Shapable antenna beams for cellular networks
    1.
    发明授权
    Shapable antenna beams for cellular networks 有权
    用于蜂窝网络的可更换天线波束

    公开(公告)号:US07650166B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-19

    申请号:US11351302

    申请日:2006-02-09

    IPC分类号: H04B1/38 H04Q7/20

    CPC分类号: H04W16/00 H04W16/24

    摘要: Systems and methods are disclosed which provide aggressively sculpted or shaped antenna beams, such as sector antenna beams, for use in communication networks. Preferred embodiments use passive antenna feed networks, preferably configured as personality modules, which are adapted for corresponding topological and morphological features. Preferred embodiment feed networks may be coupled to linear or curvilinear antenna arrays to provide antenna beams having a desired contour. Using the disclosed systems and methods path loss variance is minimized for improved system capacity and/or signal quality. Moreover, the disclosed systems and methods provide for reduced average transmission power levels further allowing increased capacity and/or signal quality.

    摘要翻译: 公开了提供用于通信网络的积极雕刻或成形天线波束(例如扇形天线波束)的系统和方法。 优选实施例使用无源天线馈送网络,优选地被配置为个性模块,其适于相应的拓扑和形态特征。 馈送网络的优选实施例可以耦合到线性或曲线天线阵列,以提供具有期望轮廓的天线波束。 使用所公开的系统和方法,路径损耗方差最小化以改善系统容量和/或信号质量。 此外,所公开的系统和方法提供进一步允许增加的容量和/或信号质量的降低的平均传输功率水平。

    Co-located antenna array for passive beam forming
    2.
    发明授权
    Co-located antenna array for passive beam forming 有权
    用于被动束形成的同位置天线阵列

    公开(公告)号:US06956537B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-10-18

    申请号:US10242276

    申请日:2002-09-11

    摘要: Disclosed is an integrated antenna array comprising a plurality of interleaved sub-arrays separately controllable and responding to either the same or separate frequency bands. Both arrays operate with substantially the same phase center and substantially within the same effective aperture. The first sub-array of array comprises of spaced linear radiating elements such as dipoles, log-periodic, Yagi, slotted-waveguide, patch, or array consisting of the same or different elements as used in the first sub-array, either on the same or an entirely different frequency band. Independent beam shaping systems are shown for independent operation of the two arrays.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种集成天线阵列,其包括可分离地控制并响应于相同或分开的频带的多个交错子阵列。 两个阵列以基本上相同的相位中心并且基本上在相同的有效孔径内工作。 阵列的第一子阵列包括间隔开的线性辐射元件,例如偶极子,对数周期性,八边形,槽形波导,贴片或由与第一子阵列中使用的相同或不同元件组成的阵列, 相同或完全不同的频带。 显示独立的光束成形系统用于两个阵列的独立操作。

    Shapable antenna beams for cellular networks

    公开(公告)号:US07031754B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-04-18

    申请号:US09878599

    申请日:2001-06-11

    IPC分类号: H04B1/38

    CPC分类号: H04W16/00 H04W16/24

    摘要: Systems and methods are disclosed which provide aggressively sculpted or shaped antenna beams, such as sector antenna beams, for use in communication networks. Preferred embodiments use passive antenna feed networks, preferably configured as personality modules, which are adapted for corresponding topological and morphological features. Preferred embodiment feed networks may be coupled to linear or curvilinear antenna arrays to provide antenna beams having a desired contour. Using the disclosed systems and methods path loss variance is minimized for improved system capacity and/or signal quality. Moreover, the disclosed systems and methods provide for reduced average transmission power levels further allowing increased capacity and/or signal quality.

    System and method for dynamically adjusting cell sectorization
    4.
    发明授权
    System and method for dynamically adjusting cell sectorization 有权
    动态调整细胞分化的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06937863B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-30

    申请号:US09930662

    申请日:2001-08-15

    IPC分类号: H04W16/06 H04W16/24 H04Q7/20

    CPC分类号: H04W16/06 H04W16/24

    摘要: The invention discloses a system and method which quantifies the traffic or load on a particular sector of a mobile communication cell site. The traffic quantification or load metric is preferably used to compare the load of each of the cell site's sectors. When the difference between load among the sectors reaches a certain level, the preferred embodiment of the present invention causes the sectorization of the site to change in order to alleviate or equalize the traffic load of the sectors. The system of the present invention continues to monitor the cell site for traffic conditions and for changes in the load responsive to the sectorization changes made in order to dynamically respond to the changing traffic conditions on the cell site.

    摘要翻译: 本发明公开了一种量化移动通信小区站点的特定扇区上的业务或负载的系统和方法。 业务量化或负载量度优选地用于比较每个小区站点的负载。 当扇区中的负载之间的差异达到一定水平时,本发明的优选实施例使得现场的扇区化发生变化,以减轻或均衡扇区的业务负载。 本发明的系统继续监视小区站点的交通状况和响应于扇区化改变的负载变化,以动态地响应小区站点上的不断变化的业务状况。

    Generating arbitrary passive beam forming networks
    5.
    发明授权
    Generating arbitrary passive beam forming networks 失效
    产生任意无源波束形成网络

    公开(公告)号:US06922116B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-07-26

    申请号:US10242311

    申请日:2002-09-11

    摘要: Disclosed are systems and methods which apply design criteria to beam forming network parameters to arrive at a passive beam forming network design. Preferably a beam forming network approach is implemented in two primary stages. Operation of the aforementioned first primary stage may provide a branching configuration which determines how the weights of a desired radiation pattern weight set are allocated in the beam forming network. Preferably, branching nodes are configured to substantially equally distribute power splitting/combining the branches of a node. The aforementioned second primary stage operates to determine the actual physical layout of the various components. Preferably, each branching node is analyzed to determine an optimal physical layout configuration with respect thereto.

    摘要翻译: 公开了将设计标准应用于波束形成网络参数以获得无源波束形成网络设计的系统和方法。 优选地,波束形成网络方法在两个初级阶段中实现。 上述第一初级阶段的操作可以提供分支配置,其确定如何在波束形成网络中分配期望的辐射图模式权重集的权重。 优选地,分支节点被配置为基本均等地分配/组合节点的分支的功率。 上述第二初级阶段用于确定各种组件的实际物理布局。 优选地,分析每个分支节点以确定相对于其的最佳物理布局配置。

    Dynamic and self-optimizing smart network
    6.
    发明授权
    Dynamic and self-optimizing smart network 有权
    动态和自优化智能网络

    公开(公告)号:US06829491B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-12-07

    申请号:US09930523

    申请日:2001-08-15

    IPC分类号: H04Q720

    CPC分类号: H04W24/02

    摘要: A communication network is dynamically optimized using network operation metrics, such as may be acquired from a network controller such as a mobile switching center, to achieve network performance goals. Operational parameter adjustments, associated with a particular network resource and corresponding network resources, are preferably determined as a function of the network operation metrics. Implementation of the parameter adjustments are modeled to determine if further or different operational parameter adjustments should be determined. Preferably, actual implementation of the parameter adjustments is effected in part through providing the adjusted parameters to the network controller. Additionally or alternatively, the adjusted parameters may be provided directly to one or more network resources for implementation.

    摘要翻译: 使用诸如可以从诸如移动交换中心的网络控制器获取的网络操作度量来动态优化通信网络,以实现网络性能目标。 与特定网络资源和相应的网络资源相关联的操作参数调整优选地被确定为网络操作度量的函数。 对参数调整的实现进行建模,以确定是否应确定进一步的或不同的操作参数调整。 优选地,参数调整的实际实现部分地通过向网络控制器提供经调整的参数来实现。 附加地或替代地,可以将经调整的参数直接提供给一个或多个网络资源以用于实现。

    System and method for improved trunking efficiency through sector overlap
    7.
    发明授权
    System and method for improved trunking efficiency through sector overlap 有权
    通过部门重叠提高中继效率的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06198435B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-03-06

    申请号:US09280307

    申请日:1999-03-29

    IPC分类号: H01Q322

    摘要: A system and method are disclosed for improving trunking efficiency of a sectored cell by providing overlapping sectors. The disclosed invention teaches the use of multiple narrow beams composited to form a radiation pattern. Signals associated with each such narrow beam may be provided to inputs of a base station signal quality measuring device for assigning a mobile to a particular sector during call origination which inputs are associated with a particular sector of the radiation pattern. The number of narrow beam signals provided inputs associated with a particular sector defines the azimuthal width of that sector. By providing a same antenna beam signal to multiple sector inputs, overlapping sectors are defined.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种系统和方法,用于通过提供重叠的扇区来改善扇形小区的中继效率。 所公开的发明教导了使用合成的多个窄波束形成辐射图。 与每个这样的窄波束相关联的信号可以被提供给基站信号质量测量装置的输入,用于在呼叫发起期间将移动台分配给特定扇区,哪些输入与辐射图案的特定扇区相关联。 提供与特定扇区相关联的输入的窄波束信号的数量定义该扇区的方位角宽度。 通过向多个扇区输入提供相同的天线波束信号,定义重叠扇区。