Cellular base station augmentation system and method
US6987990B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W16/24
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for augmenting an existing base station for cellular communications, especially when the existing base station includes a main antenna and a diversity antenna. The method comprising replacing the diversity antenna array with a new diversity antenna array comprising both receive and transmit elements; installing a switching matrix in the signal path between the base station and the transmit element of both the new diversity antenna array and the main antenna array; and switching the transmission of data between the transmit elements of the main antenna array and the diversity antenna array.
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