Flexible transport system including support for bilateral user access
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a first module for generating one or more basis vectors based on channel parameters of multiple users;
a second module for computing one or more antenna excitation parameters, the antenna excitation parameters being associated with information streams intended for one or more users, the computed antenna excitation parameters being based on the one or more basis vectors and used to transmit the information streams to a plurality of user receivers; and
a plurality of antennas coupled to the second module and operable to generate coordinated radiation patterns to the plurality of user receivers based on the computed antenna excitation parameters.
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Abstract
One aspect of the present invention is a method for the wireless transmission of information from one or more antennas to one or more separate users. The method comprises processing information to produce transmission vectors that minimize simultaneous interference between separate user channels and adjusting the radiation patterns to minimize total system radiation power for users specified capacities. In another aspect, the present invention includes apparatus and methods for providing multiple users of a network with information in such a manner that only the user that the signals are intended for receives the information.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first module for generating one or more basis vectors based on channel parameters of multiple users; a second module for computing one or more antenna excitation parameters, the antenna excitation parameters being associated with information streams intended for one or more users, the computed antenna excitation parameters being based on the one or more basis vectors and used to transmit the information streams to a plurality of user receivers; and a plurality of antennas coupled to the second module and operable to generate coordinated radiation patterns to the plurality of user receivers based on the computed antenna excitation parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for transmitting signals over a network, comprising:
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a processor for accumulating packets destined for one or more subscribers on the network and for computing a set of coordinated antenna excitation parameter vectors for a plurality of line antennas in the network; and an encoder for encoding each of the coordinated antenna excitation vectors into one or more data blocks, each of the data blocks being addressed to different transponders associated with the plurality of line antennas such that the transponders excite the plurality of line antennas using one or more of the coordinated antenna excitation parameter vectors to produce coordinated radiation patterns that define a plurality of separate sub-channels for the one or more subscribers. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for preparing information for transmittal over a network, comprising:
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receiving a set of information streams associated with users on the network, converting the information streams into a set of coordinated radiation patterns based on channel transfer characteristics of a plurality of users, and superposing the coordinated radiation patterns associated with different users so as to define a plurality of separate sub-channels on a plurality of antennas such that each coordinated radiation pattern is configured to deliver a select portion of the set of information streams to a location of a predetermined destination receiver. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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