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Beamformers ExplainedDr. Mohamed Nadder Hamdy, Beamformers ExplainedTable of ContentsThe rise of beamformers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Chapter 1: Beam management procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Idle mode beam management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Synchronization signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Initial access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Connected mode beam management.

Unlike traditional antennas that could transmit and receive only on fixed radiation patterns, beamforming antennas dynamically shape their main and null beam directions according to the location of their connected users. Thus, these future-enabling antennas are …

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