公开(公告)号：CA2258828A1

公开(公告)日：1999-07-23

申请号：CA2258828

申请日：1999-01-05

Applicant: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC

Inventor： YEH YU SHUAN ,  GANS MICHAEL JAMES ,  CHU TA-SHING

IPC: H04W48/20 ,  H04Q7/38 ,  H04Q7/22

Abstract: For use in a wireless network having geographicallydistributed base stations that serve wireless terminals, a system for, and method of, improving an operation of the wireless network. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a signal quality determination circuit that determines a relative quality of signals communicated between one of the wireless terminals and a set of base stations within range of the one of the wireless terminals and (2) a base station selection circuit, coupled to the signal quality determination circuit, that selects a base station in the set to serve the one of the wireless terminals based on the relative quality of signals.