Base station time synchronization in a wireless network
US10021662B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B1/7073
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The operation of base stations in a wireless network whose areas of coverage do not overlap are synchronized by taking timing values from mobile units that travel from one area of coverage to another. A base station receiving a timing value from a mobile unit entering its area of coverage adapts its timing value and that of any mobile units in its coverage area, including the newly-arrived mobile unit, to a become a value intermediate between its existing timing value and that indicated by the mobile unit. The use of an intermediate value instability in the system that might result from an inability of the base stations to communicate directly with each other in real time.
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