Method and apparatus for communications resource allocation for a wireless communications system
First Claim
1. A method for communications resource allocation for a wireless communications system having a total system bandwidth, comprising the steps of:
- dividing a service area into a plurality of sectors;
positioning a first set of antennas within a first set of sectors, said first set of antennas having main beams set a first set of angles, and where each antenna of said first set of antennas corresponds to a sector within said first set of sectors;
positioning a second set of antennas within a second set of sectors adjacent to said first set of sectors, said second set of antennas having main beams set a second set of angles, and where each antenna of said second set of antennas corresponds to a sector within said second set of sectors;
separating the total system bandwidth into a plurality of channel sets;
assigning each sector a channel set in a channel repeat pattern that provide s a reuse factor of K, where K is at least equal to 2; and
wherein K is defined by the following equation;
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for communications resource allocation in a wireless communications system having a total system bandwidth. A service area is divided into a plurality sectors. A first set of base station antennas are positioned within a first set of sectors. The first set of antennas have main beams set at a first set of angles, and each antenna corresponds to a sector within the first set of sectors. A second set of base station antennas are positioned within a second set of sectors adjacent to the first set of sectors. The second set of antennas have main beams set at a second set of angles, and each antenna corresponds to a sector within the second set of sectors. Each sector is assigned a portion of the total system bandwidth.
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1. A method for communications resource allocation for a wireless communications system having a total system bandwidth, comprising the steps of:
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dividing a service area into a plurality of sectors;
positioning a first set of antennas within a first set of sectors, said first set of antennas having main beams set a first set of angles, and where each antenna of said first set of antennas corresponds to a sector within said first set of sectors;
positioning a second set of antennas within a second set of sectors adjacent to said first set of sectors, said second set of antennas having main beams set a second set of angles, and where each antenna of said second set of antennas corresponds to a sector within said second set of sectors;
separating the total system bandwidth into a plurality of channel sets;
assigning each sector a channel set in a channel repeat pattern that provide s a reuse factor of K, where K is at least equal to 2; and
wherein K is defined by the following equation;
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for communications resource allocation for a wireless communications system having a total system bandwidth, comprising the steps of:
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dividing a service area into a plurality of sectors;
positioning a first set of antennas within a first set of sectors, said first set of antennas having main beams set a first set of angles, and where each antenna of said first set of antennas corresponds to a sector within said first set of sectors;
positioning a second set of antennas within a second set of sectors adjacent to said first set of sectors, said second set of antennas having main beams set a second set of angles, and where each antenna of said second set of antennas corresponds to a sector within said second set of sectors;
separating the total system bandwidth into a plurality of channel sets;
assigning each sector a channel set in a channel repeat pattern that provides a reuse factor of K, where K is at least equal to 2; and
determining whether K is an even or odd integer;
forming said reuse pattern using a cluster of 4N2 set of sectors, within which each channel set is reused 4N times, if said K is an odd integer; and
forming said reuse pattern using a cluster of N2 set of sectors, within which each channel set is used N times, if said K is an even integer.
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7. A communications system having a service area divided into a plurality of sectors, and also having a total system bandwidth separated into a plurality of channel sets, comprising:
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a first set of base station antennas within a first set of sectors, said first set of antennas having main beams set a first set of angles, and where each antenna of said first set of antennas corresponds to a sector within said first set of sectors;
a second set of base station antennas within a second set of sectors adjacent to said first set of sectors, said second set of antennas having main beams set a second set of angles, and where each antenna of said second set of antennas corresponds to a sector within said second set of sectors;
at least one transceiver coupled to each of said first and second set of antennas, said transceiver communicating signals using an assigned channel set that is part of a channel repeat pattern that provides a reuse factor of K, where K is at least equal to 2, for the system; and
wherein K is defined by the following equation;
- View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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