Method and Apparatus To Estimate Relative Base Station and Subscriber Terminal Locations and Using It To Increase Frequency Reuse
First Claim
1. A method for increasing access to a wireless network, the method comprising:
- determining relative locations of the plurality of terminals with respect to the base stations; and
electronically steering respective antennas based on the determined relative locations to increase frequency reuse in the wireless network.
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Abstract
Method for estimating position information of base stations as well as terminals for three dimensional centralized real-time spectrum management to achieve high spectral efficiency. In one aspect of the invention, the method comprises i) understanding the position information of plurality of base stations, wherein the plurality of terminals and the base stations form a wireless network, ii) determining, at the central controller, position of a terminal via plurality of communication wirelessly between the base stations and a terminal and between the base station and the central controller, iii) applying network wide real time knowledge at the central controller to electronically steerable antennas to use a resource in a different direction then where it is used by other base stations to achieve frequency reuse of one.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for increasing access to a wireless network, the method comprising:
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determining relative locations of the plurality of terminals with respect to the base stations; and electronically steering respective antennas based on the determined relative locations to increase frequency reuse in the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for increasing access to a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
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a determination module configured to determine relative locations of a plurality of terminals with respect to the base stations; and a steering module configured to steer antennas electronically based on the determined relative locations to increase frequency reuse. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product having a non-transitory computer readable medium with computer readable instructions stored thereon for increasing access to a wireless network, the computer readable program, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
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determine relative locations of the plurality of terminals with respect to the base stations; and electronically steer respective antennas based on the determined relative locations to increase frequency reuse in the wireless network.
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