Cellular system having frequency plan and cell layout with reduced co-channel interference
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1. A cellular radio-telephone system comprising:
- a first plurality of cells located adjacent to each other within a predetermined land area;
the cells each commonly having a second plurality of sectors;
the cells being grouped into clusters of N adjoining cells where N equals at least 2;
each cell cluster having a set of assigned system frequencies;
each cell within each cell cluster having a subset of frequencies from the frequency set so that N groups of co-channel cells exist with each co-channel cell group including one cell from each cluster having channel frequencies corresponding to those for its co-channel cell group;
each sector within each cell having channels corresponding to a sub-subset of frequencies from the associated frequency subset;
respective base station antennas located in the respective sectors of the respective cells;
each of the cell sectors having a third plurality of subscriber station directional antennas disposed at predetermined locations within the sector for communication linkage with the associated base station antenna;
the cells being disposed substantially in rows and columns and further being formed to provide a predetermined relative orientation pattern for co-channel cell sectors;
co-channel cells forming a first cell tier around a preselected center co-channel cell with a common direction operative as a reference orientation direction for co-channel sectors therein;
co-channel sectors in successive co-channel cells about the first tier being successively oriented in alternating first and second directions; and
the alternating directions being a first direction corresponding to at least one sector rotation from the reference direction in the counter-clockwise direction and a second direction corresponding to at least one sector rotation from the reference direction in the clockwise direction.
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Abstract
A cellular radio-telephone system has a plurality of cells each of which has S sectors. The cells are grouped into a plurality of clusters each of which has N adjoining cells. Each cell has a set of assigned system frequencies with respective frequency subsets assigned to its sectors so that N groups of co-channel cells exist with each co-channel cell group including one cell from each cluster having channel frequencies corresponding to those for its co-channel cell group. Respective base station antennas are located in the respective sectors of the respective cells, and each of the cell sectors has a plurality of subscriber station directional antennas disposed at predetermined locations within the sector for communication linkage with the associated base station antenna. The cells are generally formed in rows and columns and further are formed to provide a predetermined relative orientation pattern for co-channel cell sectors. Co-channel cells form a first cell tier around a preselected center co-channel cell with a common direction operative as a reference orientation direction for co-channel sectors therein. Co-channel sectors in successive co-channel cells about the first tier being successively oriented in alternating first and second directions with sectors rotated by at least one sector rotation from the reference direction in the clockwise or counter-clockwise direction.
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1. A cellular radio-telephone system comprising:
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a first plurality of cells located adjacent to each other within a predetermined land area; the cells each commonly having a second plurality of sectors; the cells being grouped into clusters of N adjoining cells where N equals at least 2; each cell cluster having a set of assigned system frequencies; each cell within each cell cluster having a subset of frequencies from the frequency set so that N groups of co-channel cells exist with each co-channel cell group including one cell from each cluster having channel frequencies corresponding to those for its co-channel cell group; each sector within each cell having channels corresponding to a sub-subset of frequencies from the associated frequency subset; respective base station antennas located in the respective sectors of the respective cells; each of the cell sectors having a third plurality of subscriber station directional antennas disposed at predetermined locations within the sector for communication linkage with the associated base station antenna; the cells being disposed substantially in rows and columns and further being formed to provide a predetermined relative orientation pattern for co-channel cell sectors; co-channel cells forming a first cell tier around a preselected center co-channel cell with a common direction operative as a reference orientation direction for co-channel sectors therein; co-channel sectors in successive co-channel cells about the first tier being successively oriented in alternating first and second directions; and the alternating directions being a first direction corresponding to at least one sector rotation from the reference direction in the counter-clockwise direction and a second direction corresponding to at least one sector rotation from the reference direction in the clockwise direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A cellular radio-telephone system comprising:
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a first plurality of cells located adjacent to each other within a predetermined land area; the cells each commonly having a second plurality of sectors; the cells being grouped into clusters of N adjoining cells where N equals at least two; each cell cluster having a set of assigned system frequencies; each cell within each cell cluster having a subset of frequencies from the frequency set so that N groups of co-channel cells exist with each co-channel cell group including one cell from each cluster having channel frequencies corresponding to those for its co-channel cell group; each sector within each cell having channels corresponding to a sub-subset of frequencies from the associated frequency subset; respective base station antennas located in the respective sectors of the respective cells; each of the cell sectors having a third plurality of subscriber station directional antennas disposed at predetermined locations within the sector for communication linkage with the associated base station antenna; the cells being distributed in a predetermined pattern over the predetermined land area; and the respective orientation directions of co-channel cells being selected to minimize co-channel interference on the basis of the directional orientation of the subscriber station directional antennas. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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Current AssigneeHughes Electronics Corporation (Rtx Corporation)
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Original AssigneeHughes Aircraft Company (Rtx Corporation)
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InventorsRha, Peter S., MacDonald, Andrew J., Kay, Stanley E.
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Primary Examiner(s)Kuntz, Curtis
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Assistant Examiner(s)Chernoff, Michael B.
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Application NumberUS08/064,997Time in Patent Office540 DaysField of Search379/59, 379/60, 455/33.1, 455/33.2, 455/34.1, 455/25, 455/56.1, 455/33.3US Class Current455/446CPC Class CodesH04W 16/02 Resource partitioning among...H04W 16/12 Fixed resource partitioningH04W 16/24 Cell structuresH04W 84/14 WLL [Wireless Local Loop]; ...
