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Mobile assisted channel allocation

US5594949A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 15, 1994
Grant dateJan 14, 1997
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W16/12
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to systems and methods for allocating channels in a radiotelephone system wherein local estimation of interference for a potential new connection is achieved by measuring interference on the available downlink channels at a plurality of locations within a cell. The measurements can be made, for example, by already connected mobile stations, mobile stations which are not connected, fixed measurement stations or any combination thereof.

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