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System for efficiently covering a sectorized cell utilizing beam forming and sweeping

  • US 7,596,387 B2
  • Filed: 08/30/2004
  • Issued: 09/29/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A primary station configured for transmitting and receiving communications comprising:

  • a circuit for generating and shaping a plurality of beams in an array;

    an antenna for transmitting and receiving communication signals within said beams;

    a beam directing circuit for directing said beams;

    whereby said beam directing circuit selectively directs at least one of the shaped beams at a plurality of directions; and

    a signal identification circuit for sending an identifier to identify the shaped beam in accordance with at least a subset of said plurality of directions;

    wherein said plurality of directions coincide with sectors of a cell, the cell sectors having different sizes and said shaping circuit shapes the beams to cover the cell sectors.

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