Radio-Access Method for Mobile-Radio Networks, Related Networks and Computer Program Product
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Abstract
A mobile-radio network includes radio base stations providing radio coverage to the users of the network via antenna elements, wherein the antenna elements are equipped with at least one first communication channel and at least one second communication channel. The first communication channel provides a first layer of individual microcell radio coverage for the antenna elements. The second communication channel is made common to groups of the antenna elements and provides a second layer of virtual macrocell radio coverage, wherein the coverage of each virtual macrocell aggregates the microcell radio coverages of the antenna elements included in the respective group.
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86 Claims
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44. A method of providing radio coverage in a mobile-radio network comprising antenna elements providing radio coverage to users of said network, comprising the steps of:
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equipping said antenna elements for communication over at least one first communication channel providing a first layer of individual radio coverage for said antenna elements, and at least one second communication channel; and making said at least one second communication channel common to at least one group of said antenna elements to provide a second layer of radio coverage aggregating the radio coverages of the antenna elements in said at least one group. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 86)
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65. A mobile-radio network comprising antenna elements providing radio coverage to users of said network, wherein:
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said antenna elements are equipped for communication over at least one first communication channel providing a first layer of individual radio coverage for said antenna elements, and at least one second communication channel; and said at least one second communication channel is common to at least one group of said antenna elements to provide a second layer of radio coverage aggregating the radio coverage of the antenna elements in said at least one group. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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