Admission control with directional antenna
US7480278B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 4, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W16/28
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for performing an admission control of a terminal device with an antenna array in a cellular network is provided. The admission control decision is based on a direction-specific load determined by an estimation of a load-dependent directional parameter. Additionally, a cell-splitting function with at least two scrambling codes can be implemented.
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