Intercellular handover method in a radiocommunication system with mobile terminals
US7254393B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/38
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a system of radiocommunication with mobile terminals, the invention proposes to establish a vote configuration or a simulcast configuration for intercellular handover of a communication set up between a mobile terminal (60) and a base station (11) of a current cell (10), said configuration including the current cell (10) and adjacent cells (20, 30) which are eligible for said handover, so as to enable a soft intercellular handover when the terminal (60) moves towards the adjacent cells (20, 30). The invention provides the advantage of reducing the interference level in the neighbouring cells, hence of increasing the frequency re-use rate.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.