Patent ID: 6549772
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A multiple antenna cellular network for communicating with a mobile station within a cell, comprising:a plurality of antennas positioned to produce the cell; a transceiver coupled to said antennas and configured to receive inbound information from said mobile station and transmit outbound information to said mobile station, said transceiver including a plurality of remote transceivers each coupled to said antennas and a local transceiver coupled to a processor and coupled to said remote transceivers, wherein a control word containing address information and configuration information for individual remote transceivers is transmitted between the local transceiver and the remote transceivers such that the local transceiver uses the control word to individually configure said each remote transceiver to vary outbound information output power to move nulls in the cell; said processor coupled to said transceiver and configured to decode said inbound information and to encode said outbound information to communicate with said mobile station.