System for efficiently providing coverage of a sectorized cell for common and dedicated channels utilizing beam forming and sweeping
US7043274B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W64/00
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication system transmits and receives communications within a sectorized cell between at least one primary station and at least one secondary station. The communication system includes a unit for generating and shaping a beam; an antenna for transmitting and receiving signals within said beam; and a unit for directing the beam. The shaped beam is directed at a plurality of predetermined directions; either continuously or discretely.
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