Patent ID: 6078823
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A multiple antenna cellular network for communicating with a plurality of mobile stations within a cell, comprising:a plurality of remote transceivers each having 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 stations and to transmit outbound information to said mobile stations, 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 having a down-converter, a received signal strength measurement circuit configured to measure inbound information signal strength and generate a received signal strength value, and a switch to selectively allow or disallow transmission of said inbound information to an output port;a local transceiver coupled to said output port of each of said remote transceivers and configured to receive said received signal strength value from each of said remote transceivers, to selectively set said switch in a selected remote transceiver based on predetermined criteria to allow said selected remote transceiver to transmit said inbound information to said local transceiver, and to transmit said outbound information to at least one of said remote transceivers; anda 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.