Multi-sector base station and shared processing information
US8090412B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W16/24
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication system is described in which a receiver allocated to a sector of a communication network receives signals via all antennas of the network regardless of the sector allocation of the antenna. The system includes multiple antennas configured to form numerous antenna sets. Each antenna set is allocated to one of a number of sectors of a communication network. The system includes numerous modems or receivers, and each modem is coupled to an antenna set of a sector. The system includes a memory device coupled to the modems. The memory device includes signal processing information shared among the modems of the system. The signal processing information allows each modem to receive communications from subscriber stations in any sector via any of the system receive antennas.
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