Radio signal repeater
AssigneeHutchison Whampoa Three Gip (Bahamas) Limited
InventorErol Hepsaydir
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Abstract
A UMTS 3 g repeater and a Multi Sector Directional LMU Antenna Array can be integrated to be deployed inside large structures and large moving vehicles such as ferries and trains.
Claims10
A repeater for boosting radio signals having an associated multi-sector directional antenna array comprising a plurality of individual directional antennas, the array having means for comparing signals received by the individual antennas and means for controlling the antennas whereby only a selection of the antennas receiving the best quality signals is operational at any time and the signals from the selected antenna(s) is/are boosted by the repeater.
A mobile communications system including a plurality of radio transmitters exchanging radio signals with a plurality of mobile terminals in which a multi sector directional antenna array is used to select an appropriate transmitter or transmitters for communication with one or more mobile terminals in a restricted geographical area, the array having means for comparing signals received by the individual antennas from multiple transmitters and selecting a transmitter or transmitters based on the quality of received signals, and being connected to a repeater for amplifying signals for transmission to the mobile terminal(s).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.