Method and system for optimizing a traffic channel in a wireless communications system
US5960350A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/0602
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a wireless communications system (20), a beacon having a first radiation pattern (28) covering a portion of a subscriber service area (34) covered by a base station is transmitted. A subscriber (36) reception quality is then measured to produce a first beacon quality measurement (210). Thereafter, the first radiation pattern is changed to a second radiation pattern (32, 212), and a subscriber reception quality of the beacon transmitted with a second radiation pattern is measured to produce a second beacon quality measurement (214). In response to the first and second beacon quality measurements, a traffic channel radiation pattern (32) is selected (218), wherein such radiation pattern covers a portion of the subscriber service area. In a preferred embodiment, the beacon carrier frequency is the same as the traffic channel carrier frequency.
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