Patent · US Expired

Method of installation for a fixed wireless access subscriber antenna

US6075499A · kind A · utility

46Cited by
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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 1, 1997
Grant dateJun 13, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q3/08
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to radio communication systems and in particular relates to a method of installation for a fixed wireless access subscriber antenna. According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of installing a fixed wireless access arrangement comprising one or more directive antennas operable to be directed at a base station; the method steps comprising: determining the absolute position of the location of the subscribers premises employing a radio position determining receiver; referencing data relating to the absolute position of the location of a fixed wireless access base station; positioning an antenna relative to the base station given the absolute position of the whereby initial set-up of the antenna is sufficiently accurate whereby fine tuning of the antenna is possible. By configuring the antenna mount prior to attachment on the structure, then the time required to deploy fixed wireless access subscriber equipment is much reduced.

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