Digital fixed radio access system providing local mobility

US5533027A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

• Dag E. Akerberg · Hagfors, SE
• Petrus van de Berg · Amsterdam, NL

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 28, 1995
• Grant date: Jul 2, 1996
• Expiry date: Aug 28, 2015

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W16/26
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An arrangement for radio communication includes a first radio station or base station, a number of second radio stations, and a number of subscriber stations. The second radio stations each include a digital radio arrangement and first and second devices for, respectively, communicating with the first station and with a subscriber station. The first device includes a long-range antenna for communication with the first station. The second device includes an antenna for communication with at least one of the subscriber stations. The digital radio arrangement includes a radio switch having a common transceiver providing wireless communication with the first station as well as with a subscriber station.