Patent ID: 6701157
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
In a wireless point to multipoint communication system having a base station and a plurality of stationary remote stations each having an RF transmitter circuit including a transmitter for transmitting an RF communication signal to the base station, said plurality of remote stations being located at various distances from the base station, where each one of the plurality of remote stations communicate with the base station by the method of transmitting an RF communication signal with substantially the same amount of gain, the improvement comprising the steps of:(a) providing transmitter gain control for a first set of remote stations of said plurality of remote stations; and (b) selectively adjusting the transmitter gain control of each one of said first set of remote stations independent of the transmitter gain control of the other ones of said first set of remote stations, wherein the transmitter gain control of a one of said first set of remote stations is selectively adjusted as a function of the distance between said one of the first set of remote stations and the base station and wherein said distance information is stored in a lookup table at the remote station.