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Code-reuse partitioning systems and methods for cellular radiotelephone systems
Assignee: Ericsson Inc
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Filing: 1998-11-05
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Granted: 2001-05-08
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Expires: 2018-11-05
Abstract
Abstract Time slots of a plurality of time-division multiple access (TDMA) cellular radiotelephone base stations are synchronized. Cellular radiotelephone frequencies are allocated among the plurality of base stations according to a first frequency allocation system in a first synchronized time slot and according to a second frequency allocation system in a second synchronized time slot. Each frequency allocation system may include an adaptive channel allocation system, a frequency reuse system, a frequency reuse partitioning system or a fixed frequency reuse system. Spreading codes of a plurality of code-division multiple access (CDMA) cellular radiotelephone base stations are synchronized. Cellular radiotelephone frequencies are allocated among the plurality of base stations according to a first frequency allocation system for a first synchronized spreading code and according to a second frequency allocation system for a second synchronized spreading code. Each frequency allocation system may include an adaptive channel allocation system, a frequency reuse system, a frequency reuse partitioning system or a fixed frequency reuse system. Cellular radiotelephone systems and methods affording increased base station channel capacity, more efficient spectrum utilization and improved equipment migration are thus provided.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul W. Dent
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 22:20
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04J; H04J13/00; H04W; H04W16/00; H04W16/02; H04W16/12; H04W28/00; H04W28/16; H04W28/26; H04W72/00; H04W72/04; H04W72/044; H04J13/16; H04W16/04; H04W56/00; H04W72/0446; H04W72/0453; H04W74/00; H04W74/04; H04W84/00; H04W84/02; H04W84/04; H04W84/042
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A cellular radiotelephone system comprising: a plurality of code division multiple access (CDMA) cellular radiotelephone base stations for communicating with cellular radiotelephones on a plurality of frequencies using a plurality of spreading codes, each of said plurality of spreading codes having a period; code synchronizing means for synchronizing said plurality of spreading codes among said plurality of base stations so that said periods of each of said plurality of spreading codes are concurrent, to produce synchronized spreading codes among said plurality of base stations; and code-reuse partitioning means for allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies among said plurality of base stations for a first one of said synchronized spreading codes according to a first frequency allocation system and for allocating frequencies among said plurality of base stations for a second one of said synchronized spreading codes according to a second frequency allocation system different from said first frequency allocation system.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A cellular radiotelephone system comprising: a plurality of code division multiple access (CDMA) cellular radiotelephone base stations for communicating with cellular radiotelephones on a plurality of frequencies using a plurality of spreading codes, each of said plurality of spreading codes having a period; code synchronizing means for synchronizing said plurality of spreading codes among said plurality of base stations so that said periods of each of said plurality of spreading codes are concurrent, to produce synchronized spreading codes among said plurality of base stations; and code-reuse partitioning means for allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies among said plurality of base stations for a first one of said synchronized spreading codes according to a first frequency allocation system and for allocating frequencies among said plurality of base stations for a second one of said synchronized spreading codes according to a second frequency allocation system different from said first frequency allocation system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A cellular radiotelephone system according to claim 1 wherein said plurality of spreading codes is one of a plurality of direct-sequence-modulation codes, a plurality of frequency-hopping codes, and a plurality of combined frequency-hopping/direct-sequence-modulation codes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
73 words
A system according to claim 1 wherein said first frequency allocation system is one of a first adaptive channel allocation system, a first frequency reuse system, a first frequency reuse partitioning system and a first fixed frequency reuse system, and wherein said second frequency allocation system is one of a second adaptive channel allocation system, a second frequency reuse system, a second frequency reuse partitioning system and a second fixed frequency reuse system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
65 words
A system according to claim 1 : wherein said first frequency allocation has a number of subscribers; and wherein said code-reuse partitioning means further comprises means responsive to said number of subscribers of said first frequency allocation system for allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies among said plurality of base stations according to said first frequency allocation system for a third one of said synchronized spreading codes.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
123 words
A method of operating a plurality of code division multiple access cellular radiotelephone base stations for communicating with cellular radiotelephones using a plurality of synchronized spreading codes, each of said spreading codes having a period, the method comprising: allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies among said plurality of base stations according to one of a first adaptive channel allocation system, a first frequency reuse system, a first frequency reuse partitioning system and a first fixed frequency reuse system for a first one of said synchronized spreading codes and according to one of a second adaptive channel allocation system, a second frequency reuse system, a second frequency reuse partitioning system and a second fixed frequency reuse system for a second one of said synchronized spreading codes.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
123 words
A method of operating a plurality of code division multiple access cellular radiotelephone base stations for communicating with cellular radiotelephones using a plurality of synchronized spreading codes, each of said spreading codes having a period, the method comprising: allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies among said plurality of base stations according to one of a first adaptive channel allocation system, a first frequency reuse system, a first frequency reuse partitioning system and a first fixed frequency reuse system for a first one of said synchronized spreading codes and according to one of a second adaptive channel allocation system, a second frequency reuse system, a second frequency reuse partitioning system and a second fixed frequency reuse system for a second one of said synchronized spreading codes.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
217 words
A method of operating a plurality of code division multiple access cellular radiotelephone base stations, the method comprising the steps of: communicating between the plurality of base stations and radiotelephones using a common plurality of spreading codes; synchronizing said plurality of spreading codes among said plurality of base stations so that said periods of said plurality of spreading codes are concurrent, to produce synchronized spreading codes among said plurality of base stations; and allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies among said plurality of base stations according to a first frequency allocation system for a first one of said synchronized spreading codes and according to a second frequency allocation system different from said first frequency allocation system for a second one of said synchronized spreading codes, wherein said step of allocating comprises allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies among said plurality of base stations according to one of a first adaptive channel allocation system, a first frequency reuse system, a first frequency reuse partitioning system and a first fixed frequency reuse system for said first one of said synchronized spreading codes and according to one of a one of a second adaptive channel allocation system, a second frequency reuse system, a second frequency reuse partitioning system and a second fixed frequency reuse system for said second one of said synchronized spreading codes.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
217 words
A method of operating a plurality of code division multiple access cellular radiotelephone base stations, the method comprising the steps of: communicating between the plurality of base stations and radiotelephones using a common plurality of spreading codes; synchronizing said plurality of spreading codes among said plurality of base stations so that said periods of said plurality of spreading codes are concurrent, to produce synchronized spreading codes among said plurality of base stations; and allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies among said plurality of base stations according to a first frequency allocation system for a first one of said synchronized spreading codes and according to a second frequency allocation system different from said first frequency allocation system for a second one of said synchronized spreading codes, wherein said step of allocating comprises allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies among said plurality of base stations according to one of a first adaptive channel allocation system, a first frequency reuse system, a first frequency reuse partitioning system and a first fixed frequency reuse system for said first one of said synchronized spreading codes and according to one of a one of a second adaptive channel allocation system, a second frequency reuse system, a second frequency reuse partitioning system and a second fixed frequency reuse system for said second one of said synchronized spreading codes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
158 words
A cellular radiotelephone system comprising: a plurality of code division multiple access (CDMA) cellular radiotelephone base stations that communicate with cellular radiotelephones on a plurality of frequencies using a common plurality of spreading codes and using frequencies that are allocated among said plurality of base stations such that frequencies are allocated for a first one of said spreading codes according to a first frequency allocation system and are allocated for a second one of said spreading codes according to a second frequency allocation system different from said first frequency allocation system, wherein said first frequency allocation system is one of a first adaptive channel allocation system, a first frequency reuse system, a first frequency reuse partitioning system and a first fixed frequency reuse system, and wherein said second frequency allocation system is one of a second adaptive channel allocation system, a second frequency reuse system, a second frequency reuse partitioning system and a second fixed frequency reuse system.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
158 words
A cellular radiotelephone system comprising: a plurality of code division multiple access (CDMA) cellular radiotelephone base stations that communicate with cellular radiotelephones on a plurality of frequencies using a common plurality of spreading codes and using frequencies that are allocated among said plurality of base stations such that frequencies are allocated for a first one of said spreading codes according to a first frequency allocation system and are allocated for a second one of said spreading codes according to a second frequency allocation system different from said first frequency allocation system, wherein said first frequency allocation system is one of a first adaptive channel allocation system, a first frequency reuse system, a first frequency reuse partitioning system and a first fixed frequency reuse system, and wherein said second frequency allocation system is one of a second adaptive channel allocation system, a second frequency reuse system, a second frequency reuse partitioning system and a second fixed frequency reuse system.
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