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A wireless base station having sectorized distribution and omni-distribution of services is combined with ATM processing. Both narrowband and broadband services can be provided to fixed and mobile wireless subscribers by a flexible intelligent ATM base station. Two way integrated voice, wireless dat

A wireless base station having sectorized distribution and omni-distribution of services is combined with ATM processing. Both narrowband and broadband services can be provided to fixed and mobile wireless subscribers by a flexible intelligent ATM base station. Two way integrated voice, wireless data, wireless multimedia, and compressed video services to a wireless subscriber using different narrowband and wideband common air interfaces. Uplink service includes narrowband signaling and bearer information signaling. A wireless base station can transmit a variety of omnidirectional services to all subscribers within a service area and can transmit certain services to a sector of the service area, that is to particular subscribers.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] In a multi-service distribution system using ATM format signaling including a plurality of subscribers and an ATM network, a base station comprising:a sector processor for receiving RF signals from at least one subscriber in a predefined sector of a service area served by

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] In a multi-service distribution system using ATM format signaling including a plurality of subscribers and an ATM network, a base station comprising:a sector processor for receiving RF signals from at least one subscriber in a predefined sector of a service area served by the base station and recovering user protocol data units from the RF signals, said RF signals carrying subscriber data in a format exclusive of ATM cells;a sector multiplexer, connected to said sector processor for combining sectorized signals in the form of user protocol data units into a stream of user protocol data units;an ATM adaptation processor, coupled to said sector processor, for converting the user protocol data units into an ATM cell payload;a generator circuit, coupled to said ATM adaptation processor, for generating an ATM cell header and combining the ATM cell header with the ATM cell payload to form an ATM cell;an ATM multiplexer, coupled to said generator circuit, for multiplexing the ATM cell with other ATM cells to form an ATM cell stream; anda network interface, coupled to said ATM multiplexer, for transmitting the ATM cell stream to the network.