Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, detecting a communication device in transit, determining a trajectory of the communication device, selecting a section from a plurality of sections of an omnidirectional array of dielectric antennas according to the trajectory of the communication device, where the section corresponds to a set of one or more dielectric antennas from the omnidirectional array of dielectric antennas coupled to a set of launchers, and directing the set of launchers to launch electromagnetic waves directed to the set of one or more dielectric antennas to generate a beam pattern directed to the communication device while in transit. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, selecting a first segment from a plurality of selectable segments of an array of dielectric antennas, where the first segment corresponds to a first set of one or more dielectric antennas from the array of dielectric antennas coupled to a first set of launchers, directing the first set of launchers to launch first electromagnetic waves directed to the first set of one or more dielectric antennas to generate a first beam pattern, selecting a second segment from the plurality of selectable segments, where the second segment corresponds to a second set of one or more dielectric antennas from the array of dielectric antennas coupled to a second set of launchers, and directing the second set of launchers to launch second electromagnetic waves directed to the second set of one or more dielectric antennas to generate a second beam pattern. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, selecting a first segment from a plurality of selectable segments of an array of dielectric antennas, where the first segment corresponds to a first set of one or more dielectric antennas from the array of dielectric antennas coupled to a first set of launchers, directing the first set of launchers to launch first electromagnetic waves directed to the first set of one or more dielectric antennas to generate a first beam pattern, selecting a second segment from the plurality of selectable segments, where the second segment corresponds to a second set of one or more dielectric antennas from the array of dielectric antennas coupled to a second set of launchers, and directing the second set of launchers to launch second electromagnetic waves directed to the second set of one or more dielectric antennas to generate a second beam pattern. Other embodiments are disclosed.

An interaction method and communication device are provided. An interaction method comprises: sending multiple different signals by a communication device, wherein the multiple different signals have different coverage areas, at least determining at least two signals in the multiple different signals received by another communication device, and at least according to the at least two signals, determining a moving track of the other communication device. An interaction solution is thus provided.

An interaction method and communication device are provided. An interaction method comprises: sending multiple different signals by a communication device, wherein the multiple different signals have different coverage areas, at least determining at least two signals in the multiple different signals received by another communication device, and at least according to the at least two signals, determining a moving track of the other communication device. An interaction solution is thus provided.

In some examples, a first wireless device includes a network interface capable of communicating using 16 spatial streams; and at least one processor configured to allocate at least one spatial stream of the 16 spatial streams to a plurality of wireless devices, such that no wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices is allocated more than 4 spatial streams, and send a control information element indicating the allocation of the at least one spatial stream to the plurality of wireless devices.

In some examples, a first wireless device includes a network interface capable of communicating using 16 spatial streams; and at least one processor configured to allocate at least one spatial stream of the 16 spatial streams to a plurality of wireless devices, such that no wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices is allocated more than 4 spatial streams, and send a control information element indicating the allocation of the at least one spatial stream to the plurality of wireless devices.

Generally, this disclosure provides systems and methods for distributed phased array multiple input multiple output (DPA-MIMO) communications. A system may comprise a baseband processing unit; a plurality of beamforming (BF) modules each of which comprises at least a beamforming antenna and a transceiver circuit comprising at least a downconverter that downconverts a beamformed antenna radio frequency signal to an intermediate frequency signal, and an upconverter that upconverts an intermediate frequency signal to radio frequency and sends to said beamforming antenna for transmission; a plurality of intermediate frequency (IF) radios, each of which comprises a receive chain circuit that includes at least a downconverter that downconverts an intermediate frequency signal sent from said BF module to a basedband signal conveyed to said baseband processing unit, and a transmit chain circuit that includes at least an upconverter that upconverts a baseband signal received from said baseband processing unit to an intermediate frequency signal which is conveyed to said beamforming module; and a plurality of cables or any type of physical signal transmission medium, each of which connects one of said beamforming modules with one of said intermediate frequency radios.

A base station antenna includes a reflector having a plurality of pairs of opposed faces, a connector port, a plurality of radiating elements mounted to extend outwardly from the respective faces of the reflector, where each of the radiating elements is coupled to the connector port, and a plurality of RF lenses, each RF lens mounted outwardly of a respective one of the radiating elements and associated with the respective radiating element. The number of radiating elements coupled to the connector port is equal to the number of faces on the reflector.

A base station antenna includes a reflector having a plurality of pairs of opposed faces, a connector port, a plurality of radiating elements mounted to extend outwardly from the respective faces of the reflector, where each of the radiating elements is coupled to the connector port, and a plurality of RF lenses, each RF lens mounted outwardly of a respective one of the radiating elements and associated with the respective radiating element. The number of radiating elements coupled to the connector port is equal to the number of faces on the reflector.