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Antenna array for a cellular rf communications system

CA 1088628 A · Owner: Motorola, Inc. · Inventors: Graziano, Victor

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An array of antennas for a cellular RF communications system for providing communications to randomly placed transceivers in a given area. The antenna array includes a plurality of antenna sites located in the centers of cells. Each antenna site has a plurality of sectored antennas for providing sectored illumination outwardly for providing a plurality of communication channels. A predetermined number of sites are used to constitute a subarray of cells to provide a set of communication channels and channel allocations are repeated from subarray to subarray. Channels are also so allocated as to minimize channel interference and optimize channel utilization. An omnidirectional antenna may be …

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  • Granted October 28, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 28, 1997.
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FiledDecember 9, 1977
GrantedOctober 28, 1980
Term endedOctober 28, 1997
Patent numberCA 1088628 A
Classification (IPC)H04B7/15 +2 more

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1978198019821984198619881990199219941996Application filedDec 9, 1977Patent grantedOct 28, 1980Term endedOct 28, 1997

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