base station located in the vicinity. To determine the presence or absence of a signal.

FIG. 31 is a diagram illustrating a communication method for configuring and operating one SPA antenna in a tracking mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 31, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates one SPA antenna ANT1 in tracking mode, for example, to direct the direction of a signal transmitted from a currently connected first base station. To track.

32 is a diagram illustrating a communication method for configuring and operating one SPA antenna in an omnidirectional mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 32, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates a single SPA antenna ANT1 in an omnidirectional mode to form a beam that radiates in all directions, and thereby the first base station. Transmit and / or receive signals.

FIG. 33 is a diagram illustrating a communication method for configuring and operating one SPA antenna in a directional mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 33, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates a single SPA antenna ANT1 in a directional mode to form a beam radiating in a specific direction. Send and / or receive signals.

FIG. 34 is a diagram illustrating a communication method for configuring and operating one SPA antenna in a directional diversity mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 34, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates one SPA antenna ANT1 in the directional diversity mode, thereby transmitting diversity using at least two beam spaces. The method transmits a signal to the first base station. In this case, omni-directional reception or directional reception is possible using beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission.

FIG. 35 is a diagram illustrating a communication method for configuring and operating one SPA antenna in a directional multiplexing mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 35, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates one SPA antenna ANT1 in a directional multiplexing mode, through which the spatial multiplexing transmission method uses at least two beam spaces. Transmits a signal to the first base station. In this case, omni-directional reception or directional reception is possible using beam spaces used for directional multiplexing transmission.

36 is a view for explaining a communication method for operating by configuring one SPA antenna in a tracking directional composite mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 36, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates one SPA antenna ANT1 in a tracking directional complex mode, through which the SPA antenna uses some beam space to direct the directionality. Directional tracking by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for the directional mode while simultaneously transmitting and receiving signals with the first base station in mode. Transmit and / or receive signals with the first base station while continuously adjusting the beam.

37 is a diagram illustrating a communication method for configuring and operating one SPA antenna in a tracking directional diversity composite mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 37, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates one SPA antenna ANT1 in tracking directional diversity composite mode, and uses the directional diversity using at least two beam spaces. A new directional beam is formed through continuous directional tracking using at least one beam space other than the beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission while transmitting and receiving signals with the first base station in diversity mode. 1 Transmit and / or receive directional diversity signals with the base station.

FIG. 38 illustrates a communication method for configuring and operating one SPA antenna in a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 38, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates one SPA antenna ANT1 in a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode, and through this, uses directional multiplexing using at least two beam spaces. In this mode, a new directional beam is formed through continuous directional tracking using at least one beam space other than the beam spaces used for directional multiplexed transmission while simultaneously transmitting and receiving a signal with the first base station. 1 Directional multiplexed transmission and / or reception of signals with a base station.

Communication method to operate Non-SPA antenna array

Next, a communication method of configuring and operating an antenna operation mode using a non-SPA antenna array including two non-SPA antennas will be described with reference to FIGS. 39 to 47. This embodiment proposes a communication method for operating the six single modes and three basic composite modes in a wireless communication system using a non-SPA antenna array.

39 is a diagram illustrating a communication method for configuring and operating a non-SPA antenna array in a scan mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 39, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the non-SPA antenna arrays ANT1 and ANT2 in scan mode to determine the direction of a signal transmitted from a base station located nearby. Determine the presence of a signal.

40 is a view for explaining a communication method for operating by configuring the non-SPA antenna array in the tracking mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 40, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the non-SPA antenna arrays ANT1 and ANT2 in a tracking mode to direct directionality of a signal transmitted from a currently connected first base station. To track.

FIG. 41 is a diagram for describing a communication method for configuring and operating a non-SPA antenna array in a directional mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 41, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the non-SPA antenna arrays ANT1 and ANT2 in an omnidirectional mode, thereby forming a beam that radiates in all directions. Transmit and / or receive signals with the first base station.

FIG. 42 illustrates a communication method for configuring and operating a non-SPA antenna array in a directional mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 42, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the non-SPA antenna arrays ANT1 and ANT2 in a directional mode, thereby forming a beam that radiates in a specific direction. 1 Transmit and / or receive signals with the base station.

FIG. 43 illustrates a communication method for configuring and operating a non-SPA antenna array in a directional diversity mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 43, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the non-SPA antenna arrays ANT1 and ANT2 in the directional diversity mode, thereby using diversity through two antennas. A signal is transmitted and / or received with the first base station by a transmission method.

FIG. 44 illustrates a communication method for configuring and operating a non-SPA antenna array in a directional multiplexing mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 44, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the non-SPA antenna arrays ANT1 and ANT2 in the directional multiplexing mode, and through this, uses spatial multiplex transmission using two antennas. The method transmits and / or receives a signal with the first base station.

FIG. 45 illustrates a communication method for configuring and operating a non-SPA antenna array in a tracking directional hybrid mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 39, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the non-SPA antenna arrays ANT1 and ANT2 in a tracking directional complex mode, thereby forming at least one directional beam. By transmitting and receiving signals with the first base station in the directional mode and simultaneously tracking the directionality of the signals through the adjustment of the coupling coefficients of each antenna, new directional beams are formed to transmit and / or receive signals with the first base station.

46 is a view to explain a communication method for configuring and operating a non-SPA antenna array in a tracking directional diversity composite mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 39, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the non-SPA antenna arrays ANT1 and ANT2 in a tracking directional diversity composite mode, using two antennas through the antennas. In the directional diversity mode, a signal is transmitted and received with the first base station by forming a new directional beam by continuously transmitting and receiving a signal with the first base station and simultaneously tracking the direction of the signal through adjustment of the coupling coefficient of each antenna.

FIG. 47 illustrates a communication method for configuring and operating a non-SPA antenna array in a scan directional multiplexing composite mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 47, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the non-SPA antenna arrays ANT1 and ANT2 in the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode, and uses the two antennas to direct directionality. In the multiplexing mode, a signal is transmitted and received with the first base station by forming a new directional beam by continuously transmitting and receiving a signal with the first base station and simultaneously adjusting the directionality of the signal by adjusting a coupling coefficient of each antenna.

Communication method operating two SPA antenna groups

Finally, a communication method for configuring and operating an antenna operation mode using two SPA antenna groups each configured with one SPA antenna will be described with reference to FIGS. 48 to 92. This embodiment proposes a communication method for operating multiple modes as shown in Table 4 in a wireless communication system using two SPA antenna groups. In the present embodiment, since each antenna group consists of one SPA antenna, the present invention also corresponds to a communication method for operating a multi-mode using two SPA antennas as shown in Table 3 below.

In addition, in the present embodiment, 81 communication methods that can be operated through multiple modes are shown in Table 4 below. In the 81 embodiments, the first SPA antenna group is operated in the first operation mode, the second SPA antenna group is operated in the second operation mode, and the first SPA antenna group is operated in the second operation mode. In addition, the embodiment of operating the second SPA antenna group in the first operation mode differs from only the antenna group in which the corresponding operation mode is operated, and thus performs the same operation. do.

FIG. 48 is a diagram to describe a communication method for configuring and operating both a first and a second SPA antenna group in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 48, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 and the second SPA antenna group ANT2 in a scan mode, respectively, from a base station located nearby. Determine the directionality of the transmitted signal or determine the presence of a signal.

In the embodiment of FIG. 48, when two SPA antenna groups are configured in a scan mode and operate in multiple modes, the terminal configures one scan mode by simultaneously allocating two SPA antenna groups and dividing a scan area. can do. As an example, the first SPA antenna group may be operated to scan the left 180 degree range and the second SPA antenna group may be operated to scan the opposite right 180 degree range at the same time.

In addition, the terminal may operate the scan mode in various ways by adjusting the scan range of each SPA antenna group, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the beam width, the scan accuracy, and the scan period.

FIG. 49 illustrates a communication method for configuring and operating a first SPA antenna group in a scan mode and a second SPA antenna group in a tracking mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 49, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in scan mode to determine the directionality of a signal transmitted from a base station located nearby or While determining the presence or absence, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in the tracking mode to track the direction of the signal transmitted from the currently connected second base station.

50 is a diagram illustrating a communication method for configuring and operating a first SPA antenna group in a scan mode and an omnidirectional mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 49, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in scan mode to determine the directionality of a signal transmitted from a base station located nearby or While determining the presence or absence, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in the omnidirectional mode to form a beam that radiates in all directions to transmit and / or receive signals with the second base station.

FIG. 51 is a view to explain a communication method for configuring and operating a first SPA antenna group in a scan mode and a second SPA antenna group in a directional mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 49, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in scan mode to determine the directionality of a signal transmitted from a base station located nearby or While determining the presence or absence, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in the directional mode to form a beam that radiates in a specific direction to transmit and / or receive a signal with the second base station.

52 is a diagram illustrating a communication method for configuring and operating a first SPA antenna group in a scan mode and configuring a second SPA antenna group in a directional diversity mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 49, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in scan mode to determine the directionality of a signal transmitted from a base station located nearby or While determining the presence or absence, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in the directional diversity mode to transmit a signal to the second base station using a diversity transmission method using at least two beam spaces. In this case, the terminal may perform omni-directional reception or directional reception using beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission.

FIG. 53 illustrates a communication method for configuring and operating a first SPA antenna group in a scan mode and a second SPA antenna group in a directional multiplexing mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 53, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in scan mode to determine the directionality of a signal transmitted from a base station located nearby or At the same time, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in the directional multiplexing mode, and the signal is transmitted to the second base station using the spatial multiplexing transmission method using at least two beam spaces. In this case, the terminal may receive omni-directional reception or directional reception using beam spaces used for directional multiplexing transmission.

FIG. 54 is a diagram to describe a communication method for configuring and operating a first SPA antenna group in a scan mode and a second directional hybrid mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 49, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in scan mode to determine the directionality of a signal transmitted from a base station located nearby or The beam spaces used for the directional mode while simultaneously transmitting and receiving a signal to and from the second base station in the directional mode using a part of the beam space by operating the second SPA antenna group ANT2 in the tracking directional complex mode while determining whether there is a presence or absence. At least one of the remaining beam spaces is used to form a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking, thereby transmitting and / or receiving signals with the second base station while continuously adjusting the directional beam through directional tracking.

FIG. 55 is a view to explain a communication method for configuring and operating a first SPA antenna group in a scan mode and configuring a second SPA antenna group in a tracking directional diversity composite mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 55, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a scan mode to determine the directionality of a signal transmitted from a base station located nearby or While determining the presence or absence, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in the tracking directional diversity hybrid mode to simultaneously transmit and receive signals with the second base station in the directional diversity mode using at least two beam spaces, and simultaneously transmit directional diversity. The directional diversity transmission and / or reception of the signal with the second base station is formed by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one beam space other than the beam spaces used for the purpose.

FIG. 56 is a view to explain a communication method for configuring and operating a first SPA antenna group in a scan mode and a second directional multiplexing mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 56, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in scan mode to determine the directionality of a signal transmitted from a base station located nearby or At the same time, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode while determining whether there is a presence, and is used for directional multiplexing transmission while simultaneously transmitting and receiving a signal with a second base station in a directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces. Directional multiplexed transmission and / or reception of a signal with the second base station by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces.

FIG. 57 is a view to explain a communication method for configuring and operating both a first and a second SPA antenna group in a tracking mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 57, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a tracking mode while tracking the directionality of a signal transmitted from a currently connected first base station. At the same time, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is also operated in the tracking mode to track the direction of the signal transmitted from the currently connected second base station.

In the case of operating the multi-mode by configuring the two SPA antenna groups in the tracking mode, the terminal can configure and operate in the single tracking mode by simultaneously tracking the two SPA antenna groups by dividing the tracking area. As an example, when the two SPA antenna groups are fed together and operated in one tracking mode, the first SPA antenna group ANT1 tracks the left 180 degree range while the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is on the opposite side. It can be operated to track the right 180 degree range.

In addition, the terminal may operate the tracking mode in various ways by adjusting the tracking range of each antenna group, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the beam width, the tracking accuracy, and the tracking period.

FIG. 58 illustrates a communication method for configuring a first SPA antenna group in a tracking mode and configuring a second SPA antenna group in an omnidirectional mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 58, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a tracking mode to track directionality of a signal transmitted from a currently connected first base station. At the same time, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in an omnidirectional mode to form a beam that radiates in all directions to transmit and / or receive signals with the second base station.

FIG. 59 is a diagram illustrating a communication method for configuring and operating a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a tracking mode and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 in a directional mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 59, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a tracking mode while tracking the directionality of a signal transmitted from a currently connected first base station. At the same time, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in a directional mode to form a beam radiating in a specific direction to transmit and / or receive a signal with the second base station.

60 is a view illustrating a communication method for configuring and operating a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a tracking mode and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 in a directional diversity mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. to be. Referring to FIG. 60, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a tracking mode while tracking the directionality of a signal transmitted from a currently connected first base station. At the same time, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in the directional diversity mode to transmit a signal to the second base station using a diversity transmission method using at least two beam spaces. In this case, the terminal may perform omni-directional reception or directional reception using beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission.

FIG. 61 is a diagram illustrating a communication method for configuring and operating a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a tracking mode and configuring a second SPA antenna group ANT2 in a directional multiplexing mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. . Referring to FIG. 61, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a tracking mode while tracking the directionality of a signal transmitted from a currently connected first base station. At the same time, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in the directional multiplexing mode to transmit a signal to the second base station using a spatial multiplexing transmission method using at least two beam spaces. In this case, the terminal may receive omni-directional reception or directional reception using beam spaces used for directional multiplexing transmission.

FIG. 62 is a view illustrating a communication method for configuring and operating a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a tracking mode and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 in a tracking directional hybrid mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. to be. Referring to FIG. 62, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a tracking mode while tracking the directionality of a signal transmitted from a currently connected first base station. At the same time, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in the tracking directional combined mode to transmit and receive signals to and from the second base station in the directional mode using a part of the beam space, while remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for the directional mode. Transmits and / or receives a signal with the second base station while continuously adjusting the directional beam through the directional tracking by forming a new directional beam through the continuous directional tracking using at least one beam space.

FIG. 63 is a view illustrating a communication method in which a first SPA antenna group ANT1 is configured as a tracking mode and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 is configured as a tracking directional diversity composite mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. It is for the drawing. Referring to FIG. 63, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a tracking mode to track directionality of a signal transmitted from a currently connected first base station. Simultaneously, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in the tracking directional diversity hybrid mode to transmit and receive signals with the second base station in the directional diversity mode using at least two beam spaces, and to simultaneously transmit directional diversity. At least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the spaces is used to form a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking to directional diversity transmit and / or receive signals with the second base station.

64 illustrates a communication method for configuring and operating a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a tracking mode and configuring a second SPA antenna group ANT2 in a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Drawing. Referring to FIG. 64, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a tracking mode to track directionality of a signal transmitted from a currently connected first base station. At the same time, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode to transmit and receive signals with the second base station in the directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces, and at the same time, other than the beam spaces used for directional multiplexing transmission. Directionally multiplexed and / or receives a signal with the second base station by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces.

FIG. 65 is a diagram for describing a communication method for configuring and operating both the first SPA antenna group ANT1 and the second SPA antenna group ANT2 in the omnidirectional mode in the wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 65, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in an omni-directional mode to form a beam that radiates in all directions to form a signal with the first base station. At the same time, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 also operates in the omni-directional mode to form a beam that radiates in all directions to transmit and / or receive signals with the second base station.

FIG. 66 is a view to explain a communication method for configuring and operating a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in an omnidirectional mode and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 in a directional mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. . Referring to FIG. 66, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in an omni-directional mode to form a beam that radiates in all directions to form a signal with the first base station. Simultaneously operating and transmitting the second SPA antenna group ANT2 in the directional mode to form a beam to radiate in a specific direction to transmit and / or receive signals with the second base station.

FIG. 67 is a view illustrating a communication method in which a first SPA antenna group ANT1 is configured in an omnidirectional mode and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 is configured in a directional diversity mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Drawing. Referring to FIG. 63, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in an omni-directional mode to form a beam that radiates in all directions to form a signal with the first base station. At the same time, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in the directional diversity mode and transmits a signal to the second base station using a diversity transmission method using at least two beam spaces. In this case, the terminal may perform omni-directional reception or directional reception using beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission.

FIG. 68 is a view illustrating a communication method for configuring and operating a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in an omnidirectional mode and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 in a directional multiplexing mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. to be. Referring to FIG. 68, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in an omni-directional mode to form a beam that radiates in all directions to form a signal with the first base station. Simultaneously, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in the directional multiplexing mode while transmitting and / or receiving a signal, and the signal is transmitted to the second base station using the spatial multiplex transmission method using at least two beam spaces. In this case, omni-directional reception or directional reception is possible using beam spaces used for directional multiplexing transmission.

FIG. 69 is a view illustrating a communication method in which a first SPA antenna group ANT1 is configured in an omnidirectional mode and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 is configured in a tracking directional hybrid mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Drawing. Referring to FIG. 69, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in an omni-directional mode to form a beam that radiates in all directions to signal the first base station. The second SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in a tracking directional combined mode while simultaneously transmitting and / or receiving a signal, and a beam used for the directional mode while simultaneously transmitting and receiving a signal with the second base station in the directional mode using a part of the beam space. Transmit and / or receive a signal with the second base station while continuously adjusting the directional beam through the directional tracking by forming a new directional beam through the continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the spaces. .

FIG. 70 is a view illustrating a communication method in which a first SPA antenna group ANT1 is configured in an omnidirectional mode and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 is configured in a tracking directional diversity composite mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. It is a figure for following. Referring to FIG. 70, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in an omnidirectional mode to form a beam that radiates in all directions to signal the first base station. While operating the second SPA antenna group (ANT2) in the tracking directional diversity composite mode while transmitting and / or receiving a signal, the directional diver can simultaneously transmit and receive a signal with the second base station in the directional diversity mode using at least two beam spaces. Directional diversity transmission and / or reception of signals with the second base station is performed by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for city transmission.

FIG. 71 is a view illustrating a communication method in which a first SPA antenna group ANT1 is configured in an omnidirectional mode and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 is configured in a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. It is for the drawing. Referring to FIG. 71, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in an omni-directional mode to form a beam that radiates in all directions to form a signal with the first base station. By operating the second SPA antenna group (ANT2) in the tracking directional multiplexing combined mode while simultaneously transmitting and / or receiving a signal, the directional multiplexing transmission is simultaneously performed while transmitting and receiving signals with the second base station in the directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces. Directional multiplexed transmission and / or reception of a signal with the second base station by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the used beam spaces.

FIG. 72 is a view to explain a communication method for configuring and operating both a first SPA antenna group ANT1 and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 in a directional mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 72, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a directional mode to form a beam that radiates in a specific direction to communicate with a first base station. While simultaneously transmitting and / or receiving, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 also operates in a directional mode to form a beam radiating in a specific direction to transmit and / or receive a signal with the second base station.

In case of operating multiple modes by configuring two SPA antenna groups in directional mode, the terminal may configure and operate in one directional mode by simultaneously directionally transmitting and receiving two SPA antenna groups by dividing the directional transmission / reception areas. In an embodiment, when the two SPA antenna groups are combined to operate in one directional mode, the first SPA antenna group ANT1 may directionally transmit and receive a signal in a left 180 degree range, and at the same time, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 ) Can be used to directionally transmit and receive signals in the opposite right 180-degree range.

In addition, the terminal may operate the directional mode in various ways by adjusting the directional transmit / receive range of each antenna group, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the beam width, the directional accuracy, and the directional adjustment period.

73 is a diagram illustrating a communication method for configuring and operating a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a directional mode and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 in a directional diversity mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. to be. Referring to FIG. 73, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a directional mode to form a beam that radiates in a specific direction to communicate with a first base station. Simultaneously transmitting and / or receiving, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in a directional diversity mode to transmit a signal to the second base station using a diversity transmission method using at least two beam spaces. In this case, the terminal may perform omni-directional reception or directional reception using beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission.

74 is a diagram illustrating a communication method for configuring and operating a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a directional mode and configuring a second SPA antenna group ANT2 in a directional multiplexing mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. . Referring to FIG. 74, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a directional mode to form a beam that radiates in a specific direction to communicate with a first base station. Simultaneously transmitting and / or receiving, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in a directional multiplexing mode to transmit a signal to a second base station using a spatial multiplexing transmission method using at least two beam spaces. In this case, the terminal may receive omni-directional reception or directional reception using beam spaces used for directional multiplexing transmission.

75 is a view illustrating a communication method for configuring and operating a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a directional mode and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 in a tracking directional complex mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. to be. Referring to FIG. 75, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a directional mode to form a beam that radiates in a specific direction to communicate with a first base station. A beam space used for the directional mode while simultaneously transmitting and / or receiving the second SPA antenna group ANT2 in the tracking directional complex mode and transmitting and receiving signals with the second base station in the directional mode using a part of the beam space. Transmit and / or receive a signal with the second base station while continuously adjusting the directional beam through the directional tracking by forming a new directional beam through the continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces.

FIG. 76 is a view illustrating a communication method in which a first SPA antenna group ANT1 is configured in a directional mode and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 is configured in a tracking directional diversity composite mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. It is for the drawing. Referring to FIG. 76, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a directional mode to form a beam that radiates in a specific direction to communicate with a first base station. Simultaneous directional diversity transmission while transmitting and / or receiving and transmitting and receiving signals to and from the second base station in diversity mode using at least two beam spaces by operating the second SPA antenna group ANT2 in tracking directional diversity composite mode. The directional diversity transmission and / or reception of the signal with the second base station is formed by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one beam space other than the beam spaces used for the purpose.

FIG. 77 is a view illustrating a communication method in which a first SPA antenna group ANT1 is configured in a directional mode and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 is configured in a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Drawing. Referring to FIG. 77, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a directional mode to form a beam that radiates in a specific direction to communicate with a first base station. By operating the second SPA antenna group (ANT2) in the tracking directional multiplexing combined mode simultaneously while transmitting and / or receiving, for directional multiplexing transmission while simultaneously transmitting and receiving signals with the second base station in the directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces. Directional multiplexed transmission and / or reception of signals with the second base station by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the used beam spaces.

FIG. 78 is a diagram to describe a communication method for configuring and operating both a first SPA antenna group ANT1 and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 in a directional diversity mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 78, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in the directional diversity mode to use a diversity transmission method using at least two beam spaces. While transmitting a signal to the first base station, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 also operates in the directional diversity mode to transmit a signal to the second base station using a diversity transmission method using at least two beam spaces. In this case, the terminal may perform omni-directional reception or directional reception using the beam spaces used for the directional diversity transmission of the first SPA antenna group ANT1 and the second SPA antenna group ANT2.

79 illustrates a communication method for configuring and operating a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a directional diversity mode and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 in a directional multiplexing mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Drawing. Referring to FIG. 79, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in the directional diversity mode to use a diversity transmission method using at least two beam spaces. Simultaneously while transmitting a signal to the first base station, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in the directional multiplexing mode to transmit a signal to the second base station using a spatial multiplexing transmission method using at least two beam spaces. In this case, the terminal may perform omni-directional reception or directional reception by using beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission and directional multiplexing transmission, respectively, for the first SPA antenna group ANT1 and the second SPA antenna group ANT2.

FIG. 80 is a view illustrating a communication method in which a first SPA antenna group ANT1 is configured as a directional diversity mode and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 is configured as a tracking directional hybrid mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. It is for the drawing. Referring to FIG. 80, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in the directional diversity mode to use a diversity transmission method using at least two beam spaces. Simultaneously, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in the tracking directional complex mode while transmitting a signal to the first base station, and used for the directional mode while simultaneously transmitting and receiving a signal with the second base station in the directional mode using a part of the beam space. Transmit and / or receive signals with the second base station while continuously adjusting the directional beams with directional tracking by forming new directional beams with continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces. do. In this case, the first SPA antenna group ANT1 may be omnidirectionally received or directionally received using beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission.

81 illustrates a communication method in which a first SPA antenna group ANT1 is configured in a directional diversity mode and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 is configured in a tracking directional diversity composite mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating. Referring to FIG. 81, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in the directional diversity mode to use a diversity transmission method using at least two beam spaces. Simultaneously while operating the second SPA antenna group ANT2 in the tracking directional diversity composite mode while transmitting a signal to the first base station, transmitting and receiving signals with the second base station in the directional diversity mode using at least two beam spaces. Directional diversity transmission and / or reception of signals with the second base station is performed by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the other beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for diversity transmission. . In this case, the first SPA antenna group ANT1 may be omnidirectionally received or directionally received using beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission.

82 is a diagram illustrating a communication method for configuring and operating a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a directional diversity mode and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 in a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. It is a figure for following. Referring to FIG. 82, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in the directional diversity mode to use a diversity transmission method using at least two beam spaces. Simultaneously directional multiplexing while transmitting and receiving signals to and from the second base station in directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces by operating the second SPA antenna group ANT2 in tracking directional multiplexing combined mode while simultaneously transmitting a signal to the first base station. Directional multiplexed transmission and / or reception of a signal with the second base station by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for the purpose. In this case, the first SPA antenna group ANT1 may be omnidirectionally received or directionally received using beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission.

FIG. 83 is a diagram to describe a communication method for configuring and operating both a first SPA antenna group ANT1 and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 in a directional multiplexing mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 83, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in the directional multiplexing mode to perform a spatial multiplexing transmission method using at least two beam spaces. At the same time, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 also operates in the directional multiplexing mode and transmits the signal to the second base station using the spatial multiplex transmission method using at least two beam spaces. In this case, the terminal may perform omni-directional reception or directional reception using the beam spaces used for the directional multiplexing transmission in the first SPA antenna group ANT1 and the second SPA antenna group ANT2.

84 is a diagram illustrating a communication method for configuring and operating a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a directional multiplexing mode and configuring a second SPA antenna group ANT2 in a tracking directional complex mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Drawing. Referring to FIG. 84, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in the directional multiplexing mode to use the spatial multiplexing transmission method using at least two beam spaces. A beam used for directional mode while simultaneously transmitting and receiving a signal to and from a second base station in a directional mode using a part of the beam space by operating a second SPA antenna group ANT2 in a tracking directional complex mode while simultaneously transmitting a signal to a base station. Transmit and / or receive a signal with the second base station while continuously adjusting the directional beam through the directional tracking by forming a new directional beam through the continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the spaces. . In this case, the first SPA antenna group ANT1 may perform omni-directional reception or directional reception using beam spaces used for directional multiplexing transmission.

FIG. 85 is a view illustrating a communication method for configuring and operating a first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a directional multiplexing mode and configuring a second SPA antenna group ANT2 in a tracking directional diversity composite mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. It is a figure for following. Referring to FIG. 85, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in the directional multiplexing mode to use the spatial multiplex transmission method using at least two beam spaces. The first SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in a tracking directional diversity composite mode while simultaneously transmitting a signal to the base station and simultaneously transmitting and receiving a signal with the second base station in diversity mode using at least two beam spaces. At least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for transmission forms a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking to directional diversity transmit and / or receive signals with the second base station. In this case, the UE may perform omni-directional reception or directional reception using the beam spaces used for the directional multiplexing transmission.

FIG. 86 is a view illustrating a communication method in which a first SPA antenna group ANT1 is configured in a directional multiplexing mode and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 is configured in a tracking directional multiplexing combined mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. It is for the drawing. Referring to FIG. 86, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in the directional multiplexing mode to perform the spatial multiplexing transmission method using at least two beam spaces. While simultaneously transmitting a signal to a base station, the second SPA antenna group ANT2 is operated in a tracking directional multiplexing combined mode to simultaneously transmit and receive a signal with a second base station in a directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces and simultaneously perform directional multiplexing transmission. Directional multiplexed transmission and / or reception of a signal with the second base station by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the used beam spaces. In this case, the UE may perform omni-directional reception or directional reception using the beam spaces used for the directional multiplexing transmission.

FIG. 87 is a view to explain a communication method for configuring and operating both a first SPA antenna group ANT1 and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 in a tracking directional hybrid mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 87, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in the tracking directional complex mode to use the first base station in the directional mode using a part of the beam space. Continuously adjust the directional beam through directional tracking by sending and receiving signals and simultaneously creating a new directional beam with continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional mode. While transmitting and / or receiving a signal with the first base station. At the same time, the terminal also operates the second SPA antenna group ANT2 in the tracking directional hybrid mode to transmit and receive signals to and from the second base station in the directional mode by using a part of the beam space, while remaining the beam spaces used for the directional mode. At least one of the beam spaces is used to form a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking to transmit and / or receive signals with the second base station while continuously adjusting the directional beam through directional tracking.

If two SPA antenna groups are configured in tracking directional composite mode to operate in multiple modes, the terminal configures and operates in one tracking directional composite mode by simultaneously tracking two SPA antenna groups by dividing the tracking directional transmit and receive areas. can do. As an embodiment, when the two SPA antenna groups are fed together and operated in one tracking directional composite mode, the first SPA antenna group ANT1 may directionally transmit and receive while tracking the left 180 degree range, and at the same time, the second SPA antenna group (ANT2) can be operated to send and receive while tracking the opposite right 180 degrees range.

In addition, the terminal may operate the tracking directional complex mode in various ways by adjusting the tracking directional transmission / reception range of each antenna group, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the beam width, the tracking directional accuracy, and the tracking period.

FIG. 88 is a view illustrating a communication method in which a first SPA antenna group ANT1 is configured as a tracking directional hybrid mode and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 is configured as a tracking directional diversity composite mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating. Referring to FIG. 88, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in the tracking directional hybrid mode to use the first base station in the directional mode using a part of the beam space. Continuously adjust the directional beam through directional tracking by sending and receiving signals and simultaneously creating a new directional beam with continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional mode. While transmitting and / or receiving a signal with the first base station. At the same time, the terminal operates the second SPA antenna group ANT2 in the tracking directional diversity composite mode and simultaneously transmits and receives a signal with the second base station in the directional diversity mode using at least two beam spaces and uses the directional diversity transmission. Directional diversity transmission and / or reception of a signal with the second base station is performed by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces.

FIG. 89 is a view illustrating a communication method in which a first SPA antenna group ANT1 is configured as a tracking directional hybrid mode and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 is configured as a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. It is a figure for following. Referring to FIG. 89, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in the tracking directional complex mode to use the first base station in the directional mode using a part of the beam space. Continuously adjust the directional beam through directional tracking by sending and receiving signals and simultaneously creating a new directional beam with continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional mode. While transmitting and / or receiving a signal with the first base station. At the same time, the terminal operates the second SPA antenna group ANT2 in the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode and transmits and receives a signal with the second base station in the directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces, and simultaneously uses the directional multiplexing transmission. Directionally multiplexed transmission and / or reception of a signal with the second base station by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the above.

FIG. 90 illustrates a communication method for configuring and operating both the first SPA antenna group ANT1 and the second SPA antenna group ANT2 in the tracking directional diversity composite mode in the wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 90, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in a tracking directional diversity composite mode to use directional diversity using at least two beam spaces. The first base station by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one beam space other than the beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission while transmitting and receiving signals with the first base station And transmit and / or receive directional diversity signals. At the same time, the terminal also operates the second SPA antenna group ANT2 in the tracking directional diversity hybrid mode and transmits and receives signals with the second base station in the directional diversity mode using at least two beam spaces, and simultaneously uses the directional diversity transmission. Directional diversity transmission and / or reception of a signal with the second base station is performed by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces.

When two SPA antenna groups are configured in the tracking directional diversity composite mode to operate in multiple modes, the terminal associates the two SPA antenna groups with each other to divide the tracking directional diversity transmission area and transmit tracking directional diversity at the same time. It can be configured and operated in tracking directional diversity composite mode. As an embodiment, when two SPA antenna groups are combined to operate in one tracking directional diversity composite mode, the first SPA antenna group ANT1 may transmit directional diversity while tracking the left 180 degree range, and simultaneously 2 The SPA antenna group ANT2 can be operated to transmit directional diversity while tracking the opposite right 180 degree range.

In addition, the terminal may operate the directional diversity hybrid mode in various ways by adjusting the directional beam range, the number of available beam spaces (the number of directional beams), the beam width, the tracking accuracy, the tracking period, and the directional adjustment period of each antenna group. Can be.

FIG. 91 illustrates a communication method in which a first SPA antenna group ANT1 is configured as a tracking directional diversity composite mode and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 is configured as a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. A diagram for explaining. Referring to FIG. 91, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in the tracking directional diversity composite mode to use directional diversity using at least two beam spaces. The first base station by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one beam space other than the beam spaces used for directional diversity transmission while transmitting and receiving signals with the first base station And transmit and / or receive directional diversity signals. At the same time, the terminal operates the second SPA antenna group ANT2 in the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode and transmits and receives a signal with the second base station in the directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces, and simultaneously uses the directional multiplexing transmission. Directionally multiplexed transmission and / or reception of a signal with the second base station by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the above.

FIG. 92 is a diagram to describe a communication method for configuring and operating both a first SPA antenna group ANT1 and a second SPA antenna group ANT2 in a tracking directional multiplexing combined mode in a wireless communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 92, the terminal includes the antenna control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5, and operates the first SPA antenna group ANT1 in the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode to use the directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces. While transmitting and receiving signals with the first base station, a new directional beam is formed through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the beam spaces used for directional multiplexed transmission. Directional multiplexed transmission and / or reception. At the same time, the terminal also operates the second SPA antenna group ANT2 in the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode, and transmits and receives signals with the second base station in the directional multiplexing mode using at least two beam spaces, and simultaneously uses the directional multiplexing transmission. Directionally multiplexed transmission and / or reception of a signal with the second base station by forming a new directional beam through continuous directional tracking using at least one of the remaining beam spaces other than the above.

If two SPA antenna groups are configured in a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode and operate in multiple modes, the terminal associates the two SPA antenna groups with each other, divides the tracking directional multiplexing transmission area, and transmits the tracking directional multiplexing at the same time. It can be configured and operated in composite mode. As an embodiment, when the two SPA antenna groups are combined with each other to operate in one tracking directional multiplexing composite mode, the first SPA antenna group ANT1 tracks the left 180-degree range and transmits the directional multiplexing and simultaneously the second SPA. The antenna group ANT2 can be operated to directional multiplex transmission while tracking the opposite right 180 degree range.

In addition, the terminal may operate the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode in various ways by adjusting the directional beam range, the number of available beam spaces (number of directional beams), beam width, tracking accuracy, tracking period, and directional adjustment period of each antenna group. have.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a general SPA antenna;

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a radiation pattern of the general SPA antenna described with reference to FIG. 1;

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a general ESPAR antenna;

4 is a flowchart conceptually illustrating an antenna control method supporting various antenna operation modes in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an antenna control apparatus 500 supporting various antenna operation modes in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of the antenna driver 503 shown in FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of the antenna selector 505 illustrated in FIG. 5.

8 is a block diagram illustrating another configuration example of the antenna selector 505 illustrated in FIG. 5;

9 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the antenna coupling unit 507 shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an antenna coupling unit 5051 illustrated in FIG. 9;

11 is a view for explaining a transmission operation of the antenna coupling unit 507 shown in FIG.

12 is a view for explaining a reception operation of the antenna coupling unit 507 shown in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the controller 511 of FIG. 5;

14 shows a three element dipole SPA antenna;

15 illustrates a transmission pattern for OOK modulated signal MIMO multiplexed transmission;

16 is a diagram illustrating a radiation pattern for MIMO multiplexed transmission;

17 is a view for explaining a method of operating a tracking directional composite mode using one SPA according to an embodiment of the present invention,

18 is a view for explaining a method of operating a tracking directional diversity composite mode using one SPA according to an embodiment of the present invention;

19 is a view showing the configuration and beam pattern of a non-SPA antenna array,

20 illustrates a structure of a transmitter / receiver combining signals of respective antennas using a non-SPA antenna array according to an embodiment of the present invention;

21 shows a half-wavelength dipole antenna,

22 shows a beam pattern of a half-wavelength dipole antenna;

23 is a diagram showing a radiation pattern of a sector antenna;

24 is a diagram illustrating an example of omni-directional beam forming using three sector antennas,

25 is a diagram illustrating an Alamouti diversity transmission and reception method using two antennas;

26 is a view showing a spatial multiplex transmission and reception method using an antenna array;

27 is a view for explaining a method of operating a tracking-tracking combined mode according to an embodiment of the present invention;

28 is a view for explaining a method of operating a directional-directional complex mode according to an embodiment of the present invention;

29 is a view for explaining a directional-directional hybrid mode operating method using a non-SPA antenna array according to an embodiment of the present invention;

30 to 92 are diagrams for describing a communication method to which an antenna control method is applied according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (72)

An antenna control method in a wireless communication system for performing communication using at least one antenna, Determining an antenna operation mode for operating the at least one antenna among a plurality of antenna operation modes supported in the wireless communication system; Configuring the antenna operation mode by selecting and / or combining the at least one antenna according to the determined antenna operation mode; And And operating the at least one antenna according to the configured antenna operation mode. The method of claim 1, And at least one antenna comprises at least one directional antenna and / or at least one non-directional antenna. The method of claim 2, The process of determining the antenna operation mode, And determining the antenna operation mode as one of a single mode, a complex mode, and a multiple mode according to an antenna configuration and / or operation type. The method of claim 3, wherein In the process of determining the antenna operation mode to one of the single mode, composite mode, multiple modes, The single mode includes at least one of scan mode, tracking mode, omnidirectional mode, directional mode, directional diversity mode, directional multiplexing mode, If the single mode is determined as the antenna operation mode, determining one of at least one mode included in the single mode as the antenna operation mode, The composite mode includes at least one of a basic composite mode and a combined composite mode, The basic composite mode includes at least one of a tracking directional composite mode, a tracking directional diversity composite mode, and a tracking directional multiplexing mode. The combined composite mode is configured by combining functions of at least two modes among a plurality of modes included in the single mode and / or the basic composite mode, When determining the composite mode as the antenna operation mode, determining one of at least one mode included in the basic composite mode and / or the combined composite mode as the antenna operation mode, The multi-mode uses at least two antenna groups each including at least one antenna set, When the multi-mode is determined as the antenna operation mode, at least one antenna operation mode for the at least two antenna groups among at least one mode included in the single mode, the basic composite mode, and the combined composite mode, respectively. Antenna control method in a wireless communication system comprising the step of determining. The method of claim 1, The process of configuring the antenna operation mode, Using the at least one antenna set composed of the at least one antenna to configure the antenna operation mode into one of a single mode, a complex mode, and a multiple mode, And said antenna set comprises at least one directional antenna and / or at least one non-directional antenna. The method of claim 5, At least one directional beam is formed by adjusting at least one beam space in the at least one directional antenna, The antenna control method in a wireless communication system in which the at least one directional beam is formed by adjusting the coupling coefficient for each antenna in at least two antennas. The method of claim 5, The process of configuring the single mode using the at least one antenna set includes: And configuring the single mode as one of a scan mode, a tracking mode, an omnidirectional mode, a directional mode, a directional diversity mode, and a directional multiplexing mode. The method of claim 7, wherein The process of configuring the scan mode, Configuring the scan mode to scan a signal using at least one directional beam formed through the at least one antenna set, The process of configuring the tracking mode, Configuring the tracking mode to track the directionality of the signal using at least one directional beam formed through the at least one antenna set, The process of configuring the omnidirectional mode, Configuring the omni-directional mode to transmit and / or receive a signal by forming a beam that radiates omnidirectionally using at least one directional beam formed through the at least one antenna set, The process of configuring the directional mode, Configuring the directional mode to transmit and / or receive a signal by forming a beam radiating in a specific direction by using at least one directional beam formed through the at least one antenna set, The process of configuring the directional diversity mode, Signals are transmitted using a spatial diversity method using at least two directional beams formed through the at least one antenna set, and omnidirectional reception is performed using all or part of the directional beams used for the spatial diversity transmission. Configuring the directional diversity mode to receive directionally; The process of configuring the directional multiplexing mode, Signal is transmitted by a spatial multiplexing method using at least two directional beams formed through the at least one antenna set, and omni-directional reception or directional reception using all or part of the directional beams used for the spatial multiplexing transmission. And configuring the directional multiplexing mode to perform the antenna control method in the wireless communication system. The method of claim 5, The process of configuring the composite mode using the at least one antenna set includes: Configuring a basic composite mode among the composite modes by using the at least one antenna set; The configuring of the basic composite mode may further include configuring the basic composite mode as one of a tracking directional composite mode, a tracking directional diversity composite mode, and a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode. The method of claim 9, The process of configuring the tracking directional complex mode, While the signal is transmitted and / or received in a directional mode using at least one directional beam formed through the at least one antenna set, the signal is directed to the directional mode while the signal is oriented using the at least one directional beam. Configuring the tracking directional composite mode to transmit and / or receive, The process of configuring the tracking directional diversity composite mode, Directionality of the signal while tracking the directionality of the signal using at least one other directional beam during transmission and / or reception in a directional diversity mode using at least two directional beams formed through the at least one antenna set Configuring the tracking directional diversity composite mode to transmit and / or receive in a diversity mode, The process of configuring the tracking directional multiplexing complex mode, Directional multiplexing the signal while tracking the directionality of the signal using at least one other directional beam during transmission and / or reception in a directional multiplexing mode using at least two directional beams formed through the at least one antenna set And configuring the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode to transmit and / or receive in a mode. The method of claim 5, The process of configuring the composite mode using the at least one antenna set includes: Configuring a combined composite mode among the composite modes by using the at least one antenna set; The configuring of the combined composite mode further includes combining the functions of at least two modes among a plurality of modes included in the single mode and / or the basic composite mode to configure one antenna operating mode. How to control antennas in your system. The method of claim 11, Combining the functions of the at least two modes to configure a single antenna operation mode, The method of controlling an antenna in a wireless communication system further comprising the step of combining the functions of at least two identical modes. 13. The method of claim 12, The process of configuring the combined composite mode among the composite modes by using the at least one antenna set includes: Of the basic mode including at least one of a scan mode, a tracking mode, an omnidirectional mode, a directional mode, a directional diversity mode, and a directional multiplexing mode, and a tracking directional composite mode, a tracking directional diversity composite mode, and a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode. And combining the functions of at least two modes among modes included in the basic composite mode including at least one to configure the combined composite mode. The method of claim 5, The process of configuring the combined composite mode among the composite modes by using the at least one antenna set includes: Antenna control in a wireless communication system further comprising the step of combining the operation mode for each antenna set configured for each antenna set and the antenna array operation mode function configured through the arrangement of at least two antenna sets into one antenna operation mode Way. The method of claim 14, The process of configuring the combined composite mode among the composite modes by using the at least one antenna set includes: Generating an operation mode for each antenna set by configuring the single mode or the basic composite mode for each antenna set; Generating another antenna mode operation mode by configuring another single mode or the basic composite mode using the at least two antenna sets; And And combining the operation modes configured for the at least two antenna sets with the antenna array operation mode function to configure one antenna operation mode. The method of claim 5, Configuring the multi-mode using at least two antenna sets, And configuring at least two antenna groups using the at least two antenna sets. The method of claim 16, And configuring one of the single mode and the composite mode as the antenna operation mode for each antenna group by using the at least two antenna groups, wherein the composite mode includes at least one of a basic composite mode and a combined composite mode. Antenna control method in a wireless communication system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The process of operating the at least one antenna, And operating the antenna operation mode in one of a single mode, a complex mode, and a multiple mode using the at least one antenna. The method of claim 18, Operating the antenna operation mode in the single mode using the at least one antenna, And operating the single mode in one of a scan mode, a tracking mode, an omnidirectional mode, a directional mode, a directional diversity mode, and a directional multiplexing mode. The method of claim 18, Operating the antenna operation mode in the composite mode using the at least one antenna, And operating in a basic composite mode among the composite modes by using the at least one antenna, The operation of the basic composite mode further includes operating the basic composite mode in one of a tracking directional composite mode, a tracking directional diversity composite mode, and a tracking directional multiplexing mode. The method of claim 18, The process of operating the composite mode using the at least one antenna, And operating a combined composite mode among the composite modes using the at least one antenna, The operation of the combined composite mode further includes a process of operating one antenna operating mode configured by combining functions of at least two modes among a plurality of modes included in the single mode and / or the basic composite mode. Antenna control method in communication system. The method of claim 18, Operating the multi-mode using the at least one antenna, And operating the multi-mode using at least two antenna groups each composed of the at least one antenna, The operation of the multi-mode further includes configuring and operating one of the single mode and the composite mode for each antenna group using the at least two antenna groups, wherein the composite mode is combined with a basic composite mode. An antenna control method in a wireless communication system including at least one of the composite mode. The method of claim 22, In the multi-mode operation using the at least two antenna groups, The operation of combining at least one of the number of directional beams, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selective directional beams, the accuracy, the directional transmit / receive range, the operating period, the operating area, the operating time, and the operating speed for each antenna group is further performed. Antenna control method in a wireless communication system comprising. The method of claim 1, The process of determining the antenna operation mode, And determining the antenna operation mode in consideration of at least one of a communication environment and a communication purpose. The method of claim 24, The communication environment includes at least one of communication quality, channel quality, channel environment, communication system, The communication purpose is an antenna control method in a wireless communication system including at least one of signal interference control, multi-homing, handover, type of communication service, multi-path connection. The method of claim 1, The process of determining the antenna operation mode, Determining the antenna operation mode by using feedback information transmitted from at least one receiver, And the feedback information comprises at least one of channel quality information, channel state information, and received signal strength information. The method of claim 24 or 26, The process of determining the antenna operation mode, And generating a control command including a control parameter for configuring and operating the antenna operation mode according to the determined antenna operation mode. The method of claim 5, The process of configuring a combined composite mode among the composite modes by using the at least one antenna set includes: Configuring a first operation mode operated in each antenna set; And A method of controlling an antenna in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: configuring a second operation mode operated in an array of at least two antenna sets. 29. The method of claim 28, The process of configuring the combined composite mode among the composite modes by using the at least one antenna set includes: Configuring the first operation mode by adjusting a directional beam of each antenna set; And And configuring the second operation mode by adjusting the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and / or the stream-specific coupling coefficients of the array of antenna sets. 29. The method of claim 28, In the process of configuring the combined composite mode of the composite mode using the at least one antenna set, The process of configuring the first operation mode is configured by adjusting at least one of the number of available directional beams, beam width, beam pattern, number of simultaneous selective directional beams, and operation period of each antenna set used in the first operation mode. Further includes, The configuring of the second operation mode may include adjusting at least one of the available directional beams, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selective directional beams, and the operation period of the array of antenna sets used in the second operation mode. An antenna control method in a wireless communication system further comprising the step of configuring. The method of claim 1, The process of configuring the antenna operation mode, And selecting at least one antenna used among at least one antenna included in the wireless communication system. The method of claim 1, The process of configuring the antenna operation mode, And adjusting a coupling coefficient for each antenna and / or a coupling coefficient for each stream of the at least one antenna. The method of claim 1, The process of configuring the antenna operation mode, And determining at least one of a processing method and a processing order of a signal transmitted and / or received through the at least one antenna. The method of claim 1, The process of operating the at least one antenna, And when the at least two antenna groups each including the at least one antenna are configured, operating the at least two antenna groups to communicate with at least two communication devices. An antenna control apparatus in a wireless communication system for performing communication using at least one antenna, Determining an antenna operation mode for operating the at least one antenna among a plurality of antenna operation modes supported in the wireless communication system, and selecting and / or combining the at least one antenna according to the determined antenna operation mode to perform the And an controller configured to configure an antenna operation mode and to operate the at least one antenna according to the configured antenna operation mode. 36. The method of claim 35, And said at least one antenna comprises an antenna set comprised of at least one directional antenna and / or at least one non-directional antenna. 37. The method of claim 36, And the control unit further comprises an antenna driver for operating a beam space of the directional antenna when the at least one antenna includes the at least one directional antenna. 36. The method of claim 35, The control unit may further include an antenna selection unit configured to select whether to use the at least one antenna to be used according to the determined antenna operation mode among at least one antenna provided in the wireless communication system. . 36. The method of claim 35, The control unit further comprises an antenna coupling unit for configuring the antenna operation mode by combining the at least one antenna in accordance with the determined antenna operation mode antenna control apparatus in a wireless communication system. 40. The method of claim 39, The antenna coupling unit sets a coupling factor for each antenna and / or a coupling factor for each stream according to the determined antenna operation mode, and configures the antenna operation mode by combining the at least one antenna according to the set coupling factor. Antenna control device 36. The method of claim 35, The control unit is an antenna control device in a wireless communication system further comprising a mode adapter for controlling the processing method, the processing order of the signals transmitted or received via the at least one antenna. 37. The method of claim 36, And the control unit determines the antenna operation mode as one of a single mode, a complex mode, and a multiple mode according to the antenna configuration and / or operation mode. 43. The method of claim 42, The single mode includes at least one of scan mode, tracking mode, omnidirectional mode, directional mode, directional diversity mode, directional multiplexing mode, When the controller determines the single mode as the antenna operation mode, the controller determines one of at least one mode included in the single mode as the antenna operation mode. The composite mode includes at least one of a basic composite mode and a combined composite mode, The basic composite mode includes at least one of a tracking directional composite mode, a tracking directional diversity composite mode, and a tracking directional multiplexing mode. The combined composite mode is configured by combining functions of at least two modes among a plurality of modes included in the single mode and / or the basic composite mode, When the controller determines the composite mode as the antenna operation mode, the controller determines one of at least one mode included in the basic composite mode and / or the combined composite mode as the antenna operation mode. The multi-mode uses at least two antenna groups each including at least one antenna set, When the controller determines the multi-mode as the antenna operation mode, the controller is configured to perform the control on the at least two antenna groups from at least one mode included in the single mode, the basic composite mode, and the combined composite mode. An antenna control apparatus in a wireless communication system for determining at least one antenna operating mode. 36. The method of claim 35, The control unit configures the antenna operation mode into one of a single mode, a complex mode, and a multiple mode by using at least one antenna set including the at least one antenna. And said antenna set comprises at least one directional antenna and / or at least one non-directional antenna. 45. The method of claim 44, The control unit forms at least one directional beam by adjusting at least one beam space in the at least one directional antenna, And configuring the at least one antenna set to adjust the at least two antenna-specific coupling coefficients in the at least two antennas to form the at least one directional beam. 45. The method of claim 44, When the control unit configures the single mode using the at least one antenna set, the control unit configures the single mode as one of a scan mode, a tracking mode, an omnidirectional mode, a directional mode, a directional diversity mode, and a directional multiplexing mode. Antenna control device in a wireless communication system. The method of claim 46, When the control unit configures the scan mode, the control unit is further configured to configure the scan mode to scan a signal using at least one directional beam formed through the at least one antenna set, If the control unit configures the tracking mode, the control unit is further configured to configure the tracking mode to track the directionality of the signal using at least one directional beam formed through the at least one antenna set, When the control unit configures the omnidirectional mode, the control unit forms a beam that radiates in all directions by using at least one directional beam formed through the at least one antenna set to transmit and / or receive a signal. Is further configured to configure the omni mode, When the control unit configures the directional mode, the control unit forms a beam radiating in a specific direction by using at least one directional beam formed through the at least one antenna set to transmit and / or receive a signal. Is further configured to configure the directional mode, When the controller configures the directional diversity mode, the controller transmits a signal by using a spatial diversity method using at least two directional beams formed through the at least one antenna set, and performs the spatial diversity transmission. Further configured to configure the directional diversity mode to receive omni-directional or directional by using all or part of the directional beam used for When the control unit configures the directional multiplexing mode, the control unit transmits a signal by a spatial multiplexing method using at least two directional beams formed through the at least one antenna set, and is used for the spatial multiplexing transmission. And configured to configure the directional multiplexing mode for omni-directional reception or directional reception using all or some of the directional beams. 45. The method of claim 44, When the controller configures a basic composite mode among the composite modes using the at least one antenna set, the controller sets the basic composite mode to one of a tracking directional composite mode, a tracking directional diversity composite mode, and a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode. An antenna control device in a wireless communication system further configured to configure. 49. The method of claim 48 wherein When the control unit configures the tracking directional composite mode, the control unit uses the at least one directional beam formed through the at least one antenna set to transmit and / or receive the signal in the directional mode. Further configured to configure the tracking directional composite mode to transmit and / or receive the signal in a directional mode while tracking the directionality of the signal using the directional beam, When the control unit configures the tracking directional diversity composite mode, the control unit transmits and / or receives a signal in directional diversity mode using at least two directional beams formed through the at least one antenna set. Further configured to configure the tracking directional diversity composite mode to transmit and / or receive the signal in directional diversity mode while tracking the directionality of the signal using at least one other directional beam, When the control unit configures the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode, the control unit uses at least two directional beams formed through the at least one antenna set to transmit and / or receive signals in the directional multiplexing mode. And configure the tracking directional multiplexing composite mode to transmit and / or receive the signal in a directional multiplexing mode while tracking the directionality of the signal using another directional beam. 45. The method of claim 44, When the control unit configures a combined composite mode among the composite modes using the at least one antenna set, the control unit has a function of at least two modes among a plurality of modes included in the single mode and / or the basic composite mode. The antenna control apparatus in the wireless communication system is further configured to combine to configure one antenna operating mode. 51. The method of claim 50, And when the control unit combines the functions of the at least two modes to configure one antenna operating mode, the control unit is further configured to combine the functions of at least two identical modes. 51. The method of claim 50, When the controller configures the combined composite mode among the composite modes by using the at least one antenna set, the controller includes at least one of a scan mode, a tracking mode, an omnidirectional mode, a directional mode, a directional diversity mode, and a directional multiplexing mode. Combines the functionality of at least two modes of the basic mode comprising one and modes included in the basic composite mode including at least one of a tracking directional composite mode, a tracking directional diversity composite mode, and a tracking directional multiplexing composite mode; And configuring the combined composite mode by using the antenna control apparatus in a wireless communication system. 45. The method of claim 44, When the control unit configures the combined composite mode among the composite modes using the at least one antenna set, the control unit is configured through an operation mode for each antenna set configured for each antenna set and an arrangement of at least two antenna sets. The antenna control apparatus of the wireless communication system is further configured to combine the antenna array operation mode function is configured to one antenna operation mode. 54. The method of claim 53, The control unit configures the single mode or the basic composite mode for each antenna set to generate an operation mode for each antenna set, and generates another single mode or the basic composite mode by using the arrangement of the at least two antenna sets. And generate an antenna array operation mode, and combine the operation modes configured for each of the at least two antenna sets with the antenna array operation mode function to configure the combined composite mode as one antenna operation mode. Antenna control device 45. The method of claim 44, And the control unit is further configured to configure at least two antenna groups using at least two antenna sets when the control unit configures the multi-mode. 56. The method of claim 55, The control unit is further configured to configure one of the single mode and the composite mode as the antenna operation mode for each antenna group using the at least two antenna groups, wherein the composite mode includes at least one of a basic composite mode and a combined composite mode. Antenna control apparatus in a wireless communication system comprising one. 36. The method of claim 35, And the control unit is further configured to operate the antenna operation mode as one of a single mode, a complex mode, and a multiple mode using the at least one antenna. The method of claim 57, When the controller operates the antenna operation mode in the single mode using the at least one antenna, the controller operates the single mode in scan mode, tracking mode, omnidirectional mode, directional mode, directional diversity mode, and directionality. An antenna control apparatus in a wireless communication system further configured to operate in one of multiplexing modes. The method of claim 57, When the control unit operates the antenna operation mode as the basic composite mode among the composite modes by using the at least one antenna, the controller controls the basic composite mode to the tracking directional composite mode, the tracking directional diversity composite mode, and the tracking directionality. An antenna control apparatus in a wireless communication system further configured to operate in one of multiplexing modes. The method of claim 57, When the controller operates the combined composite mode among the composite modes using the at least one antenna, the controller performs a function of at least two modes among a plurality of modes included in the single mode and / or the basic composite mode. The antenna control apparatus of the wireless communication system is further configured to operate the combined composite mode in one antenna operating mode configured in combination. The method of claim 57, When the control unit operates the multi-mode using the at least one antenna, the control unit operates the multi-mode using at least two antenna groups each configured of the at least one antenna, and the at least two The antenna group is further configured to configure and operate one of the single mode and the composite mode for each antenna group using the antenna group, wherein the composite mode includes at least one of a basic composite mode and a combined composite mode. Device. 62. The method of claim 61, When the controller operates the multi-mode using the at least two antenna groups, the controller may use the number of directional beams, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selective directional beams, the accuracy, the directional transmission / reception range, The antenna control apparatus in the wireless communication system is further configured to operate in conjunction with at least one of the operating period, operating area, operating time, operating speed. 36. The method of claim 35, And the control unit is further configured to determine the antenna operation mode in consideration of at least one of a communication environment and a communication purpose. 64. The method of claim 63, The communication environment includes at least one of communication quality, channel quality, channel environment, communication system, The communication purpose of the antenna control apparatus in a wireless communication system including at least one of signal interference control, multi-homing, handover, type of communication service, multi-path connection. 36. The method of claim 35, The control unit is further configured to determine the antenna operation mode by using feedback information transmitted from at least one receiver. And the feedback information includes at least one of channel quality information, channel state information, and received signal strength information. 66. The method of claim 63 or 65, The control unit, An antenna driver configured to operate a beam space of the directional antenna among the at least one antenna; An antenna selector configured to select whether to use the at least one antenna used according to the determined antenna operation mode among at least one antenna provided in the wireless communication system and set whether to use the antenna; An antenna combiner configured to combine the at least one antenna according to the determined antenna operation mode to configure the antenna operation mode; And At least one of a method of processing signals transmitted or received through the at least one antenna, a mode adapter controlling a processing order, The control unit generates a control command including a control parameter for configuring and operating the antenna operation mode according to the determined antenna operation mode to generate at least one of the antenna driver, the antenna selection unit, the antenna coupling unit, and the mode adapter. An antenna control device in a wireless communication system further configured to output as one. 45. The method of claim 44, When the controller configures a combined composite mode among the composite modes using the at least one antenna set, And the control unit is configured to configure a first operation mode operated in each antenna set and to configure a second operation mode operated in an array of at least two antenna sets. The method of claim 66, wherein The control unit configures the first operation mode by adjusting the directional beams of the antenna sets, and configures the second operation mode by adjusting the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and / or the stream-specific coupling coefficients of the array of antenna sets. Antenna control device in a wireless communication system further configured. The method of claim 66, wherein When the control unit configures the combined composite mode of the composite mode using the at least one antenna set, The controller configures the first operation mode by adjusting at least one of the number of available directional beams, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selective directional beams, and the operation period of each antenna set used in the first operation mode. And configure the second mode of operation by adjusting at least one of the available directional beams, the beam width, the beam pattern, the number of simultaneous selective directional beams, and the operation period of the array of antenna sets used in the second mode of operation. Antenna control device in a wireless communication system configured. 36. The method of claim 35, And the control unit is further configured to select at least one antenna used among at least one antenna included in the wireless communication system. 36. The method of claim 35, And the control unit is further configured to adjust the antenna-specific coupling coefficients and / or the stream-specific coupling coefficients of the at least one antenna according to the determined antenna operation mode. 36. The method of claim 35, And the control unit is further configured to operate the at least two antenna groups to communicate with at least two communication devices when the at least two antenna groups each including the at least one antenna are configured.

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