Signal combiner for a radio communication base station arrangement
US5848361A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/0857
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to radio communication systems and provides a signal combiner for a radio communications system having a number of receiving antennas. The signal combiner receives signals from all receiving antennas and provides a combination technique with performance close to optimal (maximal ratio) combiners but without the complexity. The invention provides a base station (10) arrangement which only processes the outputs from antennas (12) which contribute positively to the overall system carrier-to-noise ratio.
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