Systems and Methods for Modifying Antenna Radiation Patterns of Peripheral Base Stations of a Terrestrial Network to Allow Reduced Interference
First Claim
1. A wireless communications system comprising:
- a terrestrial network including a plurality of base stations providing communications service for radioterminals over a terrestrial network coverage area, the plurality of base stations including interior base stations providing communications service for radioterminals in an interior portion of the terrestrial network coverage area and peripheral base stations providing communications service for radioterminals at a peripheral portion of the terrestrial network coverage area, wherein at least one of the peripheral base stations provides transmissions directed toward an interior portion of the terrestrial network coverage area with greater power than transmissions directed away from interior portions of the terrestrial network coverage area.
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Abstract
A wireless communications system may include a terrestrial network including a plurality of base stations providing communications service for radioterminals over a terrestrial network coverage area. The plurality of base stations may include interior base stations providing communications service for radioterminals in an interior portion of the terrestrial network coverage area and peripheral base stations providing communications service for radioterminals at a peripheral portion of the terrestrial network coverage area. At least one of the peripheral base stations provides transmissions directed toward an interior portion of the terrestrial network coverage area with greater power than transmissions directed away from interior portions of the terrestrial network coverage area. Related methods are also discussed.
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71 Claims
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1. A wireless communications system comprising:
a terrestrial network including a plurality of base stations providing communications service for radioterminals over a terrestrial network coverage area, the plurality of base stations including interior base stations providing communications service for radioterminals in an interior portion of the terrestrial network coverage area and peripheral base stations providing communications service for radioterminals at a peripheral portion of the terrestrial network coverage area, wherein at least one of the peripheral base stations provides transmissions directed toward an interior portion of the terrestrial network coverage area with greater power than transmissions directed away from interior portions of the terrestrial network coverage area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13)
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32. A method of providing communications for radioterminals, the method comprising:
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providing communications service for radioterminals at an interior portion of a terrestrial network coverage area using interior base stations; and providing communications service for radioterminals at a peripheral portion of the terrestrial network coverage area using peripheral base stations, wherein at least one of the peripheral base stations provides transmissions directed toward an interior portion of the terrestrial network coverage area with greater power than transmissions directed away from interior portions of the terrestrial network coverage area. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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59. A terrestrial communications network that is configured to wirelessly communicate with a plurality of radiotelephones, the terrestrial communications network comprising:
a plurality of base stations that are configured to wirelessly communicate with the plurality of radiotelephones, the plurality of base stations including at least one base station having a return link margin greater than a forward link margin over at least a portion of a coverage area thereof. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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