Method and apparatus for signaling beacons in a communication system
US8351405B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 14, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L5/0007
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for improved beacon signaling in a wireless communication system are described. Information is encoded in the tone position of the beacon tone. The information encoded may include sector type, sector index and slope index, as well as some time index. The information is coded in the tone position so that any few of several beacons can be decoded in order to decode the information. The methods and apparatus described in the invention improve the robustness against frequency selective fading and do not require wireless terminals to establish synchronization for reliable base station detection.
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