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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1995
Applicants:
Bengt Yngve Persson, Djursholm, SE;
Björn Gudmundson, Sollentuna, SE;
Paul Wilkinson Dent, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Inventors:
Bengt Yngve Persson, Djursholm, SE;
Björn Gudmundson, Sollentuna, SE;
Paul Wilkinson Dent, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for facilitating handover in mobile radio communication systems are illustrated. The mobile unit assists in making handover decisions by monitoring the signal strength of control channels transmitted by base stations in neighboring cells. During the handover, the mobile station can receive the same information from and/or transmit the same information to a plurality of base stations to provide diversity combination and improve transmission quality.