Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for providing communication between a base station and at least one wireless device using a first beam. A method in a base station comprises receiving an indication of two or more beams, wherein the two or more beams meet a quality criterion associated with the at least one wireless device; obtaining a combined beam vector, w, based on a weighted sum of two or more beam vectors, bk, associated with the two or more beams; and communicating with the at least one wireless device using the first beam, wherein the first beam is generated using the combined beam vector.

Abstract: There is provided an antenna arrangement having unequally many physical antenna elements for transmission and reception. The antenna arrangement comprises physical antenna elements. All physical antenna elements are configured for signal reception but less than all of the physical antenna elements are configured for both signal transmission and signal reception. A first portion of those physical antenna elements configured for both signal transmission and signal reception and a second portion of those physical antenna elements configured for both signal transmission and signal reception are in the antenna arrangement placed to, during operation of the antenna arrangement, be vertically separated by physical antenna elements configured for only signal reception.

Abstract: A method for assisting the adaptation of a signal from a first node to a second node is provided. The first node communicates with the second node in a wireless communication system over a radio link. The second node has a codebook comprising a set of possible information alternatives for assisting the adaptation of a signal received from the first node. The second node may select an information alternative from the codebook and send it to the first node to assist the first node in adapting the signal. The first node is configured with a number of subsets, each comprising a part of the possible information alternatives. The first node requests that the second node restrict the selection of information alternatives to one of the subsets, and in response, receives an information alternative from the second node that is selected from among the subsets configured according to the configuration request.

Abstract: A mechanism for identifying a low performing radio branch at a radio transceiver device. A method is performed by the radio transceiver device that comprises transmitting a reference signal for at least some of the N radio branches in a respective test period. The reference signal in each test period is transmitted according to a test configuration that specifies that during each test period the reference signal is mapped to only one of the N radio branches such that in test period k, where k=1, . . . , N, the reference signal is only transmitted from radio branch k. The method comprises receiving at least one report from another radio transceiver device relating to measurements made by this so-called another radio transceiver device on the reference signal transmitted for these at least some of the N radio branches to identify which of the N radio branches is the low performing one.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for configuring communication between abase station and at least one wireless device, the base station using an antenna array, wherein antenna ports in the antenna array are coupled to radio frequency branches. The method comprises determining a first radio frequency bandwidth for a first radio frequency branch based on one or more factors associated with traffic served by a plurality of radio frequency bandwidth parts, and configuring the first radio frequency branch to serve frequencies within the first radio frequency bandwidth.

Abstract: Systems and methods for ultra-wideband Crest Factor Reduction (CFR) are provided. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless node for performing CFR includes performing a first CFR step on a plurality of input signals at a first sampling rate with joint peak detection and band-specific noise shaping; and performing a second CFR step on the resulting plurality of input signals at a second sampling rate with joint peak detection and joint noise shaping where the second sampling rate is higher than the first sampling rate. In this way, Peak-to-Average Power Ratio (PAPR) reduction may be increased while the computational complexity is reduced.

Abstract: Methods and arrangements are described for Multi User Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MU-MIMO) signaling via Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) antennas between a base station and one of a plurality of mobile terminals supporting both Single User and Multi User Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (SU-MIMO and MU-MIMO) signaling modes. Switching between the modes is supported, and the modes have partly shared signaling. SU-MIMO mode signaling which is not needed for MU-MIMO mode signaling is identified. Data bits of the identified signaling is interpreted to comprise signaling information associated with MU-MIMO mode.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, apparatus and computer program product for obstacle detection. A method implemented at a base station includes transmitting a positioning reference signal; receiving a transmission leakage signal and a reflection signal of the positioning reference signal; determining whether there exists an obstacle based on the reflection signal; and determining position information of the obstacle based on the transmission leakage signal and the reflection signal.

Abstract: It is provided a method for configuring abeam direction of a set of antennas of an antenna site for a radio communication system. The method being performed in a beam direction configurer and comprises the steps of: obtaining a desired beam direction; configuring a coarse beam director, being configurable to provide only a fixed number of beam directions for the set of antennas, to provide a beam direction being closest to the desired beam direction; and configuring a fine beam director, being configurable more finely than the coarse beam director, to be in a fine beam direction such that a resulting beam direction for set of antennas, being a combination of the beam direction of the coarse beam director and the fine beam director, corresponds to the desired beam direction.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for reporting a faulty antenna port at a transmitting radio device. A method is performed by a receiving radio device. The method comprises receiving at least one reference signal transmitted at an antenna port of the transmitting radio device. The method comprises determining whether the antenna port is deemed faulty or not by subjecting the at least one reference signal to an evaluation criterion. The method comprises transmitting, when the antenna port is deemed faulty, a report to the transmitting radio device. The report indicates that the antenna port is deemed faulty.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for assigning beams to terminal devices in a communications network. A method is performed by a network node. The method comprises determining an initial set of beams for serving the terminal devices, whereby each terminal device is assigned at least one of the beams. The method comprises obtaining an indication that further beams, in addition to those in the initial set of beams, are available for serving the terminal devices. The method comprises evaluating whether to expand the initial set of beams with the further beams or not, whereby the further beams are assigned to the terminal devices according to a criterion, until a resource utilization threshold is reached.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for mitigating interference in a network node. A method is performed by a control device (200). The method comprises receiving (S102) radio signals comprising at least one desired signal and interference, estimating (S104) a characteristic of the interference, wherein the estimation comprises calculating correlation statistics of power levels of frequency sub-bands comprising the interference with frequency sub-bands comprising the received radio signals. The method comprises determining (S106) an interference suppression matrix to suppress the interference in the frequency sub-bands of the received radio signals based on the estimated characteristic of the interference, wherein the interference suppression matrix is further determined based on information from inter-band interference observed across distinct sub-bands of the received radio signals.

Abstract: A method for providing signals for beam-formed transmission comprises retrieving, from a memory, of first vector-associated data defined by an obtained first beam index, assigned to a first signal, scheduled to be transmitted by beamforming in a first direction. The memory has vector-associated data characterizing at least two sets of beamforming vectors for each polarization and for each one of a plurality of beam directions. The beamforming vectors for each polarization and plurality of directions present different tapering and/or non-tapering. The first vector-associated data characterizes a first selected set of beamforming vectors that are designed to give a beam in the first direction. The first beam index comprises information for defining vector-associated data characterizing a particular one of the at least two sets for the first direction. A beamforming of the first signal is initiated by use of the first vector-associated data.

Abstract: Methods and arrangements are described for Multi User Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MU-MIMO) signaling via Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) antennas between a base station and one of a plurality of mobile terminals supporting both Single User and Multi User Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (SU-MIMO and MU-MIMO) signaling modes. Switching between the modes is supported, and the modes have partly shared signaling. SU-MIMO mode signaling which is not needed for MU-MIMO mode signaling is identified. Data bits of the identified signaling is interpreted to comprise signaling information associated with MU-MIMO mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an antenna arrangement (12) connectable to a transceiver (10) for simultaneously transmitting and receiving Radio Frequency, RF, signals. The antenna arrangement (12) comprises two or more sets of antenna elements (14, 16, 22). The sets of antenna elements have different antenna element spacing and comprise interface units (18, 20, 24) which are connected to a transceiver (10). The interface units (18, 20, 24) are configured for transmitting RF signals with a first frequency and for receiving RF signals with another frequency.

Abstract: There is provided a method for controlling interference in a received signal when scheduling in a network node for wireless communication with a set of user equipment's, UEs, said set comprising a first UE and at least a second UE, wherein the interference is passive-intermodulation interference, PIM. The method comprises receiving a scheduling request from at least the first UE transmitting on a first frequency and scheduling at least the first UE based on an interference scenario report and available PIM cancellation resources to enable efficient PIM control. The method is performed by a control device.

Abstract: A method performed by a network node for reducing Inter-Symbol Interference, ISI, in a wireless communications network. The network node provides a number of beams for transmissions between the network node and respective one or more first User Equipments, UEs, and a second UE. During a time period, network node obtains (301) measures of ISI per beam out of the number of beams related to transmissions between the network node and the one or more first UEs. The network node then reduces (302) the ISI in the wireless communications network 100 by obtaining a beam for transmission between the network node and the second UE. The beam is selected out of the number of beams by taking the obtained measures of ISI per beam into account.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for signaling scheduling information in a spatial multiplexing wireless communications system, as well as corresponding methods and apparatus for processing such signaling information, are disclosed. Signaling scheduling information includes scheduling first and second transport blocks for simultaneous transmission during a first transmission interval on first and second data substreams, respectively, and assigning a single re-transmission process identifier for the first transmission interval and transmitting first scheduling information for the first transmission interval. The first scheduling information includes the re-transmission process identifier and first disambiguation data. Additionally, at least one of the first and second transport blocks is scheduled for re-transmission during a second transmission interval.

Abstract: The invention relates to devices and methods for signalling control information associated with transmission of data over a wireless channel. A second communication device receives (S2) data from a first communication device, wherein the data comprises an indication of recommended precoders and a recommendation of a first transmission rank to possibly use during transmission. The second communication device determines (S4) a second transmission rank to use for transmitting data, and transmits (S6) a confirmation message to the first communication device. The confirmation message comprises a confirmation that transmission of data from the second communication device is using at least parts of each recommended precoder associated with a frequency resource that falls within the transmission of data and an indicator of the second transmission rank to use.

Abstract: The invention relates to devices and methods for signalling control information associated with transmission of data over a wireless channel. A second communication device receives (S2) data from a first communication device, wherein the data comprises an indication of recommended precoders and a recommendation of a first transmission rank to possibly use during transmission. The second communication device determines (S4) a second transmission rank to use for transmitting data, and transmits (S6) a confirmation message to the first communication device. The confirmation message comprises a confirmation that transmission of data from the second communication device is using at least parts of each recommended precoder associated with a frequency resource that falls within the transmission of data and an indicator of the second transmission rank to use.