System and method for improved spectrum use
A method for improving the use of a transmission spectrum in a multi-sector wireless communication system includes generating a first signal, processing a first signal with a first Auto Tune Combiner, transmitting the first signal on an antenna associated with a first sector, sampling the first signal with a radio frequency test device, generating a second signal, processing the second signal with a second Auto Tune Combiner, transmitting the second signal on an antenna associated with a second sector, and sampling the second signal with the radio frequency test device.
1. A method for improving the use of a transmission spectrum in a multi-sector wireless communications system, the method comprising:
generating a first signal;
processing the first signal with a first auto tune combiner;
transmitting the first signal on an antenna associated with a first sector;
sampling the first signal with a radio frequency test device;
generating a fourth signal;
processing the fourth signal with a second auto tune combiner;
transmitting the fourth signal on an antenna associated with the first sector; and
sampling the fourth signal with the radio frequency test device.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
generating a second signal;
generating a third signal;
combining the first signal with the third signal before transmission; and
combining the second signal with the fourth signal before transmission.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the first signal and fourth signal are transmitted on a first set of adjacent channels and the second signal and third signal are transmitted on a second set of adjacent channels.
4. The method claim 1 further comprising:
filtering an output of the first auto tune combiner before transmission; and
filtering an output of the second auto tune combiner before transmission.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
adjusting a first signal source power based on the sampled first signal; and
adjusting a fourth signal source power based on the sampled fourth signal.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the first signal and the fourth signal are transmitted on adjacent channels.
7. An apparatus for improving the use of a transmission spectrum in a wireless communications system, the apparatus comprising:
a first radio source for generating a first signal associated with a first sector;
a first auto tune combiner for processing the first signal;
a first antenna associated with the first sector for transmitting the first signal
a fourth radio source for generating a fourth signal associated with the first sector; and
a second auto tune combiner for processing the fourth signal;
a second antenna associated with the first sector for transmitting the fourth signal;
a radio frequency test device for sampling the first and fourth signals.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 further comprising:
a second radio source for generating a second signal; and
a third radio source for generating a third signal;
wherein the first signal is combined with the third signal by a first auto tune combiner before transmission and the second signal is combined with the fourth signal by a second auto tune combiner before transmission.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the first signal and fourth signal are transmitted on a first set of adjacent channels and the second signal and third signal are transmitted on a second set of adjacent channels.
10. The apparatus of claim 7 further comprising: a first band pass filter for filtering an output of the first auto tune combiner before transmission; and
a second bandpass filter for filtering an output of the second auto tune combiner before transmission.
11. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the first signal and fourth signal are transmitted on adjacent channels.