Allocating Code Space to Base Stations
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1. A method comprising:
- a portable base station, requesting a mobile handset to measure signal strengths associated with a portion of a code space; and
sending a message that represents the signal strength measurements to a remotely located control station.
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Abstract
In addition to other aspects disclosed, a portable base station requests a mobile handset to measure signal strengths associated with a portion of a code space. The portable base station also sends a message that represents the signal strength measurements to a remotely located control station.
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25 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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a portable base station, requesting a mobile handset to measure signal strengths associated with a portion of a code space; and sending a message that represents the signal strength measurements to a remotely located control station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
a portable base station configured to request a mobile handset to measure signal strengths associated with a portion of a code space and send a message that represents the signal strength measurements to a remotely located control station. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An system, comprising:
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a portable base station configured to request a mobile handset to measure signal strength associated with elements of a code space and further configured to send a message that represents received signal strength measurements; and a control station configured to assign a portion of the code space to the portable base station based in part upon said signal strength measurements. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium storing instructions that are executable by a processing device, and upon such execution causing the processing device to:
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send a request to measure signal strengths associated with a portion of a code space from a portable base station to a mobile handset; and send a message that represents the signal strength measurements to a remotely located control station from the portable base station. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus comprising:
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a portable antenna configured to transmit and receive electromagnetic signals; a portable base station connected to the portable antenna and comprising; a radio node configured to control the portable antenna and to comply with at least one wireless communication protocol; a radio node controller configured to provide transmission signals to the radio node and receive signals from the radio node to establish a connection between the portable base station and a mobile handset, the radio node controller is also configured to request the mobile handset measure signal strength associated with a portion of a code space; and an access gateway for exchanging data packets with a network, wherein the access gateway is configured to send a message that represents the measured signal strength to a remotely located control station. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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