Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide devices and a method of transmission designed to reduce the error occurrence in a communication system. SOLUTION: A diffuser (216) is provided with a code generator (301) and an exclusive OR circuit (303). As a good example of how this invention works, the code generator (301) generates a code having length and value which are dependent on the current transmission rate. Then, this code XORs with the coming data stream to generate diffused data.
Abstract:
A cell handoff signal processing system (200) including Base Transceiver System channel elements (204, 206) that receive multiple RF signals corresponding to a common RF signal containing user data transmitted by a wireless communications device (104). The multiple RF signals are received by antennas associated with different communications cells (230, 232) that are located at geographically separated antenna towers (120a, 120b). The at least one single base transceiver channel element (204) receives RF signals from geographically separated antenna towers (120a, 120b) through cell to channel element link (260) and simultaneously processes these multiple RF signals that were received at the geographically separated antenna towers (120a, 120b) so as to extract the user data transmitted by the wireless communications device (104).
Abstract:
During operation a device (101) will utilize a wireless local-area network (206) when within the coverage area of the wireless local-area network, and will utilize wide-area network (207) when outside of the coverage area of the wireless local-area network. The device will also utilize both the local and wide-area networks for soft handoff purposes when both systems are available for communication.
Abstract:
A method of processing signals received from an electronic device (106, 202) in a cellular network (100, 200) that utilizes variable rate vocoding comprising receiving a first series of low rate frames (318) at the cellular network; receiving a high rate frame (320) that has at least one bit error at the cellular network after receiving the first series of low rate frames, wherein the rate of the high rate frame can be determined; and making a full rate step up in an Outer Loop Thereshold (118) in response to receiving the high rate frame.
Abstract:
A method and a system for switching a mobile device (102) from a source Base Transceiver Station (BTS) to a target BTS in a mobile network (100) are disclosed. The method includes detecting an intention to switch the cell transmitted by the mobile device. A Base Station Controller (BSC) (112) then receives the switch detect time from the source BTS and/or the target BTS. The switch detect time is processed by the BSC to determine the switch time for the mobile device. The mobile device then switches from communication with the source BTS to communication with the target BTS, based on the switch time.
Abstract:
When performing a soft-handoff, a communication system (200) determines whether to engage in an analysis of a reverse link (254) associated with a base station (209) under consideration to be added to an active set of a mobile station (MS) (202). Upon determining not to analyze the reverse link, the communication system adds the base station to the active set without evaluating the associated reverse link. Upon determining to engage in a reverse link analysis, the communication system evaluates the reverse link in order to assure that a communication link (220) is not terminated, or dropped, as part of the soft-handoff until such time as the communication system may confirm that an acceptable quality reverse link is being added. The communication system then determines whether to add the base station to the active set based upon the evaluation.