Patent ID: 7386306
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A communications system, comprising: a plurality of multi-sector cells, including a first multi-sector cell and a second multi-sector cell, each multi-sector cell including a plurality of sectors and a sector transmitter for each sector of the multi-sector cell, said first and second multi-sector cells being physically adjacent cells; wherein said first multi-sector cell includes a base station that uses a single carrier frequency in each of a plurality of different sectors of said first cell, a first carrier frequency being used in a first sector of said first cell and a second carrier frequency being used in a second sector of said first multi-sector cell, the first and second carrier frequencies being different; and wherein said second multi-sector cell includes a second base station that uses said first and second carrier frequencies in a first sector of said second multi-sector cell; and wherein said plurality of multi-sector cells further includes: