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公开(公告)号：BR9509928A
公开(公告)日：1997-09-30
申请号：BR9509928
申请日：1995-11-28
Applicant: QUALCOMM INC
Inventor： GILMORE ROBERT P , LARAMIE DANIEL
Abstract: A system and method for using a sectored antenna arrangement within a cellular base station to provide redundant coverage within the surrounding cell is disclosed herein. An antenna feed network connects elements of the sectored antenna arrangement to a set of communication transceivers, wherein the feed network includes a combiner array for combining selected ones of the antenna beams upon failure of one of the communication transceivers. A switch network serves to provide the resultant combined beam to an operative one of the communication transceivers. Alternately, the sectored antenna arrangement includes an antenna array having a plurality of switchable antenna elements, each connected to one of the communication transceivers. The switchable antenna elements project a set of variable-width antenna beams over the plurality of cell sectors. Upon one of the communication transceivers becoming inoperative, an antenna control network operates to adjust beam width of a selected one of the variable-width antenna beams by switching configuration of an associated one of the switchable antenna elements. In another approach each antenna within a primary array is disposed to project a beam over a single sector, while each element within a redundant array is designed to encompass a pair of adjacent sectors. Upon one of the transceivers becoming inoperative, a transceiver nominally assigned to cover a sector neighboring the failed sector is connected to the element within the redundant array encompassing both the failed and neighboring sectors.
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2.发明专利
公开(公告)号：ZA959997B
公开(公告)日：1997-08-25
申请号：ZA959997
申请日：1995-11-23
Applicant: QUALCOMM INC
Inventor： GILMORE ROBERT P , LARAMIE DANIEL
Abstract: A system and method for using a sectored antenna arrangement within a cellular base station to provide redundant coverage within the surrounding cell is disclosed herein. An antenna feed network connects elements of the sectored antenna arrangement to a set of communication transceivers, wherein the feed network includes a combiner array for combining selected ones of the antenna beams upon failure of one of the communication transceivers. A switch network serves to provide the resultant combined beam to an operative one of the communication transceivers. Alternately, the sectored antenna arrangement includes an antenna array having a plurality of switchable antenna elements, each connected to one of the communication transceivers. The switchable antenna elements project a set of variable-width antenna beams over the plurality of cell sectors. Upon one of the communication transceivers becoming inoperative, an antenna control network operates to adjust beam width of a selected one of the variable-width antenna beams by switching configuration of an associated one of the switchable antenna elements. In another approach each antenna within a primary array is disposed to project a beam over a single sector, while each element within a redundant array is designed to encompass a pair of adjacent sectors. Upon one of the transceivers becoming inoperative, a transceiver nominally assigned to cover a sector neighboring the failed sector is connected to the element within the redundant array encompassing both the failed and neighboring sectors.
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公开(公告)号：DE69525547D1
公开(公告)日：2002-03-28
申请号：DE69525547
申请日：1995-11-28
Applicant: QUALCOMM INC
Inventor： GILMORE P , LARAMIE DANIEL
Abstract: A system and method for using a sectored antenna arrangement within a cellular base station to provide redundant coverage within the surrounding cell is disclosed herein. An antenna feed network connects elements of the sectored antenna arrangement to a set of communication transceivers, wherein the feed network includes a combiner array for combining selected ones of the antenna beams upon failure of one of the communication transceivers. A switch network serves to provide the resultant combined beam to an operative one of the communication transceivers. Alternately, the sectored antenna arrangement includes an antenna array having a plurality of switchable antenna elements, each connected to one of the communication transceivers. The switchable antenna elements project a set of variable-width antenna beams over the plurality of cell sectors. Upon one of the communication transceivers becoming inoperative, an antenna control network operates to adjust beam width of a selected one of the variable-width antenna beams by switching configuration of an associated one of the switchable antenna elements. In another approach each antenna within a primary array is disposed to project a beam over a single sector, while each element within a redundant array is designed to encompass a pair of adjacent sectors. Upon one of the transceivers becoming inoperative, a transceiver nominally assigned to cover a sector neighboring the failed sector is connected to the element within the redundant array encompassing both the failed and neighboring sectors.
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公开(公告)号：AT213580T
公开(公告)日：2002-03-15
申请号：AT95940876
申请日：1995-11-28
Applicant: QUALCOMM INC
Inventor： GILMORE ROBERT P , LARAMIE DANIEL
Abstract: A system and method for using a sectored antenna arrangement within a cellular base station to provide redundant coverage within the surrounding cell is disclosed herein. An antenna feed network connects elements of the sectored antenna arrangement to a set of communication transceivers, wherein the feed network includes a combiner array for combining selected ones of the antenna beams upon failure of one of the communication transceivers. A switch network serves to provide the resultant combined beam to an operative one of the communication transceivers. Alternately, the sectored antenna arrangement includes an antenna array having a plurality of switchable antenna elements, each connected to one of the communication transceivers. The switchable antenna elements project a set of variable-width antenna beams over the plurality of cell sectors. Upon one of the communication transceivers becoming inoperative, an antenna control network operates to adjust beam width of a selected one of the variable-width antenna beams by switching configuration of an associated one of the switchable antenna elements. In another approach each antenna within a primary array is disposed to project a beam over a single sector, while each element within a redundant array is designed to encompass a pair of adjacent sectors. Upon one of the transceivers becoming inoperative, a transceiver nominally assigned to cover a sector neighboring the failed sector is connected to the element within the redundant array encompassing both the failed and neighboring sectors.
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公开(公告)号：DE69525547T2
公开(公告)日：2002-10-10
申请号：DE69525547
申请日：1995-11-28
Applicant: QUALCOMM INC
Inventor： GILMORE P , LARAMIE DANIEL
Abstract: A system and method for using a sectored antenna arrangement within a cellular base station to provide redundant coverage within the surrounding cell is disclosed herein. An antenna feed network connects elements of the sectored antenna arrangement to a set of communication transceivers, wherein the feed network includes a combiner array for combining selected ones of the antenna beams upon failure of one of the communication transceivers. A switch network serves to provide the resultant combined beam to an operative one of the communication transceivers. Alternately, the sectored antenna arrangement includes an antenna array having a plurality of switchable antenna elements, each connected to one of the communication transceivers. The switchable antenna elements project a set of variable-width antenna beams over the plurality of cell sectors. Upon one of the communication transceivers becoming inoperative, an antenna control network operates to adjust beam width of a selected one of the variable-width antenna beams by switching configuration of an associated one of the switchable antenna elements. In another approach each antenna within a primary array is disposed to project a beam over a single sector, while each element within a redundant array is designed to encompass a pair of adjacent sectors. Upon one of the transceivers becoming inoperative, a transceiver nominally assigned to cover a sector neighboring the failed sector is connected to the element within the redundant array encompassing both the failed and neighboring sectors.
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Patent Agency Ranking6.发明专利
公开(公告)号：AU700158B2
公开(公告)日：1998-12-24
申请号：AU4248096
申请日：1995-11-28
Applicant: QUALCOMM INC
Inventor： GILMORE ROBERT P , LARAMIE DANIEL
Abstract: A system and method for using a sectored antenna arrangement within a cellular base station to provide redundant coverage within the surrounding cell is disclosed herein. An antenna feed network connects elements of the sectored antenna arrangement to a set of communication transceivers, wherein the feed network includes a combiner array for combining selected ones of the antenna beams upon failure of one of the communication transceivers. A switch network serves to provide the resultant combined beam to an operative one of the communication transceivers. Alternately, the sectored antenna arrangement includes an antenna array having a plurality of switchable antenna elements, each connected to one of the communication transceivers. The switchable antenna elements project a set of variable-width antenna beams over the plurality of cell sectors. Upon one of the communication transceivers becoming inoperative, an antenna control network operates to adjust beam width of a selected one of the variable-width antenna beams by switching configuration of an associated one of the switchable antenna elements. In another approach each antenna within a primary array is disposed to project a beam over a single sector, while each element within a redundant array is designed to encompass a pair of adjacent sectors. Upon one of the transceivers becoming inoperative, a transceiver nominally assigned to cover a sector neighboring the failed sector is connected to the element within the redundant array encompassing both the failed and neighboring sectors.
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7.发明专利
公开(公告)号：AU4248096A
公开(公告)日：1996-06-19
申请号：AU4248096
申请日：1995-11-28
Applicant: QUALCOMM INC
Inventor： GILMORE ROBERT P , LARAMIE DANIEL
Abstract: A system and method for using a sectored antenna arrangement within a cellular base station to provide redundant coverage within the surrounding cell is disclosed herein. An antenna feed network connects elements of the sectored antenna arrangement to a set of communication transceivers, wherein the feed network includes a combiner array for combining selected ones of the antenna beams upon failure of one of the communication transceivers. A switch network serves to provide the resultant combined beam to an operative one of the communication transceivers. Alternately, the sectored antenna arrangement includes an antenna array having a plurality of switchable antenna elements, each connected to one of the communication transceivers. The switchable antenna elements project a set of variable-width antenna beams over the plurality of cell sectors. Upon one of the communication transceivers becoming inoperative, an antenna control network operates to adjust beam width of a selected one of the variable-width antenna beams by switching configuration of an associated one of the switchable antenna elements. In another approach each antenna within a primary array is disposed to project a beam over a single sector, while each element within a redundant array is designed to encompass a pair of adjacent sectors. Upon one of the transceivers becoming inoperative, a transceiver nominally assigned to cover a sector neighboring the failed sector is connected to the element within the redundant array encompassing both the failed and neighboring sectors.
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8.发明专利
公开(公告)号：ZA9509997B
公开(公告)日：1997-08-25
申请号：ZA9509997
申请日：1995-11-23
Applicant: QUALCOMM INC
Inventor： GILMORE ROBERT P , LARAMIE DANIEL
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公开(公告)号：AR000494A1
公开(公告)日：1997-07-10
申请号：AR33443695
申请日：1995-11-29
Applicant: QUALCOMM INC
Inventor： GILMORE ROBERT P , LARAMIE DANIEL
Abstract: La invención se refiere a una disposición y un método para la utilización de una disposición sectorizada de antenas dentro de una estación celular debase, a efectos de proveer una cobertura redundante dentro de la célula rodeante. Una red de antenas de alimentación conecta los elementos de ladisposición sectorizada de antena, a un conjunto de transceptores de comunicación, incluyendo la red de alimentación, una disposición ordenada decombinadores para combinar haces de antenas seleccionadas al producirse el fallo de uno de los transceptores de comunicación. Una red de conmutación sirvepara proveer el haz combinado resultante, a uno de los transceptores de comunicación que es operativo. Como alternativa, ladisposición sectorizada deantena incluye un conjunto ordenado de antenas que tiene una pluralidad de elementos de antena conmutables, cada uno de ellos, conectado a uno de lostransceptores de comunicación. En otra variante, cada una de la antenas dentro de un conjunto ordenado primario, está dispuesta de modo de proyectar un hazsobre un sector simple, mientras que cada uno de los elementos dentro de un conjunto ordenado redundante, está disenado de modo de abarcar un par desectores adyacentes. El método para proveer una cobertura redundante incluye las etapas de proyectar haces sobre los sectores mediante una pluralidad deantenas, conectar éstas últimas a transceptores seleccionados y proveer el haz contenido a un transceptor operativo.
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10.发明专利
公开(公告)号：CA2206101A1
公开(公告)日：1996-06-06
申请号：CA2206101
申请日：1995-11-28
Applicant: QUALCOMM INC
Inventor： LARAMIE DANIEL , GILMORE ROBERT P
Abstract: A system and method for using a sectored antenna arrangement within a cellular base station to provide redundant coverage within the surrounding cell is disclosed herein. An antenna feed network connects elements of the sectored antenna arrangement to a set of communication transceivers (79, 80, 81), wherein the feed network includes a combiner array (92, 94, 96) for combining selected ones of the antenna beams upon failure of one of the communication transceivers (79, 80, 81). A switch network (102, 104, 106) serves to provide the resultant combined beam to an operative one of the communication transceivers. Alternately, the sectored antenna arrangement includes an antenna array having a plurality of switchable antenna elements A1-A3, each connected to one of the communication transceivers. The switchable antenna elements A1-A3 project a set of variable-width antenna beams over the plurality of cell sectors. Upon one of the communication transceivers becoming inoperative, an antenna control network operates to adjust beam width of a selected one of the variable-width antenna beams by switching configuration of an associated one of the switchable antenna elements (S1f, S2f, S3f, S1n, S2n, S3n). In another approach each antenna within a primary array (S1n, S2n, S3n) is disposed to project a beam over a single sector, while each element within a redundant array (S1f, S2f, S3f) is designed to encompass a pair of adjacent sectors. Upon one of the transceivers becoming inoperative, a transceiver nominally assigned to cover a sector neighboring the failed sector is connected to the element within the redundant array (S1f, S2f, S3f) encompassing both the failed and neighboring sectors.
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