Antenna configuration for a hybrid inner/outer sectored cell
US6351654B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W16/24
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Sharing the existing sector antennas at the base station each of which corresponds to one sector of the outer communication coverage area to create an omnidirectional inner communication coverage area. When transmitting or receiving data from a mobile in one sector of the outer communication coverage area only one antenna is used, and when transmitting or receiving data from a mobile in the inner communication coverage area all the antennas are used. This allows an increase in capacity of the hybrid inner/outer sectored cell without the additional cost of adding further antennas.
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