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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2004
Qiang Cao, Swindon, GB;
Patrick Georges Venceslas Charriere, Tetbury, GB;
Seau Sian Lim, Swindon, GB;
Philip Charles Sapiano, Corsham, GB;
Qiang Cao, Swindon, GB;
Patrick Georges Venceslas Charriere, Tetbury, GB;
Seau Sian Lim, Swindon, GB;
Philip Charles Sapiano, Corsham, GB;
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
In the method provided, test transmissions between the mobile user terminal and base station antennas are made, and the received test transmissions processed to determine respective signal path quality for each of the base station antennas. Upon the determined signal path quality exceeding a first predetermined threshold, but being less than a second predetermined threshold higher than the first predetermined threshold, the mobile user terminal is connected to the corresponding base station antenna by control channels but not data channels so as to be time synchronised. Upon the determined signal path quality exceeding the second predetermined threshold, the mobile user terminal is connected to the corresponding base station antenna by both control channels and data channels so as to be call connected.