Distributed Antenna System
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Abstract
A wireless communication network employs a distributed antenna system to provide radio coverage. The wireless communication network comprises a plurality of access points providing service in respective coverage areas. The access point within each coverage area connects to a plurality of antennas that are widely distributed within the coverage area. Radio resources at antennas within the overlapping region of two or more neighboring coverage areas are shared by the access points in the neighboring coverage areas according to a multiple access scheme. The sharing of radio resources within the overlapping region of two or more coverage areas allows the overlapping region to be enlarged, thereby providing more time to complete a handover.
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38 Claims
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24. A wireless communication network comprising:
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a plurality of access points providing service to mobile devices over respective coverage areas; and within each coverage area, a plurality of antennas distributed within the coverage area and connected to said access point; wherein access points in neighboring coverage areas that overlap share, according to a multiple access scheme, radio resources at antennas within an overlapping region of said neighboring coverage areas.
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25. A method in a wireless communication network, which network comprises a plurality of access points providing service to mobile devices over respective coverage areas, wherein each access point connects to a plurality of antennas distributed over its coverage area, said method comprising:
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overlapping coverage areas of neighboring access points; and sharing radio resources at antennas in an overlapping region of said coverage areas between access points in said neighboring coverage areas according to a multiple access scheme. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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- 34. An access point for a wireless communication network comprising a plurality of access points providing service to mobile devices over respective coverage areas, wherein the access point in each coverage area connects to a plurality of antenna distributed within the coverage area, and wherein the coverage area of said access point overlaps with the coverage area of a neighboring access point, wherein said access point is configured to share radio resources with a neighboring access point at antennas within an overlapping region of said neighboring coverage areas, according to a multiple access scheme.
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