Abstract:
The dual mode cellular network has two communication systems with different frame structures and traffic channel protocols. Only one of the protocols supports a forward error correction coding.Preferably the protocol which supports forward error correction coding also supports interleaving, or a combination of a code division, a time division multiple access method and maximum ratio combining diversity. The other one supports a time division multiple access method and switched antenna diversity.
Abstract:
The dual mode communication network comprises a first communication system having a frame structure and a first traffic channel protocol and a dual mode communication network also comprising another communication system comprising the same elements whereby only one of the communication systems protocols supports forward error correction coding.
Abstract:
A wireless communication system (200, 300, 400, 500) mitigates the effects of excess timing delay caused by varying lengths of communication paths. In one general implementation, a transition communication path (206, 323, 329) is used to transfer a time-advanced version of a timing reference signal so that the cumulative time delay at a transition cell (209, 325, 331) is reduced. In another general implementation, the timing reference signal is time-advanced in all communication paths (403-411), and selected communication paths (403-407) include a time delay means (423-427, 503-507) such that the cumulative time delay at an area (421) near a target coverage area (130) is reduced. By reducing the cumulative time delay at the area (421) near the target coverage area (130), a hand-off of a communication of a mobile station (128) into the target coverage area (130) can be performed.
Abstract:
The dual mode communication network comprises a first communication system having a frame structure and a first traffic channel protocol and a second communication system having the frame structure and a second traffic channel protocol. In the network, only one of the first and second traffic channel protocols supports forward error correction coding.