Cellular communication system and re-use pattern therefor
US6212385A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W16/24
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cellular communication system has a frequency bandwidth arranged into a plurality of frequency channels, and a plurality of neighbouring first (130) and second (132) sites each having sectors (a1-f1, a2-f2) containing at least one frequency channel. Corresponding sectors in each of the neighbouring first (130) and second sites (132) have consecutive frequency channels from the frequency bandwidth, thereby producing a two-site re-use pattern (134, 136). The cellular communication system may be adapted to support an underlay/overlay cell configuration in which neighbouring first (230) and second (232) sites each have six-sectors containing at least one frequency channel (b1-b12) of a two-site repeat pattern. The six sectors further each contain at least one frequency channel (t1-t6) of a one-site repeat pattern. Corresponding sectors in each of the neighbouring first (130) and second sites (132) have consecutive frequency channels in the two-site repeat pattern and identical channels in the one-side repeat pattern.
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