Abstract:
A cellular radiotelephone communications system comprising a system of cells that are made up of an array of diretional sector antennas. These antennas are centrally located in the cell and radiates into a 60 DEG area of the cell. Each antenna in a cell has a group of frequencies assigned to it that is different than the group of frequencies assigned to the other antennas within that cell. These frequency groups are repeated either 2 or 8 times respectively in a 4 or 16 cell repeat pattern, effectively forming a two cell reuse pattern. The preferred embodiment of this invention is asymmetrically positioning the repeating frequency groups in an alternating fashion so that one row faces in the opposite direction of another row. The asymmetrical positioning of cells is possible only by departing from the prior art, cellular positioning rules. The positioning rules used in this invention create a 4 or 16 cell repeat pattern by locating co-channel cells closer in one direction than another.
Abstract:
An improved TDMA radiotelephone cellular communication system (122, 115, 199) employs an improved cell site scan monitoring technique. The technique includes monitoring radiotelephone calls, and tracking and recording their signal qualities. The records are used to maintain and determine which frequencies and which time partitions at the base site equipment (115, 119) are being utilized for radiotelephone communication. When a new call assignment is required at a cell site (115 or 119), it is assigned to a time partition of a base site equipment frequency in a frequency prioritized manner such that radiotelephone calls are concentrated within each frequency so as to reduce the number of frequencies carrying radiotelephone calls.
Abstract:
A cellular radiotelephone communications system comprising a system of cells that are made up of an array of diretional sector antennas. These antennas are centrally located in the cell and radiates into a 60 DEG area of the cell. Each antenna in a cell has a group of frequencies assigned to it that is different than the group of frequencies assigned to the other antennas within that cell. These frequency groups are repeated either 2 or 8 times respectively in a 4 or 16 cell repeat pattern, effectively forming a two cell reuse pattern. The preferred embodiment of this invention is asymmetrically positioning the repeating frequency groups in an alternating fashion so that one row faces in the opposite direction of another row. The asymmetrical positioning of cells is possible only by departing from the prior art, cellular positioning rules. The positioning rules used in this invention create a 4 or 16 cell repeat pattern by locating co-channel cells closer in one direction than another.
Abstract:
A cellular radiotelephone communications system comprising a system of cells that are made up of an array of diretional sector antennas. These antennas are centrally located in the cell and radiates into a 60 DEG area of the cell. Each antenna in a cell has a group of frequencies assigned to it that is different than the group of frequencies assigned to the other antennas within that cell. These frequency groups are repeated either 2 or 8 times respectively in a 4 or 16 cell repeat pattern, effectively forming a two cell reuse pattern. The preferred embodiment of this invention is asymmetrically positioning the repeating frequency groups in an alternating fashion so that one row faces in the opposite direction of another row. The asymmetrical positioning of cells is possible only by departing from the prior art, cellular positioning rules. The positioning rules used in this invention create a 4 or 16 cell repeat pattern by locating co-channel cells closer in one direction than another.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for implementing spatial diversity utilizing coaxial interconnections (712, 707) between a plurality of receivers (708), transmitters (713) and radiating elements (706, 704) in a communication system (700) is disclosed. The long coaxial line (707) used for feeding associated receive antennas (706) is used for creating delay of a signal (729) for implementing downlink diversity. Similarly, the long coaxial line (712) used for feeding associated transmit antennas (704) is used for creating delay of a signal (760) for implementing uplink diversity. The method and apparatus, in particular, further includes utilization of at least one of the radiating elements (706) for receiving a signal (709) and transmitting a delayed version of a signal (705) to be transmitted.
Abstract:
A wireless code division multiple access (CDMA) network control element optimizes pilot signal strength. The element includes at least one pilot signal strength measurement cache (202) containing multiple pilot signal strength measurements from multiple system user devices; and at least one processor (208), operatively coupled to the pilot signal strength measurement cache (202), that generates dynamic pilot power control information (132) for multiple pilot signals in response to a comparison of the multiple pilot signal strength measurements from the multiple system user devices to at least one pilot power threshold associated with each pilot signal. In another embodiment, a method for optimizing pilot signal strength includes receiving multiple pilot signal strength measurements, such as instantaneous pilot signal strength measurements from multiple user devices, and dynamically adjusting a pilot signal power level for at least one pilot signal in response to the multiple pilot signal strength measurements.
Abstract:
A wireless communication system (200, 300, 400, 500) mitigates the effects o f excess timing delay caused by varying lengths of communication paths. In one general implementation, a transition communication path (206, 323, 329) is used to transfer a time-advanced version of a timing reference signal so tha t the cumulative time delay at a transition cell (209, 325, 331) is reduced. I n another general implementation, the timing reference signal is time-advanced in all communication paths (403-411), and selected communication paths (403- 407) include a time delay means (423-427, 503-507) such that the cumulative time delay at an area (421) near a target coverage area (130) is reduced. By reducing the cumulative time delay at the area (421) near the target coverag e area (130), a hand-off of a communication of a mobile station (128) into the target coverage area (130) can be performed.
Abstract:
A wireless communication system (200, 300, 400, 500) mitigates the effects of excess timing delay caused by varying lengths of communication paths. In one general implementation, a transition communication path (206, 323, 329) is used to transfer a time-advanced version of a timing reference signal so that the cumulative time delay at a transition cell (209, 325, 331) is reduced. In another general implementation, the timing reference signal is time-advanced in all communication paths (403-411), and selected communication paths (403-407) include a time delay means (423-427, 503-507) such that the cumulative time delay at an area (421) near a target coverage area (130) is reduced. By reducing the cumulative time delay at the area (421) near the target coverage area (130), a handoff of a communication of a mobile station (128) into the target coverage area (130) can be performed.
Abstract:
CE12r An improved TDMA radiotelephone cellular communication system employs an improved cell site scan monitoring technique. The technique includes monitoring radiotelephone calls, and tracking and recording their signal qualities. The records are used to maintain and determine which frequencies and which time partitions at the base site equipment are being utilized for radiotelephone communication. When a new call assignment is required at a cell site, it is assigned to a time partition of a base site equipment frequency in a frequency prioritized manner such that radiotelephone calls are concentrated within each frequency so as to reduce the number of frequencies carrying radiotelephone calls.