Method and apparatus for repeating a signal in a wireless communication system
US8320825B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/2606
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to communication in a wireless communications network in which a cell comprises areas with different topographies, for example between indoor and outdoor areas. The communication is optimized by means of a repeater for use in a fixed wireless broadband communications system, comprising receiving means for receiving a downlink signal from a base station, signal processing means for processing the downlink signal to produce an output signal, and transmitting means for transmitting the output signal, said repeater being characterized in that it comprises means for creating diversity in the output signal.
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