Proxy translator for extending the coverage area of a wireless network
First Claim
1. For use in a wireless network, a proxy translator capable of retransmitting forward channel signals from a base station of said wireless network to a plurality of mobile stations accessing said wireless network, said proxy translator comprising:
- a plurality of proxy mobile stations capable of receiving forward channel signals transmitted by said base station, wherein a first of said proxy mobile stations receives and down-converts a first forward channel signal associated with a first target mobile station to thereby produce a first proxy signal; and
a proxy base transceiver subsystem capable of receiving said first proxy signal from said first proxy mobile station, up-converting said first proxy signal to thereby produce a second forward channel signal, and transmitting said second forward channel signal to said first target mobile station.
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Abstract
A proxy translator for use in a wireless network. The proxy translator re-transmits forward and reverse channel signals between a base station and mobile stations. The proxy translator comprises a first proxy mobile station that communicate with a base station and a proxy base transceiver subsystem (BTS) that communicates with a first mobile station. The first proxy mobile station receives forward channel signals intended for the first mobile station and transfers them to the proxy BTS for re-transmission to the first mobile station. The proxy BTS receives reverse channel signals from the first mobile station and transfers them to the first proxy mobile station for re-transmission to the base station.
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1. For use in a wireless network, a proxy translator capable of retransmitting forward channel signals from a base station of said wireless network to a plurality of mobile stations accessing said wireless network, said proxy translator comprising:
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a plurality of proxy mobile stations capable of receiving forward channel signals transmitted by said base station, wherein a first of said proxy mobile stations receives and down-converts a first forward channel signal associated with a first target mobile station to thereby produce a first proxy signal; and
a proxy base transceiver subsystem capable of receiving said first proxy signal from said first proxy mobile station, up-converting said first proxy signal to thereby produce a second forward channel signal, and transmitting said second forward channel signal to said first target mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless network comprising:
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a plurality of base stations capable of communicating with a plurality of mobile stations in a coverage area of said wireless network; and
a proxy translator capable of retransmitting forward channel signals from a first base station of said wireless network to said plurality of mobile stations accessing said wireless network, said proxy translator comprising;
a plurality of proxy mobile stations capable of receiving forward channel signals transmitted by said first base station, wherein a first of said proxy mobile stations receives and down-converts a first forward channel signal associated with a first target mobile station to thereby produce a first proxy signal; and
a proxy base transceiver subsystem capable of receiving said first proxy signal from said first proxy mobile station, up-converting said first proxy signal to thereby produce a second forward channel signal, and transmitting said second forward channel signal to said first target mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. For use in a wireless network, a method of retransmitting forward channel and reverse channel signals between a base station of the wireless network and a plurality of mobile stations accessing the wireless network, the method comprising the steps of:
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in a first proxy mobile station, receiving and down-converting a first forward channel signal associated with a first target mobile station to thereby produce a first proxy signal; and
in a proxy base transceiver subsystem, receiving and up-converting the first proxy signal to thereby produce a second forward channel signal and transmitting the second forward channel signal to the first target mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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