Method for controlling radio resources assigned to a communication between a mobile terminal and a cellular infrastructure, and facilities
First Claim
1. A method of controlling radio resources assigned to a communication between a mobile terminal and a cellular network infrastructure, the infrastructure comprising at least one radio network controller and fixed transceivers serving respective cells, the method comprising the steps of:
- measuring parameters of respective propagation channels between the mobile terminal and a number of fixed transceivers;
transmitting to the radio network controller report messages indicating at least some of the measured parameters; and
processing the report messages on the radio network controller, wherein the measured parameters indicated in the report messages for at least one fixed transceiver include data representing a time variability of a power level received on the channel between the mobile terminal and said fixed transceiver.
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Abstract
A cellular network infrastructure has radio network controllers and fixed transceivers serving respective cells. The proposed method of controlling radio resources assigned to a communication between a mobile terminal and such infrastructure comprises measuring parameters of respective propagation channels between the mobile terminal and a number of fixed transceivers. Report messages indicating at least some of the measured parameters are transmitted to the radio network controller to be processed. The measured parameters indicated in the report messages for at least one fixed transceiver include data representing a time variability of a power level received on the channel between the mobile terminal and this fixed transceiver.
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46 Claims
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1. A method of controlling radio resources assigned to a communication between a mobile terminal and a cellular network infrastructure, the infrastructure comprising at least one radio network controller and fixed transceivers serving respective cells, the method comprising the steps of:
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measuring parameters of respective propagation channels between the mobile terminal and a number of fixed transceivers;
transmitting to the radio network controller report messages indicating at least some of the measured parameters; and
processing the report messages on the radio network controller, wherein the measured parameters indicated in the report messages for at least one fixed transceiver include data representing a time variability of a power level received on the channel between the mobile terminal and said fixed transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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- 25. A radio network controller for a spread spectrum cellular network infrastructure, comprising means of communication with fixed transceivers serving respective cells and with at least one mobile terminal, and means of controlling radio resources assigned to a communication between the mobile terminal and the cellular network infrastructure, wherein the radio resource control means comprise means for requesting, through the communication means, parameter measurement report messages for respective propagation channels between the mobile terminal and a number of fixed transceivers, and means of processing the report messages, and wherein the parameters indicated in the report messages for at least one fixed transceiver include data representing a time variability of a power level received on the channel between the mobile terminal and said fixed transceiver, taken into account by processing means.
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38. A spread spectrum mobile radiocommunication terminal, comprising:
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a radio interface for communicating with a cellular network infrastructure comprising at least one radio network controller and fixed transceivers serving respective cells;
means of measuring parameters of respective propagation channels from a number of fixed transceivers; and
means of transmitting to the radio network controller report messages indicating at least some of the measured parameters, including, for at least one fixed transceiver, data representing a time variability of a power level received over the channel between the mobile terminal and said fixed transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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- 44. A base station for a spread spectrum cellular network infrastructure, comprising at least one radio transceiver serving a respective cell, and means of communication with at least one radio network controller of the cellular network infrastructure, wherein each radio transceiver includes means of measuring parameters of a propagation channel from a mobile terminal in communication with the cellular network infrastructure, and wherein the means of communication with the radio network controller include means of transmitting report messages indicating at least some of the measured parameters, including data representing a time variability of a power level received on said propagation channel from the mobile terminal.
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