Method and system for measuring and reporting received signal strength
US6728228B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W52/54
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a Time Division Multiple Access based radio telecommunications system that employs downlink power control, received signal strength information is measured and reported. A downlink data signal is transmitted from a base station to a mobile station during a first timeslot. A control channel signal or a dedicated traffic channel signal having equivalent output power behavior as the control channel, is transmitted from the base station throughout a cell in which the mobile station is operating. At the mobile station, a received signal strength of the control channel signal or the dedicated traffic channel signal is measured. The received signal strength may be measured in period between when the mobile station transmits and receives or in a period between when the mobile station received and transmits. The received signal strength may be measured during the first timeslot or during a timeslot other than said first timeslot. The received signal strength may also be measured during a time period associated with Mobile Assisted Handover (MAHO) measurements, the MAHO list including the control channel and/or the dedicated traffic channel. The received signal strength as measured by the…
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