Patent ID: 6070071
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A multiple antenna cellular network for communicating with a mobile station within a cell, comprising:a plurality of remote transceivers each having a remote processor and a respective antenna and positioned at predetermined spaced apart locations to produce the cell, said remote transceivers configured to receive inbound information from said mobile station and to transmit outbound information to said mobile station, where each remote transceiver is configured to communicate with mobile stations in communication proximity to said respective antenna, and where each remote transceiver includes a receive channel coupled to a communications port and a transmit channel coupled to said communications port;a local transceiver coupled to said communications port of each of said remote transceivers and configured to receive said inbound information from said remote transceivers and to transmit said outbound information to said remote transceivers; anda local processor coupled to said local transceiver and to an external port and configured to process said inbound information and outbound information to conform said inbound information for communication with said external port and to conform said outbound information for communication with said mobile stations;wherein said local processor is configured to communicate a control word to each of said remote transceivers, said control word including an address identifying a remote transceiver and configuration data;wherein said local transceiver is configured to communicate substantially identical outbound information to a multiplicity of said remote transceivers and said multiplicity of remote transceivers are configured to simultaneously transmit said substantially identical outbound information; andwherein said multiplicity of remote transceivers are configured to transmit said substantially identical outbound information at a substantially identical frequency and to periodically vary outbound information output power to move nulls in the cell.