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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.

When multiple antenna elements (AE) are mounted in a line along a shared reflector, the result is a panel antenna with linear arrays (Figure 8). A phased array antenna applies phase control (or time-delay) at each radiating element, so its beam can be shaped and scanned to different directions in space. Figure 8: Panel antenna linear array

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