1. A method of operating a base station to wirelessly transmit voice communications and data communications to a plurality of user terminals on a single wireless carrier, the method comprising:
repeatedly and sequentially wirelessly transmitting time division multiplexed superframes to the plurality of user terminals, wherein each time division multiplexed superframe comprises a plurality of high speed data frames;
wherein at least one of the high speed data frames carries a voice communication;
wherein at least one of the high speed data frames carries a data communication; and
wherein each of the high speed data frames includes a respective indication of its contents.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the superframes are transmitted at a rate that supports voice communication requirements.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising supporting a plurality of data rates within the high speed data frames of a single superframe.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising supporting a plurality of coding rates and modulation schemes within the high speed data frames of a single superframe.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising coding the superframes with a plurality of Walsh codes prior to their transmission.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
coding the data communications of the superframe using a first coding type; and
coding the voice communications of the superframe using a second coding type that is different from the first coding type.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the high speed data frames further includes:
a pilot signal; and
a plurality of reverse link power control bits intended for the plurality of user terminals.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein a respective indication of contents of a high speed data frame indicates:
that the high speed data frame carries a voice communication;
a user terminal of the plurality of user terminals for which the voice communication is intended; and
a data rate of the voice communication carried by the high speed data frame.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein a respective indication of contents of a high speed data frame indicates:
that the high speed data frame carries a data communication;
a user terminal of the plurality of user terminals for which the data communication is intended; and
a data rate of the data communication contained in the high speed data frame.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein:
a high speed data frame includes both a primary explicit data rate indicator and a secondary explicit data rate indicator;
wherein the primary explicit data rate indicator indicates:
a user terminal of the plurality of user terminals for which a first portion of the high speed data frame is intended; and
a data rate for the first portion of the high speed data frame; and
wherein the secondary explicit data rate indicator indicates a user terminal of the plurality of user terminals for which a second portion of the high speed data frame is intended.
11. A superframe embodied on a carrier wave that carries voice communications and data communications intended for a plurality of user terminals, the superframe comprising:
a plurality of high speed data frames;
wherein at least one of the high speed data frames carries a voice communication;
wherein at least one of the high speed data frames carries a data communication; and
wherein each of the high speed data frames includes a respective indication of its contents.
12. The superframe of claim 11, wherein a plurality of superframes are transmitted at a rate that supports a voice communication requirement.
13. The superframe of claim 11, wherein the superframe supports a plurality of data rates within the high speed data frames.
14. The superframe of claim 11, wherein the superframe supports a plurality of coding rates and modulation schemes within the high speed data frames.
15. The superframe of claim 11, wherein the superframe is coded with a plurality of Walsh codes prior to its transmission.
16. The superframe of claim 11, wherein:
the voice communications of the superframe are coded using a first coding type; and
the data communications of the superframe are coded using a second coding type that is different from the first coding type.
17. The superframe of claim 11, wherein each of the high speed data frames of the superframe further includes:
a pilot signal; and
a plurality of reverse link power control bits intended for the plurality of user terminals.
18. The superframe of claim 11 wherein a respective indication of contents of a high speed data frame indicates:
that the high speed data frame carries a voice communication;
a user terminal of the plurality of user terminals for which the voice communication is intended; and
a data rate of the voice communication contained in the high speed data frame.
19. The superframe of claim 11, wherein a respective indication of contents of a high speed data frame indicates:
that the high speed data frame carries a data communication;
a user terminal of the plurality of user terminals for which the data communication is intended; and
a data rate of the data communication contained in the high speed data frame.
20. The superframe of claim 11, wherein:
a high speed data frame of the superframe includes both a primary explicit data rate indicator and a secondary explicit data rate indicator;
wherein the primary explicit data rate indicator indicates:
a user terminal of the plurality of user terminals for which a first portion of the high speed data frame is intended; and
a data rate for the first portion of the high speed data frame; and
wherein the secondary explicit data rate indicator indicates a user terminal of the plurality of user terminals for which a second portion of the high speed data frame is intended.
21. A method of operating a user terminal to wirelessly receive voice communications and data communications on a single wireless carrier, the method comprising:
repeatedly and sequentially wirelessly receiving time division multiplexed superframes from a base station, wherein each time division multiplexed superframe comprises a plurality of high speed data frames;
for each of the plurality of high speed data frames, receiving a respective indication of its contents;
for each of the plurality of high speed data frames, determining whether the high speed data frame is intended for the user terminal;
determining that a particular high speed data frame of the superframe is intended for the user terminal; and
receiving a voice communication contained in the particular high speed data frame.
22. The method of claim 21, further comprising receiving the superframes at a rate that supports a voice communication requirement.
23. The method of claim 21, further comprising:
determining a data rate of the voice communication from an indication contained in the high speed data frame; and
receiving the voice communication at the data rate.
24. The method of claim 21, further comprising:
determining that a particular high speed data frame of the superframe is intended for the user terminal; and
receiving a data communication contained in the particular high speed data frame.
25. The method of claim 24, further comprising:
determining a data rate of the data communication from an indication contained in the high speed data frame; and
receiving the data communication at the data rate.
26. The method of claim 21, further comprising coding the superframe with a plurality of Walsh codes.
27. The method of claim 21, further comprising:
decoding the voice communication contained in the high speed data frame using a first coding type;
determining that a particular high speed data frame of the superframe is intended for the user terminal;
receiving a data communication contained in the particular high speed data frame and
decoding the data communications of the superframe using a second coding type that is different from the first coding type.
28. The method of claim 21, further comprising:
receiving a pilot signal contained in the high speed data frame; and
receiving a reverse link power control bit contained in the high speed data frame.
29. The method of claim 28, further comprising:
determining a channel quality indicator based upon the received pilot signal; and
reporting the channel quality indicator to a transmitting base station.
30. A base station that acts as a transmitter to wirelessly transmit voice communications and data communications to a plurality of user terminals on a single wireless carrier, the base station comprising:
an antenna;
a Radio Frequency unit coupled to the antenna; and
at least one digital processor coupled to the Radio Frequency unit that executes software instructions causing the base station to:
repeatedly and sequentially wirelessly transmit time division multiplexed superframes to the plurality of user terminals, wherein each time division multiplexed superframe comprises a plurality of high speed data frames;
wherein at least one of the high speed data frames carries a voice communication;
wherein at least one of the high speed data frames carries a data communication; and
wherein each of the high speed data frames includes a respective indication of its contents.
31. A user terminal that acts as a wireless receiver to wirelessly receive voice communications and data communications on a single wireless carrier, the user terminal comprising:
an antenna;
a Radio Frequency unit coupled to the antenna; and
a digital processor coupled to the Radio Frequency unit that executes software instructions causing the user terminal to:
repeatedly and sequentially wirelessly receive time division multiplexed superframes from a base station, wherein each time division multiplexed superframe comprises a plurality of high speed data frames;
for each of the plurality of high speed data frames, receive a respective indication of its contents;
for each of the plurality of high speed data frames, determine whether the high speed data frame is intended for the user terminal;
determine that a particular high speed data frame of the superframe is intended for the user terminal; and
receive a voice communication contained in the particular high speed data frame.
32. A plurality of software instructions stored on a media that, upon execution by a base station, cause the base station to wirelessly transmit voice communications and data communications to a plurality of user terminals on a single wireless carrier, the plurality of software instructions comprising:
a set of instructions executed by the base station that cause the base station to repeatedly and sequentially wirelessly transmit time division multiplexed superframes to the plurality of user terminals, wherein each time division multiplexed superframe comprises a plurality of high speed data frames;
wherein at least one of the high speed data frames carries a voice communication;
wherein at least one of the high speed data frames carries a data communication; and
wherein each of the high speed data frames includes a respective indication of its contents.
33. A plurality of software instructions stored on a media that, upon execution by a user terminal, cause the user terminal to wirelessly receive voice communications and data communications on a single wireless carrier, the plurality of software instructions comprising:
a set of instructions executed by the user terminal that cause the user terminal to repeatedly and sequentially wirelessly receive time division multiplexed superframes from a base station, wherein each time division multiplexed superframe comprises a plurality of high speed data frames;
a set of instructions executed by the user terminal that cause the user terminal to, for each of the plurality of high speed data frames, receive a respective indication of its contents;
a set of instructions executed by the user terminal that cause the user terminal to, for each of the plurality of high speed data frames, determine whether the high speed data frame is intended for the user terminal;
a set of instructions executed by the user terminal that cause the user terminal to determine that a particular high speed data frame of the superframe is intended for the user terminal; and
a set of instructions executed by the user terminal that cause the user terminal to receive a voice communication contained in the particular high speed data frame.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A composite antenna comprising:
a conductor ground plate having a preset shape;
a plurality of antenna elements separated from the conductor ground plate by a predetermined element interval;
a plurality of feeding terminals for feeding power to the antenna elements via transmission lines in the same phase; and
a plurality of short circuit terminals for electrically coupling the antenna elements to the conductor ground plate,
wherein the antenna elements and the feeding terminals are disposed symmetrically with respect to a center point of the conductor ground plate, and
wherein the short circuit terminals are disposed symmetrically with respect to the center point of the conductor ground plate and in parallel with the feeding terminals.
2. The composite antenna according to claim 1, wherein an inter-element distance between the antenna elements is set in response to a directional characteristic of radio wave to be transmitted and received.
3. The composite antenna according to claim 1
wherein the antenna elements are located on the same side of the conductor ground plate.
4. A composite antenna comprising:
a conductor ground plate having a preset shape;
a plurality of antenna elements separated from the conductor ground plate by a predetermined element interval; and
a plurality of feeding terminals for feeding power to the antenna elements via transmission lines in the same phase,
wherein the antenna elements and the feeding terminals are disposed symmetrically with respect to a center point of the conductor ground plate, and
wherein, for each antenna element, a first distance L1 and a second distance L2 are set at lengths equivalent to \xbc of wavelengths corresponding to different operating frequencies, the first distance L1 being a distance between a feeding point for electrically coupling the feeding terminal to the antenna element and one end of the antenna element, and the second distance L2 being a distance between the feeding point and the other end of the antenna element.