Patent ID: 7286854
Filing Date: 2007-10-23
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for configuring a communication network having a plurality of antennas comprising the steps of: a) including in said plurality of antennas at least one reconfigurable antenna adapted to serve communication traffic in a respective coverage area, said reconfigurable antenna having a radiation diagram exhibiting a plurality of selectively adjustable gain values for a set of directions, each direction in said set defining a propagation path between the antenna and a portion of said coverage area; b) determining, for each direction in said set, at least one value of communication traffic and at least one attenuation value over said propagation path; and c) selectively and independently allotting to each direction in said set a respective gain value in the radiation diagram of said reconfigurable antenna as a function of said at least one of said traffic value (T