Wedge shaped cells in a wireless communication system
US-9008669-B2 · Apr 14, 2015 · US
Wedge shaped cells in a wireless communication system
US9294933B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9294933-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514681429-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 8, 2015 |
| Priority date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Publication date | Mar 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2016 |
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Aspects described herein relate to a network for providing air-to-ground wireless communication in various cells. The network includes a first base station array, each base station of which includes a respective first antenna array defining a directional radiation pattern that is oriented in a first direction, wherein each base station of the first base station array is disposed spaced apart from another base station of the first base station array along the first direction by a first distance. The network also includes a similar second base station array where the second base station array extends substantially parallel to the first base station array and is spaced apart from the first base station array by a second distance to form continuous and at least partially overlapping cell coverage areas between respective base stations of the first and second base station arrays.
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What is claimed is: 1. A network for providing air-to-ground (ATG) wireless communication in various cells, comprising: a first base station array, each base station of which includes a respective first antenna array defining a directional radiation pattern that is oriented in a first direction, wherein each base station of the first base station array is disposed spaced apart from another base station of the first base station array along the first direction by a first distance; and a second base station array, each base station of which includes a respective second antenna array defining a directional radiation pattern that is oriented in the first direction, wherein each base station of the second base station array is disposed spaced apart from another base station of the second base station array along the first direction by the first distance, and wherein the second base station array extends substantially parallel to the first base station array and is spaced apart from the first base station array by a second distance to form continuous and at least partially overlapping cell coverage areas between respective base stations of the first and second base station arrays, wherein directional radiation patterns of the base stations of the first base station array each define substantially wedge shaped radiation patterns that overlap each other to extend coverage of the first base station array up to a predetermined altitude, and directional patterns of the second base station array each also define substantially wedge shaped radiation patterns that overlap each other to extend coverage of the second base station array up to the predetermined altitude. 2. A network for providing air-to-ground (ATG) wireless communication in various cells, the network comprising a first base station array, the first base station array comprising: a plurality of base stations each of which has a corresponding antenna array providing a directional radiation pattern oriented along a first direction, the directional radiation pattern extending over a predetermined range in azimuth centered on the first direction, and extending between a first elevation angle and a second elevation angle over at least a predetermined distance to define a plurality of substantially wedge shaped radiation patterns that overlap, wherein coverage areas served by base stations in the network have increasing elevation boundaries as distance from the respective base stations increases.
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Cell structures · CPC title
Fixed resource partitioning · CPC title
Communications with or from aircraft, i.e. aeronautical mobile service · CPC title
Access point devices · CPC title
- H04W16/30Primary
Special cell shapes, e.g. doughnuts or ring cells · CPC title
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- What does patent US9294933B2 cover?
- Aspects described herein relate to a network for providing air-to-ground wireless communication in various cells. The network includes a first base station array, each base station of which includes a respective first antenna array defining a directional radiation pattern that is oriented in a first direction, wherein each base station of the first base station array is disposed spaced apart fr…
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- Smartsky Networks LLC, Smartsky Networks LLC
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04W16/30. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 22 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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