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EP 1961248 A1 20080827 - COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

Title (en)

COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

Title (de)

KOMMUNIKATIONSNETZ

Title (fr)

RESEAU DE COMMUNICATION

Publication

EP 1961248 A1 20080827 (EN)

Application

EP 06808039 A 20061115

Priority

FI 2006050498 W 20061115
FI 20051170 A 20051116

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007057517A1] The present invention concerns a novel mobile communication network and network topology, and a method for designing and optimizing the network. According to the invention, instead of one directional antenna, the coverage and services of a plurality of directional antennas, and/or instead of one base station, the coverage and services of a plurality of base stations, are provided for the user terminal.

IPC 8 full level

H04W 16/28 (2009.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04W 16/28 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2007057517 A1 20070524; EP 1961248 A1 20080827; EP 1961248 A4 20091202; FI 20051170 A0 20051116; FI 20051170 L 20070517

DOCDB simple family (application)

FI 2006050498 W 20061115; EP 06808039 A 20061115; FI 20051170 A 20051116