Patent ID: 11863254
Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A system for providing redundant coverage in a wireless network, the system comprising:
a first antenna array, the first antenna array comprising a first set of antenna elements, each of the first set of antenna elements coupled to a power amplifier, wherein the first antenna array is configured to provide coverage to a first geographic service area;
a second antenna array, the second antenna array comprising a second set of antenna elements, each of the second set of antenna elements coupled to the power amplifier, wherein the second antenna array is configured to provide coverage to a second geographic service area;
a control element configured to selectively supply power from the power amplifier to the first set of antenna elements in a first operational mode and to supply power from the power amplifier to the second set of antenna elements in a second operational mode; and
one or more computer processing components configured to:
determine that a UE is disposed in a geographic area beyond a downlink range of the second antenna array when the second set of antennas is supplied with the power; and
communicate an instruction to a second access point to transmit a downlink signal with one or more modified transmission characteristics, wherein the one or more modified transmission characteristics provides a wireless downlink connection between the second access point and the UE.