Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Base station arrangement for a cellular communication system
- Patent Title (中): 用于蜂窝通信系统的基站装置
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Application No.: US12663974Application Date: 2008-07-22
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Publication No.: US08238976B2Publication Date: 2012-08-07
- Inventor: Jing Wang , Conroy L. Brown , Jeffrey Hebden , Olatunde O. Williams
- Applicant: Jing Wang , Conroy L. Brown , Jeffrey Hebden , Olatunde O. Williams
- Applicant Address: US IL Libertyville
- Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
- Current Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Libertyville
- Priority: GB0715292.9 20070807
- International Application: PCT/US2008/070708 WO 20080722
- International Announcement: WO2009/020758 WO 20090212
- Main IPC: H04M1/00
- IPC: H04M1/00 ; H04B1/46

Abstract:
A base station arrangement for a cellular communication system comprises a plurality of antennas (101-105) where each antenna (101-105) has a different coverage area. The base station arrangement can operate in a sectorised mode and a non-sectorised mode controlled by a mode controller (119). When in the sectorised mode, the base station arrangement provides an individual broadcast control carrier to each antenna (101-105) of the plurality of antennas (101-105) thereby supporting a plurality of cells each having a coverage area of the corresponding antenna (101-105). When in the non-sectorised mode, the base station arrangement provides a common broadcast carrier to all antennas (101-105) of the plurality of antennas (101-105) thereby supporting a single cell having a coverage area corresponding to a combined coverage area of the plurality of antennas (101-105). The invention may allow reduced power consumption at low loading without sacrificing peak capacity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100222106A1 BASE STATION ARRANGEMENT FOR A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2010-09-02
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