Method and system of selecting antennas and equipment for use within a wireless communication system
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A system comprising:
- one or more antenna-arrangements, each antenna-arrangement being operable to provide a radiation pattern defining an air interface for radiating and receiving signals, each given signal of the signals having a system identification code (SID);
a base station controller connected to the one or more antenna-arrangements; and
a plurality of groups of equipment connected to the base station controller, each group of equipment being associated with a respective wireless service provider, wherein the SID identifies the respective wireless service provider,wherein when the base station controller receives a first given signal from a given antenna-arrangement, the base station controller selects, based at least in part on the respective wireless service provider associated with the SID in the first given signal, a group of radio equipment from the plurality of groups of radio equipment to process the first given signal, andwherein when the base station controller receives a second given signal from a given group of equipment, the base station controller selects, based at least in part on the SID in the second given signal, at least one antenna-arrangement from the one or more antenna-arrangements to radiate the second given signal.
6 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method and system of selecting antennas and/or equipment for use within a wireless communication system is disclosed. A cell site may have one antenna-arrangement shared between multiple groups of radio equipment that are each operated by respective wireless service providers at the cell site. The cell site may also have a base station controller that may select from the shared antenna-arrangement an antenna for radiating signals from the groups of radio equipment. The base station controller may also select from the multiple groups of radio equipment a group of radio equipment for processing signals received at the shared antenna-arrangement.
-
Citations
6 Claims
-
1. A system comprising:
-
one or more antenna-arrangements, each antenna-arrangement being operable to provide a radiation pattern defining an air interface for radiating and receiving signals, each given signal of the signals having a system identification code (SID); a base station controller connected to the one or more antenna-arrangements; and a plurality of groups of equipment connected to the base station controller, each group of equipment being associated with a respective wireless service provider, wherein the SID identifies the respective wireless service provider, wherein when the base station controller receives a first given signal from a given antenna-arrangement, the base station controller selects, based at least in part on the respective wireless service provider associated with the SID in the first given signal, a group of radio equipment from the plurality of groups of radio equipment to process the first given signal, and wherein when the base station controller receives a second given signal from a given group of equipment, the base station controller selects, based at least in part on the SID in the second given signal, at least one antenna-arrangement from the one or more antenna-arrangements to radiate the second given signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
-
Specification