Nokia Corporation

Nokia Mobile Phones Limited

Heikki Paivike

Risto Juhani Paatelma

Riku P Pirhonen

Apparatus, and an associated method, for a UWC-136 HS communication system is provided. A synchronization signal generated by the network infrastructure, constructed generally corresponding to the existing IS-136/136&plus; standard is received by a mobile station operable, generally, pursuant to the timing scheme defined in a GSM system. A relative timing offset between the timing schemes of the respective communication system schemes is determined and thereafter utilized for purposes of synchronization.

Multi-mode mobile apparatus and method for calculating frame/time slot offsets, and allowing mobiles to synchronize with different mobile protocols/schemes

Apparatus, and an associated method, by which to transmit packet data from a mobile station to network infrastructure of a TDMA, cellular communication system at an increased rate. The increased rate is provided while still operating the mobile station in half-duplex mode of operation. In one implementation, the mobile station is operable to effectuate triple-rate communication of packet data at a multi-rate defined in the GPRS-136 standard.

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Heikki Paivike