An investigation into distributed base station design for LMDS systems

Author

Highsmith, William R.

Author_Institution

P-Com Inc., Melbourne, FL, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

162

Lastpage

165

Abstract

This paper investigates the design characteristics and architecture needed for an LMDS base station design that could support distributed sectors; that is, a base station located at one building with at least one sector that is located at another, nearby building. The motivation for such a design would be to place the transceiver assets at the most favorable location in a congested metropolitan area with uneven building heights. Uneven building heights can cause shadows in coverage even when the base station is at the highest vantage point. Enabling the distribution of sectors over a wider area improves the likelihood that complete coverage may be realized

Keywords

broadband networks; cellular radio; radio access networks; transceivers; LMDS systems; base station design; congested metropolitan area; coverage shadows; distributed sectors; fixed cellular broadband networks; local multipoint distribution service; point-to-multipoint communication; transceiver location; uneven building heights; Aggregates; Base stations; Buildings; Business communication; Frequency shift keying; Radio frequency; Radio link; Spine; Telecommunication traffic; Transceivers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

SoutheastCon, 2002. Proceedings IEEE

Conference_Location

Columbia, SC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7252-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/.2002.995578

Filename

995578