Repeater
First Claim
1. A repeater for a cellular communications system, the repeater comprising at least a first antenna with a first and a second antenna beam, the repeater being arranged to shape at least one of said antenna beams electronically to focus that antenna beam on a first transmitting party in the system while minimizing interference from other transmission sources.
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Abstract
The invention discloses a repeater (225; 325) for a cellular communications system (200, 300), the repeater (225; 325) comprising at least a first antenna with a first and a second antenna beam (226, 227). The repeater (225; 325) is arranged to shape at
least one of its antenna beams (226) electronically, so as to focus that antenna beam (226) on a first transmitting party (215) in the system (200, 300) while minimizing interference from other transmission sources (210).
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- 1. A repeater for a cellular communications system, the repeater comprising at least a first antenna with a first and a second antenna beam, the repeater being arranged to shape at least one of said antenna beams electronically to focus that antenna beam on a first transmitting party in the system while minimizing interference from other transmission sources.
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14. A method performed by a repeater comprising an antenna with a first antenna beam and a second antenna beam, the method comprising:
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the repeater shaping said first antenna beam to focus said first antenna beam on a base station; the repeater receiving a signal transmitted by said base station; the repeater amplifying said received signal; the repeater using the second antenna beam to transmit the amplified signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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