Lucent Technologies Inc.

Constantin Ilas

Jian Jun Wu

Konstantinos Samaras

Louis Gwyn Samuel

Ran-Hong Yan

Cristian Demetrescu

Fiona Clare Angharad Somerville

A method of transmitting speech frames in a TDMA network in which at least one time-slot of the TDMA frame is allocated to at least two users. The method comprises encoding user data from the at least two users into a single RLC/MAC block, allocating at least one time slot to the RLC/MAC block, and transmitting at least a portion of the encoded RLC/MAC block in the time-slot.

Multi-user time slots for TDMA

The system includes a network having a base controller ( ) and a mobile station ( ). The base controller ( ) has a packet measurement order unit ( ) which causes a package measurement reporter ( ) in the mobile station to provide a measurement report. This report is stored in a buffer ( ) and compared with reference values on a reference unit ( ). If a change of cell is warranted, a packet cell change order unit ( ) issues a command which is recorded by packet cell change unit ( ) of the mobile station to retune the transmitter and receiver ( and ) to a new cell. The mobile station also has a unit ( ) which generates a package cell change request to the base controller ( ) to initiate a package cell change order from the unit ( ) when a change is warranted.

Cellular radio communication handover systems

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Constantin Ilas