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Method and system for distributing subscriber services using wireless bidirectional broadband loops

  • US 6,023,458 A
  • Filed: 01/26/1998
  • Issued: 02/08/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A communications system having a headend source of stored information signals operatively coupled to a wideband wireless loop network, the network comprising:

  • a plurality of cell centers each assigned to a subscriber service area including;

    a communication device configured to communicate with a plurality of subscriber units within a designated subscriber service area;

    each cell center coupled to a central office, and the central office including;

    a switch, responsive to an upstream signal request from a cell center, for coupling a subscriber services channel to the cell center;

    a plurality of antennas each dedicated to a segment of the subscriber service area and operable to communicate over a common frequency channel, and wherein the antennas corresponding to adjacent segments of the subscriber service area operate in different transmission modes; and

    the plurality of subscriber units each including;

    a receiver configured to receive a downstream information signal from an antenna; and

    a transmitter configured to transmit the upstream signal request to the antenna.

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