US 12,010,607 B2
Time interleaved coverage zones in wireless networks
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 Jan. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/584,525.
Application 17/584,525 is a continuation of application No. 16/999,606, filed on Aug. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,272,428.
Prior Publication US 2022/0150801 A1, May 12, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 48/08 (2009.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 72/0446 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 48/08 (2013.01) [H04W 28/0268 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Provider equipment, comprising:
a plurality of antennas configured to support radio frequency (RF) communications within respective sectors to provide thereby wireless services to user equipment (UE); and
a controller, configured to create at least two time-interleaved coverage zones by transmitting a respective physical cell identity (PCI) to at least a portion of the plurality of available sectors during each of at least two time slots;
wherein each coverage zone is associated with a respective PCI and configured for use by a respective type of equipment.