Abstract: An enhanced digital beamformer (EDBF) (210, FIG. 2) is provided for use in a transceiver subsystem (200, FIG. 2) for mitigating interference and increasing the frequency reuse factor in communication systems. The EDBF is used to produce wide nulls (520, FIG. 5) in at least one steerable antenna beam pattern. By directing wide nulls at undesired signals, the EDBF provides a more efficient processing of antenna beam patterns in communication systems. The EDBF is used in geostationary satellites, non-geostationary satellites, and terrestrial communication devices. The EDBF combines a unique algorithm, a special processor, and an array antenna to significantly improve the capacity of current and future communication systems, while remaining compatible with existing modulation techniques.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 3, 1997
Date of Patent:
May 9, 2000
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc.
Inventors:
Sam Mordochai Daniel, Stephen Chih-Hung Ma, Keith Vaclav Warble, Shao-Wei Pan, Shay-Ping Thomas Wang