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Method and device for cellular base station antenna optimization

  • US 6,834,198 B1
  • Filed: 02/07/2001
  • Issued: 12/21/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for a full-duplex-capable radio transmission system with DSCDMA access, comprising:

  • a central radio base station; and

    a plurality of subscriber stations which are independent of one another and which are each designed with at least one transmission and reception antenna, the radio base station having a reception antenna divided in its horizontal antenna characteristic into a plurality of reception segments, and an evaluation unit connected to the reception segments, wherein said subscriber stations sequentially transmit respective subscriber-specific test signals from the subscriber stations to the radio base station in cycles prior to transmission of user data, said evaluation unit being operative to determine which of the reception segments has the best reception quality on a subscriber-specific basis based on said subscriber specific test signals and to select the determined reception segment for further data processing for each of said subscriber stations.

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