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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2009
Shilpa Kowdley Srinivas, Herndon, VA (US);
Jason P. Sigg, Overland Park, KS (US);
Ryan S. Talley, Overland Park, KS (US);
Christopher M. Yenney, Ashburn, VA (US);
Shilpa Kowdley Srinivas, Herndon, VA (US);
Jason P. Sigg, Overland Park, KS (US);
Ryan S. Talley, Overland Park, KS (US);
Christopher M. Yenney, Ashburn, VA (US);
Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for utilizing the mobile-station simultaneous hybrid dual receive (SHDR) capability to improve femtocell performance. A femtocell provides service to one or more SHDR mobile stations, each having (1) a transmit and primary receive chain (T×R×0) for communicating with and via the femtocell and (2) a secondary receive chain (R×1) for monitoring a macro network, including monitoring a detected signal strength of one or more pilot channels of one or more macro-network coverage areas. The femtocell receives reports from at least the SHDR mobile stations to which the femtocell is providing service, the reports reflecting at least the detected signal strengths of the respective macro-network pilot channels. The femtocell uses the received reports for making and carrying out decisions as to whether or not to instruct one or more SHDR mobile stations to handoff to the macro network.