Antenna array for a cellular RF communications system
First Claim
1. A cellular RF Communications System for a plurality of mobile transceivers in a given geographical area of a cellular communications system, the system comprising:
- an array of antennas made of a plurality of subarrays, each subarray having a number of cells,a plurality of sector antennas located substantially at the center of each cell,means for operating each of the sector antennas of cells of each subarray to provide a predetermined communication channel to the mobile transceivers which is different from that provided by the other sector antennas of the same cell, andmeans for repeating channel allocations to sector antennas for subarray to subarray in a predetermined pattern,means for positioning co-channel antennas with respect to one another so as to eliminate substantially side lobe and frontal lobe interferences from adjacent side and front co-channel sector antennas, andmeans for physically spacing and spatially relating co-channel antennas so as to minimize frontal lobe interference from the back co-channel.
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Abstract
An array of antennas for a cellular RF communications system for providing communications to randomly placed transceivers in a given area. The antenna array includes a plurality of antenna sites located in the centers of cells. Each antenna site has a plurality of sectored antennas for providing a plurality of communication channels. A predetermined number of sites are used to constitute a subarray of cells to provide a set of communication channels and channel allocations are repeated from subarray to subarray. Channels are also so allocated as to minimize channel interference and optimize channel utilization. An omnidirectional antenna may be provided for each antenna site for signalling purposes.
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1. A cellular RF Communications System for a plurality of mobile transceivers in a given geographical area of a cellular communications system, the system comprising:
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an array of antennas made of a plurality of subarrays, each subarray having a number of cells, a plurality of sector antennas located substantially at the center of each cell, means for operating each of the sector antennas of cells of each subarray to provide a predetermined communication channel to the mobile transceivers which is different from that provided by the other sector antennas of the same cell, and means for repeating channel allocations to sector antennas for subarray to subarray in a predetermined pattern, means for positioning co-channel antennas with respect to one another so as to eliminate substantially side lobe and frontal lobe interferences from adjacent side and front co-channel sector antennas, and means for physically spacing and spatially relating co-channel antennas so as to minimize frontal lobe interference from the back co-channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing communications channels to a plurality of mobile transceivers in a given area serviced by a cellular RF telecommunication system, the communications system having a plurality of antennas arranged in an array made of subarrays, each subarray having a plurality of cells, each cell provided with a centrally located antenna site, each site having a plurality of sector antennas, comprising the steps of:
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operating the plurality of sector antennas of each array to provide different communications channels. repeating channel allocations from subarray to subarray to increase utilization of channels available for the given area, allocating communications channels among the sector antennas so as to eliminate substantially side lobe and frontal lobe interferences from adjacent side and front co-channel sector antennas, and positioning co-channel antennas so that they are physically spaced and spatially related to one another so as to minimize frontal lobe interference from a back co-channel. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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