Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Zoned or cellular telephone system
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-25
2006-04-25
Urban, Edward F. (Department: 2685)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Zoned or cellular telephone system
C455S422100, C455S067150, C703S021000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07035642
ABSTRACT:
A method for engineering management and planning for the design of a wireless communications network in three-dimensions (3-D) combines computerized organization, database fusion, and radio frequency (RF) site-specific planning models. The method enables a designer to keep track of wireless system performance throughout the process of pre-bid design, installation and maintenance of a wireless system. Using a database of information that defines the desired environment, predictions of antenna coverage, system coverage and interference, and other wireless system performance criteria, such as frame error rate and network throughput, can be made. Watch points are created to ensure, in real time, that any modifications to the design of the wireless system do not degrade the performance of the system with respect to the watch point locations.
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Rappaport Theodore S.
Skidmore Roger R.
Nguyen Thuan
Urban Edward F.
Whitham Curtis & Christofferson, P.C.
Wireless Valley Communications Inc.
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