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Uplink and downlink transmission quality improvement by differentiated base station antenna pattern downtilt

US6282434A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 10, 1998
Grant dateAug 28, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W16/28
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a cellular telecommunications network, a method and apparatus is disclosed for providing a substantial gain in downlink C/I by means of antenna pattern downtilt while still maintaining the coverage limiting signal strength in the uplink by the use of different antenna pattern downtilt for the transmit and receive antenna patterns.

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