High speed fixed wireless voice/data systems and methods
First Claim
1. A base station system adapted to provide simultaneous reuse of channels at said base station, said system comprising:
- a multiple narrow beam antenna system adapted to provide isolation of signals radiated therein, wherein sectors of said base station are associated with different ones of said antenna beams;
base station radio circuitry adapted for providing a plurality of discrete simultaneous communications using a first communication channel in different ones of said sectors; and
circuitry providing controllable coupling of said base station radio circuitry to said multiple narrow beam antenna system, wherein at least a sequence or combination of coupling antenna beams of said multiple narrow beam antenna system to said base station radio equipment by said controllable coupling circuitry is selected to optimize system data throughput.
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Abstract
Systems and methods adapted to optimize data throughput in wireless communications network are shown and described. In the preferred embodiment multiple antenna beam base stations are utilized to provide reuse of communications channels. Reuse of the communications channels by the base stations is preferably optimized by considering mutually exclusive antenna beam pairs and antenna beam pairs providing reduced signal quality. A preferred embodiment control channel is taught which provides for the initial and subsequent identification and use of a most preferred antenna beam for establishing communications. Alternative embodiments of the invention utilize multiple antenna beam remote stations.
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1. A base station system adapted to provide simultaneous reuse of channels at said base station, said system comprising:
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a multiple narrow beam antenna system adapted to provide isolation of signals radiated therein, wherein sectors of said base station are associated with different ones of said antenna beams;
base station radio circuitry adapted for providing a plurality of discrete simultaneous communications using a first communication channel in different ones of said sectors; and
circuitry providing controllable coupling of said base station radio circuitry to said multiple narrow beam antenna system, wherein at least a sequence or combination of coupling antenna beams of said multiple narrow beam antenna system to said base station radio equipment by said controllable coupling circuitry is selected to optimize system data throughput. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for providing simultaneous reuse of channels at a base station of a wireless communication network, said method comprising the steps of:
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coupling multiple narrow antenna beams adapted to provide isolation of signals radiated therein to base station radio circuitry through switchable circuitry;
determining a resource utilization solution to optimize data throughput in communications between said base station and a plurality of remote stations, wherein said resource utilization solution dynamically determines particular antenna beams and channels for which simultaneous communications may optimally occur; and
operating said switchable circuitry to achieve said resource utilization solution. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A wireless communication system adapted to provide reuse of channels at a base station, said system comprising:
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at least one base station comprising;
a multiple narrow beam antenna system adapted to provide wireless communications to remote stations to the exclusion of other remote stations, wherein multiple ones of said antenna beams define sectors of said base station and said provision of wireless communications to the exclusion of other remote stations includes exclusion of other remote stations disposed in a same sector; and
base station radio circuitry adapted for wireless communication with a number of remote stations utilizing a first communication channel simultaneously in different ones of said sectors;
a plurality of remote stations, wherein said plurality of remote stations include said number of remote stations, ones of said plurality of remote stations comprising;
remote station radio circuitry adapted for wireless communication utilizing said first communication channel; and
a controller adapted to optimize system data throughput through a determination with respect to said utilizing said first communication channel simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A wireless communication system adapted to provide reuse of channels at a base station, said system comprising:
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at least one base station comprising;
a multiple narrow beam antenna system adapted to provide wireless communications to remote stations to the exclusion of other remote stations, wherein multiple ones of said antenna beams define sectors of said base station and said provision of wireless communications to the exclusion of other remote stations includes exclusion of other remote stations disposed in a same sector; and
base station radio circuitry adapted for wireless communication with a number of remote stations utilizing a first communication channel simultaneously in different ones of said sectors; and
a plurality of remote stations, wherein said plurality of remote stations include said number of remote stations, ones of said plurality of remote stations comprising;
remote station radio circuitry adapted for wireless communication utilizing said first communication channel; and
a multiple narrow beam antenna system adapted to provide wireless communications to base stations to the exclusion of other base stations.
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55. A wireless communication system adapted to provide reuse of channels at a base station, said system comprising:
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at least one base station comprising;
a multiple narrow beam antenna system adapted to provide wireless communications to remote stations to the exclusion of other remote stations, wherein multiple ones of said antenna beams define sectors of said base station and said provision of wireless communications to the exclusion of other remote stations includes exclusion of other remote stations disposed in a same sector;
base station radio circuitry adapted for wireless communication with a number of remote stations utilizing a first communication channel simultaneously in different ones of said sectors;
circuitry providing controllable coupling of said base station radio circuitry to said multiple narrow beam antenna system; and
a controller coupled to said controllable coupling circuitry adapted to optimize system data throughput through a determination with respect to said utilizing said first communication channel simultaneously;
a plurality of remote stations, wherein said plurality of remote stations include said number of remote stations, ones of said plurality of remote stations comprising;
remote station radio circuitry adapted for wireless communication utilizing said first communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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