LMDS system with equal power to subscriber locations

• US 7,058,359 B1
• Filed: 06/29/1999
• Issued: 06/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: North South Holdings Incorporated (Spherix Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation (Meggitt PLC)
• Inventors: Alexanian, Angelos, Wright, Charled Russell, Doyle, Scott Bermingham
• Primary Examiner(s): Urban, Edward F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, THUAN T
• Application Number:
  US09/342,768
• Time in Patent Office: 2,534 Days
• Field of Search: 455/422, 455/446, 455/447, 455/448, 455/449, 455/134, 455/19, 455/20, 455/23, 455/3.05, 455/3.01, 455/3.02, 455/422.1, 455/426.2, 455/450, 455/454, 455/463, 455/11.1, 455/13.4, 455/42, 455/504, 455/522, 455/63.1
• US Class Current: 455/63.1
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/246 specially adapted for base stations

Abstract

A local multipoint distribution service system having an antenna (1) for transmitting a signal of reused frequency within a specified range from the antenna (1), the antenna (1) having multiple radiating antenna elements, each of the antenna elements being adjusted in phase and in amplitude of radiated signal across the radiationg elements to mitigate radiation above the horizon, and each of the antenna elements being adjusted in phase and in amplitude of radiated signal therefrom to decrease attenuation in radiated power with distance from the antenna (1).

Claims

1. A local multipoint distribution service system comprising an antenna for transmitting a signal of reused frequency within a specified range from the antenna, the antenna having multiple radiating antenna elements provided with the signal, and a transmitter means for adjusting in phase and in amplitude across the radiating elements to a) mitigate radiation above the horizon;

b) decrease attenuation in radiated power with distance from the antenna; and

c) mitigate nulls between lobes of combined radiated signals collectively from the antenna elements.

2. A local multipoint distribution service system as recited in claim 1 further comprising the signal being adjusted in phase and in amplitude across the antenna elements to reduce excess signal power at near range.

3. A method of designing an antenna array for a local multipoint distribution service system for transmitting a signal of reused frequency within a specified range from the antenna, the antenna having multiple radiating antenna elements, the method comprising the steps of:

adjusting the signal provided to each of the antenna elements in phase and in amplitude across the radiating elements to mitigate radiation above horizon; and

adjusting the signal provided to each of the antenna elements in phase and in amplitude to decrease attenuation in radiated power with distance from the antenna; and

adjusting the signal provided to each of the antenna elements in phase and in amplitude to mitigate nulls between lobes of combined radiated signals collectively from the antenna elements.

4. A method as recited in claim 3 further comprising the step of:

adjusting the signal provided to each of the antenna elements in phase and in amplitude across the antenna elements to reduce excess signal power at near range.