Multiple antenna cellular network

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention relates to a multiple antenna cellular network.
In particular, the invention is used in a cellular communication network to custom configure cell boundaries to accommodate obstacles such as walls, ceilings, floors and buildings, to reduce interference, to improve performance and to improve quality of service.
Exemplary embodiments are provided for use with a TDMA communication protocol and the Global Systems for Mobile Communication (GSM) communication protocol and can be applied to other cellular communication and digital technologies.
An overview of GSM is described in the U.
S.
patent application SPREAD SPECTRUM COMMUNICATION NETWORK WITH ADAPTIVE FREQUENCY AGILITY, U.
S.
Ser.
No.
08/474,597, filed on May 4, 1995.
Exemplary embodiments are described herein with reference to specific configurations and protocols.
For example, the embodiments are described as employing non-frequency-hopping communication, but could be implemented to frequency hop.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made to the exemplary embodiments while remaining within the scope of the present invention.
The invention can be employed using any TDMA, FDMA, CDMA or other similar communication protocol.
Network Configuration FIG.
1 is a general illustration of a multiple antenna cellular network according to an embodiment of the invention.
FIG.
1 shows two cells 115 and 119 in a building installation.
While the embodiment is explained with reference to cell 115 and the components thereof, the explanation is equally applicable to cell 119 and the components thereof.
A plurality of remote transceivers 112a-c are positioned at a number of locations 114a-c to develop cell 115.
Each location 114a-c represents a sub-cell that develops cell 115.
For example, remote transceivers 112a-c can be placed in rooms or in hallways to develop cell 115.
Cell 115 has a shape that is defined by remote transceivers 112a-c and the radiated power associated with each remote transceiver 12a-c