System for efficiently providing coverage of a sectorized cell for common and dedicated channels utilizing beam forming and sweeping
First Claim
1. A communication system for transmitting and receiving communications between at least one primary station and at least one secondary station, the system transmits a plurality of common channels covering a sectorized cell using at least one beam comprising:
- means for generating and shaping a beam;
an antenna for transmitting and receiving signals within said beam;
means for directing said beam;
whereby said sweeping means selectively directs the shaped beam at a plurality of directions;
means for said secondary station to acknowledge said beam by transmitting a beam reception data to said primary station; and
means for said primary station to determine the location of the secondary station from said beam reception data; and
said primary station utilizing a dedicated channel beam based on said secondary station'"'"'s location to communicate with said secondary station.
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Abstract
A communication system transmits and receives communications within a sectorized cell between at least one primary station and at least one secondary station. The communication system includes a unit for generating and shaping a beam; an antenna for transmitting and receiving signals within said beam; and a unit for directing the beam. The shaped beam is directed at a plurality of predetermined directions; either continuously or discretely.
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19 Claims
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1. A communication system for transmitting and receiving communications between at least one primary station and at least one secondary station, the system transmits a plurality of common channels covering a sectorized cell using at least one beam comprising:
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means for generating and shaping a beam;
an antenna for transmitting and receiving signals within said beam;
means for directing said beam;
whereby said sweeping means selectively directs the shaped beam at a plurality of directions;
means for said secondary station to acknowledge said beam by transmitting a beam reception data to said primary station; and
means for said primary station to determine the location of the secondary station from said beam reception data; and
said primary station utilizing a dedicated channel beam based on said secondary station'"'"'s location to communicate with said secondary station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for facilitating the transmission and reception of communications between at least one primary station and at least one secondary station, the system transmits a plurality of common channels covering a sectorized cell using at least one beam comprising:
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an antenna, for generating a beam for transmitting a communication and for receiving a communication;
means for shaping the beam;
means for sweeping the shaped beam;
whereby said sweeping means selectively directs the shaped beam at a plurality of directions;
means for said secondary station to acknowledge said beam by transmitting a beam reception data to said primary station; and
means for said primary station to determine the location of the secondary station from said beam reception data; and
said primary station utilizing a dedicated channel beam based on said secondary station'"'"'s location to communicate with said secondary station. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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