Base station for mobile telecommunications, an antenna assembly, and a method of determining the location of an antenna assembly
First Claim
1. A base station for mobile telecommunications comprising a main body and an antenna assembly mounted in a position at a distance from the main body, the antenna assembly comprising at least one antenna for transmission to and reception of signals from mobile user terminals,and the antenna assembly further comprising a receiver of satellite signals for determining position from satellite signals so as to determine the location of the antenna assembly, and wherein the receiver sends information relating to the determined location of the antenna assembly from the antenna assembly to the main body via a connection operative to also carry remote antenna electrical tilt (RAET) control signals.
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Abstract
A base station for mobile telecommunications comprises a main body and an antenna assembly mounted in a position at a distance from the main body. The antenna assembly comprises at least one antenna for transmission to and reception of signals from mobile user terminals. The antenna assembly further comprises a receiver for determining position from satellite signals so as to determine the location of the antenna assembly.
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1. A base station for mobile telecommunications comprising a main body and an antenna assembly mounted in a position at a distance from the main body, the antenna assembly comprising at least one antenna for transmission to and reception of signals from mobile user terminals,
and the antenna assembly further comprising a receiver of satellite signals for determining position from satellite signals so as to determine the location of the antenna assembly, and wherein the receiver sends information relating to the determined location of the antenna assembly from the antenna assembly to the main body via a connection operative to also carry remote antenna electrical tilt (RAET) control signals.
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10. A method of determining the location of an antenna assembly, a base station for mobile telecommunications comprising a main body and the antenna assembly mounted in a position at a distance from the main body,
the antenna assembly comprising at least one antenna for transmission to and reception of signals from mobile user terminals, and the antenna assembly further comprising a receiver, said receiver determining position from satellite signals, the receiver sending information relating to the determined location of the antenna assembly from the antenna assembly to the main body via a connection operative to also carry remote antenna electrical tilt (RAET) control signals.
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14. A method of determining the location of an antenna assembly, a base station for mobile telecommunications comprising a main body and the antenna assembly mounted in a position at a distance from the main body, and connected thereto by a cable,
the antenna assembly comprising at least one antenna for transmission to and reception of signals from mobile user terminals, and the antenna assembly further comprising a first receiver, said first receiver determining position from satellite signals, the main body of the base station comprising a second receiver of satellite signals, and the base station further comprising a comparison unit, and including comparing the positions of said first and second receivers, or timings of output signals from said first and second receivers corresponding to a pulsed satellite signal, so as to estimate the length of, or time delay in conducting signals caused by, the cable connecting the main body and antenna assembly.
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17. A base station for mobile telecommunications comprising a main body and an antenna assembly mounted in a position at a distance from the main body and connected thereto by a cable,
the antenna assembly comprising at least one antenna for transmission to and reception of signals from mobile user terminals, and the antenna assembly further comprising a first receiver for determining position from satellite signals so as to determine the location of the antenna assembly, the main body of the base station comprising a second receiver of satellite signals, and the base station further comprising a comparison unit so as to compare the positions of said first and second receivers, or timings of output signals from said first and second receivers corresponding to a pulsed satellite signal, so as to estimate the length of, or time delay in conducting signals caused by, the cable connecting the main body and antenna assembly.
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