Method and apparatus for performing handoff in a cdma system...

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H04Q 7/38 (2006.01) H04Q 7/36 (2006.01)

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CA 2311623

A method and apparatus for providing handoff between two communication systems. The systems can be CDMA systems operating at different frequencies or systems employing different technologies. In the first system, a base station (4) is configured to provide communications to two or more sectors, with at least one sector assigned to a corresponding repeater (8) which provides coverage overlapping that of both systems. As the remote station (6) moves into the coverage area of the repeater (8), the pilot signal of the repeater (8) is identified, measured and sent to the first system. If the measured pilot signal is above a predetermined add threshold, the repeater (8) is added to the active set of the remote station. The first system can handoff the remote station (6) to the second system: (1) upon initiation of a soft handoff by the base station of the first system; (2) if the pilot signal strength of the repeater (8), as measured by the remote station (6), exceeds a predetermined handoff threshold; (3) if the base station (4) of the first system is dropped from the active set of the remote station (6); (4) if the repeater of the first system is dropped from the active set of the remote station (6); or (5) if the base station (4) and repeater (8) of the first system are dropped from the active set of the remote station (6).

L'invention concerne un procédé et un appareil d'exécution de transferts entre deux systèmes de communication. Ces systèmes peuvent être des systèmes AMCR fonctionnant à différentes fréquences ou des systèmes utilisant d'autres technologies. Dans le premier système, une station de base (4) est configurée de façon à assurer les communications de plusieurs secteurs, un secteur au moins étant affecté à un répéteur (8) correspondant, couvrant la zone de couverture des systèmes considérés. Lorsque la station à distance (6) arrive dans la zone de couverture du répéteur (8), le signal pilote du répéteur (8) est identifié, mesuré, puis envoyé au premier système. Si le signal pilote mesuré est supérieur à un seuil déterminé d'adjonction, le répéteur (8) est ajouté à l'ensemble actif de la station à distance. Le premier système peut transférer au second système la station à distance (6): (1) au lancement d'un transfert en douceur par la station de base du premier système; (2) si l'intensité du signal pilote du répéteur (8), telle que mesurée par la station à distance (6), dépasse un seuil défini de transfert; (3) si la station de base (4) du premier système est exclue de l'ensemble actif de la station à distance (6); (4) si le répéteur du premier système est exclu de l'ensemble actif de la station à distance (6); ou (5) si la station de base (4) et le répéteur (8) du premier système sont exclus de l'ensemble actif de la station à distance (6).

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