Nokia Corporation

Qualcomm Incorporated

Timo Halonen

Juan Melero

Fabio Longoni

Arto Kangas

Harri Holma

Matti Salmenkaita

Gabriel Ramos

François D'Argence

Petter Hakalin

Antti Tolli

Jose Antonio Cortes

Mark Keenan

A communication system covering an area, including a plurality of first units. Each of the first units being configured to control the allocation of channels in a part of the area. At least one of the first units being configured to send information relating to channel allocation in the part of the area associated with the at least one first unit to at least one other of the first units. The at least one other of the first means units being configured to take into account the received information when controlling the allocation of channels in the part of the area associated with the at least one other first units.

Channel allocation for communication system

A communication system, said system arranged to provide communication coverage over an area, said system comprising a plurality of first means, each of said first means controlling at least one parameter and/or configuration setting with respect to an area smaller than said coverage area and second means for receiving information from a plurality of said plurality of first means and for controlling at least one parameter and/or configuration setting with respect to the area associated with at least one of said plurality of said plurality of first means.

Communication system

A method and system for mobile communication, in which method a channel is allocated for a connection having a certain quality of service between a mobile station and a base station in a network whose time-slots are synchronized with each other. The system collects interference information (to) from connections already in use, information on the traffic load of the network (), defines a level value () for information to be communicated, forms a parameter value () for the channel of the cell and allocates the channel ().

Method and system for dynamic channel assignment

A method for use in a network covering a region, said region comprising a plurality of areas, a user being assigned to at least oen of said area and having associated therewith a plurality of candidate areas to which the user may be assigned, said method comprising the steps of receiving information identifying said plurality of candidate areas; estimating for each candidate area a parameter, said parameter assuming that said user is assigned to said candidate area; and prioritising said plurality of candidate areas which takes into account the estimated value of said parameter.

Radio resource management

The invention relates to a handover method, mobile system and apparatus deciding on the handover of the mobile system triggering an accelerated handover algorithm when the signal level and/or quality between the mobile station and a serving base transceiver station quickly drops. The method measures the level and/or quality of the signal between the base transceiver station and the mobile station, sets a predefined signal change as the trigger value, calculates the change in the signal level and/or quality, and if the change is at least equal to the trigger value, executes the first handover algorithm.

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