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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bjorn Johannisson, Kungsbacka, SE;
Sara Mazur, Bromma, SE;
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Stockholm, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/38 ;
Abstract
In a cellular telecommunications network, a method and apparatus is disclosed for providing a substantial gain in downlink C/I by means of antenna pattern downtilt while still maintaining the coverage limiting signal strength in the uplink by the use of different antenna pattern downtilt for the transmit and receive antenna patterns.