Abstract:
The apparatus includes a memory for storing representations of a microcellular transmitter and a macrocellular transmitter. The representation of the microcellular transmitter is configured to transmit a representation of a first signal, the representation of the macrocellular transmitter is configured to transmit a representation of a second signal. A database is responsive to the memory. The database has a plurality of data structures, and the plurality of data structures comprise a map of a geographic area. A predetermined location is positioned on the map. A facet having a size and comprising at least three points defining a plane is associated with the predetermined location. First and second instruction sets are available to calculate a characteristic of the first and second signals. A processor responsive to the memory and the database uses one of the first instruction set and the second instruction set to calculate the characteristic at the predetermined location.
Abstract:
The apparatus includes a memory for storing representations of a microcellular transmitter and a macrocellular transmitter. The representation of the microcellular transmitter is configured to transmit a representation of a first signal, the representation of the macrocellular transmitter is configured to transmit a representation of a second signal. A database is responsive to the memory. The database has a plurality of data structures, and the plurality of data structures comprise a map of a geographic area. A predetermined location is positioned on the map. A facet having a size and comprising at least three points defining a plane is associated with the predetermined location. First and second instruction sets are available to calculate a characteristic of the first and second signals. A processor responsive to the memory and the database uses one of the first instruction set and the second instruction set to calculate the characteristic at the predetermined location.
Abstract:
The apparatus includes a memory for storing representations of a microcellular transmitter and a macrocellular transmitter. The representation of the microcellular transmitter is configured to transmit a representation of a first signal, the representation of the macrocellular transmitter is configured to transmit a representation of a second signal. A database is responsive to the memory. The database has a plurality of data structures, and the plurality of data structures comprise a map of a geographic area. A predetermined location is positioned on the map. A facet having a size and comprising at least three points defining a plane is associated with the predetermined location. First and second instruction sets are available to calculate a characteristic of the first and second signals. A processor responsive to the memory and the database uses one of the first instruction set and the second instruction set to calculate the characteristic at the predetermined location.
Abstract:
The apparatus includes a memory (50) for storing representations of a microcellular transmitter (34) and a macrocellular transmitter (312). The representation of the microcellular transmitter is configured to transmit a representation of a first signal, the representation of the macrocellular transmitter is configured to transmit a representation of a second signal. A database (51) is responsive to the memory. The database has a plurality of data structures, and the plurality of data structures comprise a map of a geographic area. A predetermined location (11) is positioned on the map. A facet (600) having a size and comprising at least three points defining a plane is associated with the predetermined location. First (53) and second (54) instruction sets are available to calculate a characteristic of the first and second signals. A processor (52) responsive to the memory and the database uses one of the first instruction set and the second instruction set to calculate the characteristic at the predetermined location.
Abstract:
An antenna system (205) includes an antenna structure (215), a receiver (220), and an antenna system controller (225). The antenna structure includes an arrangement of antennas (237), a signal combiner (240), and a switching matrix (235). The arrangement of antennas is designed to have a set of antenna element separations that are optimized to provide lowest correlation coefficients of intercepted radio signals for a corresponding set of electromagnetic environment types that vary from a very low density scattering environment to a maximum density scattering environment. The antennas (230), (231), (232), (233), (234) in the antenna arrangement each include at least one element that has a common polarization. There is at least one antenna that is a dual polarized antenna. The antenna system selects an antenna element pair that corresponds to the environment type which it is operating and thereby receives a best combined signal.
Abstract:
A subscriber device (10) includes one or more sensors (102) for measuring an object electromagnetic characteristic, such as conductivity, permittivity or permeability. A controller (104) stores the object electromagnetic parameter in memory (106) and, operating in accordance with a performance enhancement routine stored in the memory (106), enhances operation of the subscriber device (10) in accordance with the electromagnetic parameter. The controller (104) may do this by adjusting the power of an amplifier (112), the frequency of a synthesizer (114) or the impedance of an antenna (110). A software program controlling the subscriber device and a corresponding method are described.
Abstract:
A subscriber device (10) includes one or more sensors (102) for measuring an object electromagnetic characteristic, such as conductivity, permittivity or permeability. A controller (104) stores the object electromagnetic parameter in memory (106) and, operating in accordance with a performance enhancement routine stored in the memory (106), enhances operation of the subscriber device (10) in accordance with the electromagnetic parameter. The controller (104) may do this by adjusting the power of an amplifier (112), the frequency of a synthesizer (114) or the impedance of an antenna (110). A software program controlling the subscriber device and a corresponding method are described.
Abstract:
An Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexer (OFDM) transmitter and receiver apparatus consistent with certain embodiments of the present invention receives data to be transmitted and maps (104) a first portion of the data to a first polarization state and a second portion of the data to a second polarization state. A first transmitter (148) transmits the first portion of the data as a set of first OFDM subcarriers using an antenna (160) exhibiting a first polarization. A second transmitter (156) transmits the second portion of the data as a set of second OFDM subcarriers using an antenna (164) exhibiting a second polarization, wherein the first polarization is orthogonal to the second polarization. A receiver apparatus uses a first antenna exhibiting the first polarization and a second antenna exhibiting the second polarization to receive and decode first and second set of OFDM subcarriers and combines them into a stream of data.
Abstract:
A technique is used in a wideband wireless communication system (100). In some embodiments available channels are determined (310) and one is selected (315) for assignment to each of a set of communication units based on a relative frequency path loss for each available channel. In some embodiments a communication unit is assigned (505) a channel selected from among available channels and a relative signal loss parameter of the communication unit, such as transmit power, is adjusted (510), based on a relative frequency path loss determined from the channel frequency of the assigned channel. In other embodiments, transmit information is split (705) into a plurality of data streams, each characterized by an associated relative signaling sensitivity, and each data stream is assigned (715) to one of a plurality of the transmit channels, wherein data streams are assigned channels of decreasing channel frequencies in order of decreasing associated relative signaling sensitivities of the data streams.