Systems and methods for exploiting inter-cell multiplexing gain in wireless cellular systems via distributed input distributed output technology

A method implemented within a radio access network RAN comprising:

• distributing a plurality of antennas or wireless transceiver devices (BTSs) throughout a coverage area without cells, all sharing the same cell ID;
• communicatively coupling a plurality of user equipment devices (UEs) to the BTSs;
• the RAN choosing a first subset of BTSs for downlink and uplink data communications based on the spatial diversity between the UEs and BTSs;
• and
• the RAN exploiting interference among the BTSs to create a plurality of concurrent non-interfering DL or UL data links between the first subset of BTSs and the UEs within the same frequency band.

A radio access network (RAN) comprising:

• a plurality of antennas or wireless transceiver devices (BTSs) distributed throughout a coverage area without cells, all sharing the same cell identifier (cell ID);
• wherein the RAN is configured to choose a first subset of BTSs and a first subset of user equipment devices (UEs) for downlink and uplink data communications based on the spatial diversity between the UEs and BTSs;
• and
• wherein the RAN is configured to exploit interference among the BTSs to create a plurality of concurrent non-interfering downlink (DL) or uplink (UL) data links, including control channel links, between the first subset BTSs and the first subset of UEs within the same frequency band.

A method implemented within a radio access network (RAN) comprising:

• distributing a plurality of antennas or wireless transceiver devices (BTSs) throughout a coverage area without cells, all sharing the same cell ID;
• communicatively coupling a plurality of user equipment devices (UEs) to the BTSs;
• the RAN choosing a first subset of BTSs and a first subset of UEs for downlink and uplink data communications based on the spatial diversity between the UEs and BTSs;
• and
• the RAN exploiting interference among the BTSs to create a plurality of concurrent non-interfering DL or UL data links, including control channel links, between the first subset of BTSs and the first subset of UEs within the same frequency band.