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Methodology of reducing areas with multiple dominant pilots by installing simulcasting elements or omni-directional base station

CA 2254401 A1 · Owner: Lucent Technologies Inc. · Inventors: Kuo, Wen-Yi; Weaver, Carl Francis; Meyers, Martin Howard

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A method for reducing multiple dominant pilots in a CDMA transmission system comprises linking a transceiver element with a nearby base station for transporting signals between the transceiver element and the nearby base station. Transmitting from the transceiver element forward link signals of a nearby sector associated with the nearby base station. An apparatus is also described.

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  • Filed November 24, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 24, 2018.
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FiledNovember 24, 1998
GrantedNo grant recorded
Term endedNovember 24, 2018
Patent numberCA 2254401 A1
Classification (IPC)H04J13/00 +2 more

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