BEAM WOBBLING FOR INCREASED DOWNLINK COVERAGE AND CAPACITY
First Claim
1. A method for reducing interference between adjacent cells of a cellular radio system, comprising:
- (a) in a cell of said cellular radio system, transmitting traffic along a downlink beam to a first user terminal during a first time slot;
(b) rotating said downlink beam by a predetermined angle;
(c) transmitting along said downlink beam to a further user terminal during a second time slot; and
(d) repeating steps (a), (b), and (c) until the entire area of cell is covered;
said predetermined angle being varied in accordance with a predetermined pattern.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for reducing signal interference within a cellular radio system to increase both coverage and capacity. The method and apparatus include altering the direction of beams within cell sectors is among discrete angular positions according to a predetermined, cyclic pattern. The predetermined, cyclic pattern varies in a group of adjacent cell sectors such that inter-cell interference is significantly reduced or eliminated by rotating at a different cycle the beams in adjacent cells. This discrete, angular movement of beams provides for downlink transmissions to be timed in such a way (i.e., scheduled) such that transmission to a user will occur in accordance with the beam and time slot having the best carrier to interference (C/I) ratio for that user.
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5 Claims
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1. A method for reducing interference between adjacent cells of a cellular radio system, comprising:
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(a) in a cell of said cellular radio system, transmitting traffic along a downlink beam to a first user terminal during a first time slot;
(b) rotating said downlink beam by a predetermined angle;
(c) transmitting along said downlink beam to a further user terminal during a second time slot; and
(d) repeating steps (a), (b), and (c) until the entire area of cell is covered;
said predetermined angle being varied in accordance with a predetermined pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for controlling interference between first and second traffic carrying beams of adjacent cells of a cellular radio system, said method comprising:
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(a) rotating a first beam along a plurality of successive orientations according to a first rotation scheme;
(b) rotating a second beam along a plurality of successive orientations according to a second rotation scheme;
(c) identifying different timeslots with varying quality created by said first and second rotation schemes; and
(d) selecting a reception timeslot from said different timeslots that corresponds to an optimal C/I ratio for user equipment residing within a location covered by both said first and second beams. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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