Code-division-multiple-access mobile communication system accommodating increased number of mobile stations
US7174167B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for mobile communication, based on code division multiple access includes base stations, each of which communicates with mobile stations by using a plurality of radio frequencies covering respective cells, the respective cells including a first cell covered by a first radio frequency and a second cell covered by a second radio frequency. The system further includes a base-station controller which communicates with the base stations, and controls the mobile stations to switch from the first cell of a first base station to the first cell of a second base station via a soft hand-off operation and switch between the first cell and the second cell within any base station via a hard hand-off operation, the base-station controller providing the mobile stations with no direct switch between the second cell of the first base station and the second cell of the second base station.
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