Mobile communication system enabling efficient use of small-zone base stations
US6493561B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 23, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W48/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mobile communication system includes a plurality of radio base stations forming respective radio zones and a mobile station selecting a wait zone and a base station to which a request for a message channel is to be issued. Each of the plurality of radio base stations is assigned an order of priority. Information relating to the order of priority is used by the mobile station to select a wait zone and a base station to which a request for a message channel is to be issued.
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