Communication arrangement with overlap area
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1. A communication arrangement, comprising:
- a first antenna mounted on a mast to transmit signals into the coverage area of the first antenna;
a second antenna mounted on said mast to transmit signals into the coverage area of the second antenna, wherein the coverage areas of the first and the second antennas overlap, creating an overlap area; and
a signal radiating device to control the first antenna to radiate downlink signals for reception by a mobile communication device, into said overlap area of the first antenna and the second antenna;
wherein the signal radiating device is further configured to control the first antenna to produce the downlink signals, in such a manner so as to extend an area in which both a signal strength of the downlink signals by the first antenna for reception by the mobile communication device and a signal strength of downlink signals by the second antenna for reception by the mobile communication device are sufficient to complete a handover of the mobile communication device from the first antenna to the second antenna.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a communication arrangement is provided which has a first antenna for transmitting signals into the coverage area of a first mobile radio cell, a second antenna for transmitting signals into the coverage area of a second mobile radio cell and a signal radiating device which is arranged for radiating signals, which are sent out by the first antenna, into an area which is associated with the coverage area of the first mobile radio cell and which overlaps the coverage area of the second mobile radio cell.
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1. A communication arrangement, comprising:
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a first antenna mounted on a mast to transmit signals into the coverage area of the first antenna; a second antenna mounted on said mast to transmit signals into the coverage area of the second antenna, wherein the coverage areas of the first and the second antennas overlap, creating an overlap area; and a signal radiating device to control the first antenna to radiate downlink signals for reception by a mobile communication device, into said overlap area of the first antenna and the second antenna; wherein the signal radiating device is further configured to control the first antenna to produce the downlink signals, in such a manner so as to extend an area in which both a signal strength of the downlink signals by the first antenna for reception by the mobile communication device and a signal strength of downlink signals by the second antenna for reception by the mobile communication device are sufficient to complete a handover of the mobile communication device from the first antenna to the second antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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