Microcell base station antenna pattern for dense urban areas

Claim 2

A pattern of cellular base station antennae comprising: a first repeating sequence of antennae B1, B2, B5, B6, each of said antennae positioned at an intersection on a grid of intersecting streets, said antennae evenly spaced at a uniform interval forming a first diagonal line of antennae on said grid; a second repeating sequence of antennae B3, B4, B7, B8, each of said second sequential antennae positioned at an intersection on said grid, said second sequential antennae evenly spaced at said uniform interval forming a second diagonal line of antennae parallel to said first diagonal line, said second sequence beginning with antenna B3 positioned on the same street as any of said antennae B1; wherein a different set of frequencies is allocated to each antenna B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7, and B8.

Claim 3

A pattern of cellular base station antennae according to claim 1, further characterized in that said pattern repeats parallel to said first diagonal line.

Claim 4

A pattern of cellular base station antennae according to claim 1, further characterized in that said grid of streets defines blocks in between said streets.

Claim 5

A pattern of cellular base station antennae according to claim 3, wherein a first set of streets in said grid run parallel to each other in the i direction and a second sets of streets in said grid run parallel to each other in the j direction; said first and second set of streets intersecting each other at approximately 90 degrees.

Claim 6

A pattern of cellular base station antennae according to claim 4, wherein in said first sequence, any antenna is positioned 1 block in the i direction and 1 block in the j direction from the previous antenna in said first sequence.

Claim 7

A pattern of cellular base station antennae according to claim 4, wherein in said second sequence, any of said second sequential antennae is positioned 1 block in the i direction and 1 block in the j direction from the previous second sequential antenna in said second sequence.

Claim 8

A pattern of cellular base station antennae in an area having a first set of parallel streets running in the i direction and a second set of parallel streets running in the j direction, said first set of parallel streets intersecting said second set of parallel streets forming a grid of blocks, said pattern comprising: a first repeating sequence of base station antennae B1, B2, B5, B6, each of said sequential antennae located at an intersection x blocks in the i direction and y blocks in the j direction from the preceding antenna in sequence; a second repeating sequence of base station antennae B3, B4, B7, B8, each of said second sequential antennae located at an intersection x blocks in the i direction and y blocks in the j direction from the preceding antenna in said second sequence, said second sequence beginning with antenna B3 positioned at an intersection w blocks in the i direction from any of said antennae B1; wherein a different set of frequencies is allocated to each antenna B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7, and B8, and w, x, and y represent a distance in blocks on any of said streets.

Claim 9

A pattern of cellular base station antennae in an area having a first set of parallel streets running in the i direction and a second set of parallel streets running in the j direction, said first set of parallel streets intersecting said second set of parallel streets forming a grid of blocks, said pattern comprising: a first repeating sequence of base station antennae B1, B2, B5, B6, each of said sequential antennae located at an intersection x blocks in the i direction and y blocks in the j direction from the preceding antenna in sequence; a second repeating sequence of base station antennae B3, B4, B7, B8, each of said second sequential antennae located at an intersection x blocks in the i direction and y blocks in the j direction from the preceding antenna in said second sequence, said second sequence beginning with antenna B3 positioned at an intersection w blocks in the i direction from any of said antennae B1; wherein a different set of frequencies is allocated to each antenna B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7, and B8, and w, x, and y represent a distance in blocks on any of said streets.

Claim 10

A pattern of cellular base station antennae according to claim 7, further characterized in that w=2 blocks, x=1 block, and y=1 block.

Claim 11

A pattern of cellular base station antennae according to claim 7, further characterized in that w=5 blocks, x=2 blocks, and y=1 block.

Claim 12

A pattern of cellular base station antennae according to claim 7, further characterized in that w=10 blocks, x=3 blocks, and y=1 block.

Claim 13

A pattern of cellular base station antennae according to claim 7, further characterized in that w=3 blocks, x=2 blocks, and y=3 blocks.

Claim 16

The method according to claim 12, further characterized in that x=1 block and y=1 block.

Claim 17

The method according to claim 12, further characterized in that x=2 blocks and y=1 block.

Claim 18

The method according to claim 12, further characterized in that x=3 blocks and y=1 block.

Claim 19

The method according to claim 12, further characterized in that x=2 blocks and y=3 blocks.

Claim 20

The method according to claim 12, including the step of repeating said pattern of sequences parallel to said first and second sequences.

Claim 21

A pattern of cellular antennae comprising: a first repeating sequence of antennae B1, B2, B1, B2, each of said antennae positioned at an intersection of streets on a grid of intersecting parallel streets, said streets running in either an i direction or a j direction, said grid having blocks defined between said parallel streets, said antennae evenly spaced at a uniform interval of 2x blocks in the i direction and x blocks in the j direction, said sequence of antennae forming a first diagonal line of antennae on said grid; a second repeating sequence of antennae B3, B4, B3, B4, each of said second sequential antennae positioned at an intersection on said grid, said second sequential antennae evenly spaced at said uniform interval forming a second diagonal line of antennae parallel to said first diagonal line, said second sequence beginning with antenna B3 positioned on the same street as any of said antennae B1; wherein a different set of frequencies is allocated to each antenna B1, B2, B3, and B4.

Claim 22

A pattern of cellular antennae comprising: a first repeating sequence of antennae B1, B2, B1, B2, each of said antennae positioned at an intersection of streets on a grid of intersecting parallel streets, said streets running in either an i direction or a j direction, said grid having blocks defined between said parallel streets, said antennae evenly spaced at a uniform interval of 2x blocks in the i direction and x blocks in the j direction, said sequence of antennae forming a first diagonal line of antennae on said grid; a second repeating sequence of antennae B3, B4, B3, B4, each of said second sequential antennae positioned at an intersection on said grid, said second sequential antennae evenly spaced at said uniform interval forming a second diagonal line of antennae parallel to said first diagonal line, said second sequence beginning with antenna B3 positioned on the same street as any of said antennae B1; wherein a different set of frequencies is allocated to each antenna B1, B2, B3, and B4.

Claim 23

A pattern of cellular antennae according to claim 18, further characterized in that said pattern repeats along said first or said second diagonal lines.

Claim 24

A pattern of cellular base station antennae in an area having a first set of parallel streets running in the i direction and a second set of parallel streets running in the j direction, said first set of parallel streets intersecting said second set of parallel streets forming a grid of blocks, said pattern comprising: a first repeating sequence of base station antennae B1, B2, B5, B6, each of said sequential antennae located at an intersection x blocks in the i direction and y blocks in the j direction from the preceding antenna in sequence; a second repeating sequence of base station antennae B3, B4, B7, B8, each of said second sequential antennae located at an intersection x blocks in the i direction and y blocks in the j direction from the preceding antenna in said second sequence, said second sequence beginning with antenna B3 positioned at an intersection w blocks in the i direction and z blocks in the j direction from any of said antennae B1; wherein a different set of frequencies is allocated to each antenna B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7, and B8, and w, x, y, and z represent a distance in blocks on any of said streets.

Claim 25

A pattern of cellular base station antennae in an area having a first set of parallel streets running in the i direction and a second set of parallel streets running in the j direction, said first set of parallel streets intersecting said second set of parallel streets forming a grid of blocks, said pattern comprising: a first repeating sequence of base station antennae B1, B2, B5, B6, each of said sequential antennae located at an intersection x blocks in the i direction and y blocks in the j direction from the preceding antenna in sequence; a second repeating sequence of base station antennae B3, B4, B7, B8, each of said second sequential antennae located at an intersection x blocks in the i direction and y blocks in the j direction from the preceding antenna in said second sequence, said second sequence beginning with antenna B3 positioned at an intersection w blocks in the i direction and z blocks in the j direction from any of said antennae B1; wherein a different set of frequencies is allocated to each antenna B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7, and B8, and w, x, y, and z represent a distance in blocks on any of said streets.

Claim 26

A pattern of cellular base station antenna according to claim 20, further characterized in that w=3 blocks, x=2 blocks, y=3 blocks, and z=2 blocks.