Providing different transmit and/or receive modes in different sectors of a wireless base station

• US 9,461,806 B2
• Filed: 11/20/2014
• Issued: 10/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ATC Technology Corporation (FedEx Corporation)
• Original Assignee: ATC Technology Corporation (FedEx Corporation)
• Inventors: Karabinis, Peter D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Acolatse, Kodzovi
• Application Number:
  US14/548,857
• Publication Number:
  US 20150078218A1
• Time in Patent Office: 684 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18513 Transmission in a satellite or space-based system
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18563 Arrangements for interconnecting multiple systems data switching networks H04L12/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/2643 using time-division multiple access [TDMA] H04B7/2615, H04B7/2618 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0062 Avoidance of ingress interference, e.g. ham radio channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/14 Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/10 adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points

Abstract

A wireless base station simultaneously transmits or receives wireless communications in different modes in different sectors of the wireless base station. The different modes may comprise a Time Division Duplex (TDD) mode and a non-TDD mode, and/or different air interfaces. Related methods and systems are described.

Claims

1. A sectorization method for a wireless base station comprising:

simultaneously transmitting or receiving, by the wireless base station, wireless communications in different modes in different sectors of the wireless base station, wherein the different modes comprise a Time Division Duplex (TDD) mode and a non-TDD mode;

wherein the wireless base station transmits in TDD mode in a sector of the wireless base station and simultaneously transmits in non-TDD mode in another sector of the wireless base station; and

wherein the wireless base station receives in TDD mode in a sector of the wireless base station and simultaneously receives in non-TDD mode in another sector of the wireless base station.

2. A method according to claim 1 wherein the different modes comprise different air interfaces.

3. A sectorization system for a wireless communications system comprising:

a wireless base station that is configured to simultaneously transmit or receive wireless communications in different modes in different sectors thereof, wherein the different modes comprise a Time Division Duplex (TDD) mode and a non-TDD mode;

wherein the wireless base station comprises a transmitter that transmits in TDD mode in a sector of the wireless base station and simultaneously transmits in non-TDD mode in another sector of the wireless base station; and

wherein the wireless base station comprises a receiver that receives in TDD mode in a sector of the wireless base station and simultaneously receives in non-TDD mode in another sector of the wireless base station.

4. A system according to claim 3 wherein the different modes comprise different air interfaces.