Soft handoff method and apparatus for mobile vehicles using directional antennas
US9306657B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/06
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of providing a communication link for a mobile platform. The method may involve generating a single beam and controlling the single beam to simultaneously generate first and second communication lobes from the single beam, with the first communication lobe being steered to communicate with a first base transceiver station (BTS). The method may further involve simultaneously using the second communication lobe to communicate with the second BTS and fading out the first lobe so that communication with the mobile platform is transferred to the second BTS.
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