US 12,231,908 B2
Scheduled amplifier wireless base station apparatus and methods
Volkan Sevindik, Parker, CO (US); and Haider Syed, Parker, CO (US)
Assigned to CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Dec. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/083,765.
Application 18/083,765 is a division of application No. 16/854,689, filed on Apr. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,533,629, issued on Dec. 20, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0123991 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 16/14 (2009.01); H04B 3/54 (2006.01); H04B 7/26 (2006.01); H04W 16/24 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 16/14 (2013.01) [H04B 3/54 (2013.01); H04B 7/2606 (2013.01); H04W 16/24 (2013.01); H04W 88/085 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a multi-sector wireless base station, the method comprising:
determining interference levels associated respectively with at least two of a plurality of radio frequency (RF) coverage sectors of the multi-sector wireless base station;
determining at least one type of RF spectrum available for use by respective ones of the at least two of the plurality of RF coverage sectors of the multi-sector wireless base station; and
based at least on the determining of the interference levels and the determining of the at least one type of the RF spectrum, causing scheduling of a common power amplification apparatus of the multi-sector wireless base station for transmission of at least two wireless signals relating to respective at least two user data sessions according to a time-division scheme, such that a first one of the at least two wireless signals is transmitted over a first sector of the at least two of the plurality of RF coverage sectors, and a second one of the at least two wireless signals is transmitted over a second sector of the at least two of the plurality of RF coverage sectors, the transmission of the first and second ones of the at least two wireless signals occurring in sequence according to the time-division scheme.