SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENTLY PROVIDING COVERAGE OF A SECTORIZED CELL FOR COMMON AND DEDICATED CHANNELS UTILIZING BEAM FORMING AND SWEEPING

摘要

A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TRANSMITS AND RECEIVES COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN A SECTORIZED CELL BETWEEN AT LEAST ONE PRIMARY STATION AND AT LEAST ONE SECONDARY STATION. THE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM INCLUDES A UNIT FOR GENERATING AND SHAPING A BEAM; AN ANTENNA FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNALS WITHIN SAID BEAM; AND A UNIT FOR DIRECTING THE BEAM. THE SHAPED BEAM IS DIRECTED AT A PLURALITY OF PREDETERMINED DIRECTIONS; EITHER CONTINUOUSLY OR DISCRETELYFIGURE 4A