Intelligent control of radio resources in a wireless network
First Claim
1. A method of controlling radio resources in a cellular wireless network comprising a plurality of fixed antennas providing overlapping radio coverage, the method comprising:
- each of plural base stations with respective fixed antennas dynamically adjusting the shape of the radiation patterns pattern footprint of the respective fixed antenna antennas using distributed co-operative control,wherein the distributed co-operative control includes each base station adjusting the radiation pattern footprint of the respective fixed antenna in response to a negotiation between the plural base stations based on overall loading of the plural antennas taking into account surrounding base station traffic loadings and antenna physical constraints, in the negotiation each base station conducting a bi-directional information exchange process with adjacent base stations to co-operatively arrive at an adjusted radiation pattern footprint for each base station optimizing the overlapping radio coverage.
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Abstract
A method of controlling radio resources in a cellular wireless network comprising a plurality of fixed antennas providing overlapping radio coverage, the method comprising dynamically adjusting the radiation patterns of the antennas using coordinated distributed control to optimize capacity. The wireless network may be a cellular mobile network or part thereof comprising a plurality of cells, each cell having a base station comprising an antenna, and the method may then further comprise determining the concentration of mobile stations in each cell and changing the radiation/reception pattern of the antennas of some or all of the base stations in response to the concentration of mobile stations in each cell.
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1. A method of controlling radio resources in a cellular wireless network comprising a plurality of fixed antennas providing overlapping radio coverage, the method comprising:
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each of plural base stations with respective fixed antennas dynamically adjusting the shape of the radiation patterns pattern footprint of the respective fixed antenna antennas using distributed co-operative control, wherein the distributed co-operative control includes each base station adjusting the radiation pattern footprint of the respective fixed antenna in response to a negotiation between the plural base stations based on overall loading of the plural antennas taking into account surrounding base station traffic loadings and antenna physical constraints, in the negotiation each base station conducting a bi-directional information exchange process with adjacent base stations to co-operatively arrive at an adjusted radiation pattern footprint for each base station optimizing the overlapping radio coverage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17)
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- 10. A method of controlling radio resources in a cellular wireless network comprising a plurality of base stations with respective fixed antennas providing overlapping radio coverage, the method comprising using artificial intelligence techniques to control the shape of the radiation pattern footprints patterns of the fixed antennas in a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) system, wherein the control of the shape of the radiation pattern footprints patterns applies to all frequencies and time slots used within a cell or sector of the network, wherein each base station adjusts the radiation pattern footprint of the respective fixed antenna in response to a negotiation between the plural base stations based on overall loading of the plural antennas taking into account surrounding base station traffic loadings and antenna physical constraints, in the negotiation each base station conducting a bi-directional information exchange process with adjacent base station to co-operatively arrive at an adjusted radiation pattern footprint for each base station optimizing the overlapping radio coverage.
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12. A method of controlling a cellular wireless network comprising plural base stations, each base station comprising a fixed antenna having a dynamically variable radiation pattern shape, the method comprising co-ordinating the radiation pattern shapes of the fixed antennas using distributed co-operative control, wherein the co-coordinating of the radiation pattern shapes involves each base station adjusting the radiation pattern footprint of the respective fixed antenna in response to a negotiation between the plural base stations based on overall loading of the plural antennas taking into account surrounding base station traffic loadings and antenna physical constraints, in the negotiation each base station conducting a bi-directional information exchange process with adjacent base station to co-operatively arrive at an adjusted radiation pattern footprint for each base station optimizing the overlapping radio coverage, wherein said negotiation occurs in each of plural adjacent time slots used within the network.
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13. A method of optimising the allocation of radio resources in a mobile telephone network, comprising tracking changes in demand by mobile subscribers and co-ordinating the radiation pattern shapes of smart fixed antennas at plural base stations in the network using distributed co-operative control, wherein each base station adjusts the radiation pattern footprint of the respective fixed antenna in response to a negotiation between the plural base stations based on overall loading of the plural antennas taking into account surrounding base station traffic loadings and antenna physical constraints, in the negotiation each base station conducting a bi-directional information exchange process with adjacent base stations to co-operatively arrive at an adjusted radiation pattern footprint for each base station optimizing the overlapping radio coverage.
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14. A method of co-ordinating the radiation pattern shapes of smart fixed antennas within a wireless network, comprising using hybrid agent architecture to support negotiation between plural Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) base stations within the network by shaping the radiation pattern of the fixed antennas, wherein each base station adjusts the radiation pattern footprint of the respective fixed antenna in response to a negotiation between the plural base stations based on overall loading of the plural antennas taking into account surrounding base station traffic loadings and antenna physical constraints, in the negotiation each base station conducting a bi-directional information exchange process with adjacent base stations to co-operatively arrive at an adjusted radiation pattern footprint for each base station optimizing the overlapping radio coverage wherein the shaping of the radiation pattern applies to all frequencies and time slots used within a cell or sector of the network.
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15. A wireless network comprising plural base stations having smart fixed antennas, wherein the radiation pattern shapes of the smart fixed antennas are dynamically adaptable under distributed co-operative control to satisfy variations in traffic demand within a whole wireless network or sub network whilst maintaining full mobile coverage within the said network, wherein each base station adjusts the radiation pattern footprint of the respective fixed antenna in response to a negotiation between the plural base stations based on overall loading of the plural antennas taking into account surrounding base station traffic loadings and antenna physical constraints, in the negotiation each base station conducting a bi-directional information exchange process with adjacent base stations to co-operatively arrive at an adjusted radiation pattern footprint for each base station optimizing the overlapping radio coverage.
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