Appeal No. 1998-2992
Application No. 08/539,276
subscriber station, and a second data packet from a second
antenna in a second time slot to the subscriber station. The
second time slot occurs after the first time slot, and the
first and second time slots are selected so that the first
antenna and the second antenna do not simultaneously transmit
data to the subscriber station.
Claim 14 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
14. In a wireless communication system, wherein a data packet
is communicated from a signal source to a subscriber station,
said system including a transfer station between said signal
source and said subscriber station for receiving said data
packet from said signal source and retransmitting said data
packet to said subscriber station, said transfer station
including a transfer station receiver, first and second
transfer station transmitters and first and second antennas
spaced apart from each other, a method at said transfer
station comprising:
receiving said data packet at said transfer station;
retransmitting said data packet from said first antenna
to form a first transmitted data packet in a first time
slot; and
retransmitting said data packet from said second antenna
to form a second transmitted data packet after said first
transmitted data packet in a second time slot, said
second time slot occurring after said first time slot;
wherein said first and second time slots are selected so that
said first antenna and said second antenna do not
simultaneously transmit data to said subscriber station.
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