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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1998
Charles E. Wheatley, III, Del Mar, CA (US);
Edward G. Tiedemann, Jr., San Diego, CA (US);
Joseph P. Odenwalder, Del Mar, CA (US);
Rajeev Krishnamurthi, San Diego, CA (US);
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for operation of a personal base station where the forward link of a personal base station is on the same frequency assignment as a first forward link data signal transmitted by a macro base station belonging to a cellular communication system. A first subscriber station communicates with the macro base station. The personal base station generates a second forward link data signal and communicates with a second subscriber station. The personal base station receives the first forward link data signal and combines it with its own second forward link data signal to form a combined forward link data signal. The personal base station then transmits the combined forward link data signal. The first subscriber station is able to receive and diversity combine the combined forward link data signal, improving the signal to noise ratio that would otherwise occur in the vicinity of the personal base station.