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Multiband mobile telephone system

US5960354A · kind A · utility

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23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 14, 1997
Grant dateSep 28, 1999
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Expiry dateJan 14, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/06
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cellular mobile telephone system is provided. The system operates on frequency bands each of which comprises a respective total number of sub-bands. Each sub-band has a different respective frequency. The system includes a network of base stations, and mobile stations. The mobile stations comprise a given mobile station communicating with the network on a sub-band within a current operational frequency band comprising one of the operational frequency bands. The network transmits to the given mobile station certain information regarding designated sub-bands for which the given mobile station is to perform measurements. The certain information comprises a minimum number of alternate sub-bands of an alternate operational frequency band other than the current operational frequency band. The given mobile station receives from the network the certain information and transmits to the network a measurement report comprising measurement results for a number of alternate sub-bands equal to at least the minimum number but less than the total number of alternate sub-bands.

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