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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2011
Mikio Kuwahara, Yokohama, JP;
Hajime Kanzaki, Hiratsuka, JP;
Mikio Kuwahara, Yokohama, JP;
Hajime Kanzaki, Hiratsuka, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a conventional cellular wireless communication system that included a plurality of base station apparatuses having a plurality of antennas, just two antennas were used for simultaneous transmission by transmission diversity, and the antenna usage efficiency was low. According to the present invention, a free transmission diversity antenna for transmission to the edge of a cell is used to send a signal to a terminal located around the center of the cell without causing interference to a terminal located around the edge of the cell. The two terminals located around the edge of the cell and around the center of the cell are paired for simultaneous signal transmission. A signal directed to the edge of the cell and a signal directed to the center of the cell are sent with greatly different transmission power. This reduces the interference caused by the signal directed to the center of the cell to an insignificant level for the terminal located around the edge of the cell. The terminal located around the edge of the cell does not appear to be affected by interference from signal transmission to the center of the cell and does not have to always use four antennas.