WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND SWITCHING EXCHANGE WITH MULTIPLE ORIENTAITON ANTENNAS

摘要

A wireless PBX system utilizes base stations dispersed throughout an area to be served with wireless telephone service. The base stations utilize multiple antennae to reduce problems associated with fading and multipath. The antennae of a base station are rotatable, at least in pairs, so that the base station may be hung vertically, horizontally, or at some other angle to the horizon and the antennae may be readily oriented to a position which provides for preferred propagation charasteristics for the antennae for the local area in which the base station is mounted. Also included is a system and method for readily varying the configuration of a telephone system and the functions/features available to the users of wireless telephone instruments on the system. The telephone instruments may include a display which can be configured by interaction with a base station to vary the interpretation given to inputs received from the user.