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1. A network for providing air-to-ground (ATG) wireless communication in various cells, comprising:
a first base station array, each base station of which includes a respective first antenna array defining a directional radiation pattern that is oriented in a first direction, wherein each base station of the first base station array is disposed spaced apart from another base station of the first base station array along the first direction; and a second base station array, each base station of which includes a respective second antenna array defining a directional radiation pattern that is oriented in the first direction, wherein each base station of the second base station array is disposed spaced apart from another base station of the second base station array along the first direction, and wherein the second base station array extends substantially parallel to the first base station array and is spaced apart from the first base station array to form continuous and at least partially overlapping cell coverage areas between respective base stations of the first and second base station arrays, wherein directional radiation patterns of the base stations of the first base station array and the second base station array each define substantially wedge shaped radiation patterns, wherein the direction radiation patterns of adjacent base stations of the first base station array overlap each other to extend coverage of the first base station array up to a predetermined altitude, and directional radiation patterns of adjacent base stations of overlap each other to extend coverage of the second base station array up to the predetermined altitude; and wherein for a given base station of each of the first and second base station arrays, coverage up to the predetermined altitude immediately above the given base station is provided by at least one other base station of the corresponding base station array. |
