Method and apparatus for converting between a multi-sector, omni-base station configuration and a multi-sector base station configuration
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Abstract
A base station includes multiple sector antenna units. Each sector antenna unit has an antenna for receiving a carrier signal associated with an antenna frequency in an available frequency band. The base station is converted between a multiple sector base station configuration and a multi-sector, omni-base station configuration. In a diversity base station implementation, each sector antenna unit receives a diversity signal from a first sector, and the second diversity antenna unit receives a diversity signal from a second different sector. If one sector antenna unit does not perform properly so that one of the sector diversity signals is lost or corrupted, the other sector diversity signal is still useable. The base station may be reconfigured to power-down at least some part of the transmit side without having to power-down some or all of the receive side.
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39 Claims
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14. Radio base station apparatus, comprising:
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multiple sector antenna units coupled to a base station unit, each of the multiple sector antenna units having an antenna for receiving a carrier signal associated with an antenna frequency in an available frequency band, and wherein each sector antenna unit is connected to a first diversity antenna signal from one sector and a second diversity antenna signal from a different sector. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. Radio base station apparatus, comprising:
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multiple sector antenna units, each of the multiple sector antenna units having an antenna for receiving a carrier signal associated with an antenna frequency in an available frequency band; multiple base station transceivers, each transceiver having transmission circuitry and receiving circuitry, and each sector antenna unit being connectable to one of the multiple base station transceivers; and electronic circuitry configured to selectively power down at least a part of the transmission circuitry for a desired time interval without having to power down at least a part of the receiving circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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34. A method for use in a radio base station, comprising:
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receiving a carrier signal associated with an antenna frequency in an available frequency band at each one of multiple sector antenna units, each sector antenna unit being connected to an antenna and to a base station unit, wherein each sector antenna unit is connected to a first diversity antenna signal from one sector and a second diversity antenna signal from a different sector. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. A method for use in a radio base station including multiple sector antenna units, each of the multiple sector antenna units having an antenna for receiving a carrier signal associated with an antenna frequency in an available frequency band, and multiple base station transceivers, each transceiver having transmission circuitry and receiving circuitry, and each sector antenna unit being connectable to one of the multiple base station transceivers, the method comprising:
selectively powering down the transmission circuitry for a desired time interval without having to power down the receiving circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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