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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2006
Daniel B. Kilfoyle, Falmouth, MA (US);
Travis H. Slocumb, Iii, Washington, DC (US);
Steven Carson, Washington, DC (US);
Daniel B. Kilfoyle, Falmouth, MA (US);
Travis H. Slocumb, III, Washington, DC (US);
Steven Carson, Washington, DC (US);
Science Applications International Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for extending the coverage area and communication capacity of a spread-spectrum based wireless network. The system comprises a unique dual-scale, asymmetrical cellular architecture for a wireless network, wherein the communication uplink is based on a macro-cellular system, and the communication downlink is based on a micro-cellular system. Through the user of remote downlink transmitters in the micro-cellular system, the present invention provides a cost effective solution for increasing communication capacity, extending coverage area, and providing high-speed communication downlink.