US PATENT SUBCLASS 370 / 334
.~.~.~.~.~ Using multiple antennas at a station

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370 /   HD   MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS

310  DF  COMMUNICATION OVER FREE SPACE {10}
328  DF  .~ Having a plurality of contiguous regions served by respective fixed stations {2}
329  DF  .~.~ Channel assignment {4}
331  DF  .~.~.~ Hand-off control {1}
332  DF  .~.~.~.~ Based upon a particular signal quality measurement {2}
334.~.~.~.~.~ Using multiple antennas at a station

DEFINITION

Classification: 370/334

Using multiple antennas at a station:

(under subclass 332) Subject wherein a station (usually a base station) uses a plurality of directional antennas for transmitting or receiving information, and wherein signals from another station (usually mobile) are received by two or more of the antennas and the hand-off is performed based upon signal quality measurements received on the two or more antennas.