Passive shapable sectorization antenna gain determination

A method for providing improved wireless communication, said method comprising:

• determining a path loss profile with respect to a first base station in a communication network;
• determining a density of subscriber units with respect to at least a portion of said communication network;
• determining an antenna gain profile which is substantially inversely proportional to said path loss profile and substantially proportional to said subscriber unit density;
• and
• coupling an antenna feed network providing said antenna gain profile to an antenna array at said first base station.

A method for providing improved wireless communication, said method comprising:

• determining a potential throughput metric for a plurality of subscriber positions in a communication network;
• determining a power profile for communication between subscriber positions of said plurality of subscriber positions and a first base station of said communication network substantially providing said potential throughput metric, wherein said determining a potential throughput metric and said determining a power profile are repeated for a plurality of iterations to converge upon an optimized antenna gain profile configuration;
• and
• providing an antenna array at said first base station having an antenna gain profile substantially proportional to said power profile.

A method for providing improved wireless communication, said method comprising:

• determining a potential throughput metric for a plurality of subscriber positions in a communication network;
• determining a power profile for communication between subscriber positions of said plurality of subscriber positions and a first base station of said communication network substantially providing said potential throughput metric;
• and
• providing an antenna array at said first base station having an antenna gain profile substantially proportional to said power profile;
• wherein said determining a power profile comprises:
• determining a density of subscriber units with respect to said subscriber positions;
• determining communication powers associated with transmission of a signal between said first base station and subscriber positions of said plurality of subscriber positions substantially providing said potential throughput metric;
• and
• weighting said determined communication powers using said determined subscriber unit density.