Patent ID: 7603141
Filing Date: 2009-10-13
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A multi-antenna station comprising: a plurality of antennas coupled to the multi-antenna station comprising at least one remote antenna that is located away from the multi-antenna station, the plurality of antennas are coupled to the multi-antenna station based at least in part on the type of each antenna and an intended coverage area of each antenna, the antennas are configured for data transmission to terminals; a controller that selects a set of antennas from the plurality of antennas for a particular terminal based at least in part on a power gap that exceeds a predetermined power gap threshold, wherein the power gap is a computed difference in power measurements associated with the particular terminal for individual antennas comprising the plurality of antennas; and at least one transmitter that broadcasts data to the particular terminal via the set of antennas.