Patent · US Expired

Fractional reuse through channel allocation tiering

US6882847B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Stephen Craig · Nacka, SE
Fredric Kronestedt · Ekerö, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 26, 2001
Grant date	Apr 19, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 3, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W72/541
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cellular telecommunications method and system for fractional reuse of resources through channel allocation tiering, thereby increasing the spectral efficiency of the telecommunications system. A number of available channels in a cell are divided into logical groups, each of which share the same radio resources. The system reduces or eliminates interference using a number of techniques, such as interference diversity, interference suppression and/or interference avoidance. This utilization of resources in the system will create a spectrally efficient network or cell and enable a reuse less than one.

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