Antenna diversity base station for transmission of unidirectional channels and corresponding method of transmission of a unidirectional channel by a base station
US6522896B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/0606
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A base station of a radiocommunication system has at least two antennas and can select one of the antennas. It determines if a channel to transmit to at least one mobile station is unidirectional and switches from one antenna to another in accordance with a predetermined random or pseudo-random law if the channel to transmit is unidirectional.
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