Wireless communications system

摘要

A communication network comprises at least a first region serviced by a base station, and further comprises a plurality of bridging stations deployed around the base station so defining a circumference about said base station. Each bridging station comprises one or more directional antennas operable to generate a coverage area lying predominantly outside said circumference, so forming in operation an inner zone within said circumference wherein bridging station sensitivity and signal strength is significantly lower than that of the base station.