Soft hand-off in cellular mobile communications networks
US7236788B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/302
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a call setup process for setting up a call for a mobile station of the network, respective uplink and downlink channels are allocated between the mobile station and a first one of a plurality of base transceiver stations of the network. The mobile station and at least one further base transceiver station of the plurality, neighbouring the said first base transceiver station, are provided with call setup information for use by the mobile station and the or each further base transceiver station to allocate respective uplink and downlink channels between the further base transceiver station concerned and the mobile station.
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