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Cell selection scheme in CDMA mobile communication system using spread codes and spread code phases

US5953326A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 6, 1997
Grant dateSep 14, 1999
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W48/12
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cell selection scheme in a CDMA mobile communication system which is capable of shortening the cell selection processing time while constructing a mobile communication system with a practically feasible base station configuration. In a CDMA mobile communication system, first type base stations which share a common reference timing are transmitting pilot channels spread by using an identical pilot channel spread code at mutually different spread code phases with respect to the common reference timing where these mutually different spread code phases are assigned to different first type base stations, and second type base stations which do not share the common reference timing are transmitting pilot channels spread by using mutually different pilot channel spread codes at arbitrary spread code phases where these mutually different pilot channel spread codes being assigned to different second type base stations. A mobile station receives these pilot channels and judges a located cell of the mobile station according to receiving levels, pilot channel spread codes and spread code phases of received pilot channels.

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