CDMA frequency allocation
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1. A method of communication in a code division multiple access system containing a plurality of base stations and a plurality of mobile stations comprising the steps of:
- dividing said plurality of base stations into separate groups of base stations based upon their transmission power levels;
assigning each group of base stations a set of frequencies to transmit on, wherein base stations of different groups do not share frequencies for traffic communication;
transmitting a pilot sequence from each base station on all frequencies assigned to each base station and at least one of the frequencies not assigned to each individual base stations;
receiving pilot sequences from neighboring base stations at each mobile station;
measuring the signal strength of each received pilot-sequence; and
storing the measured signal strengths for the neighboring base stations.
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Abstract
A Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) communication system which allocates different sets of frequencies to cells with different transmission power levels. Based upon the transmission power levels of a base station for each cell, each base station is assigned to one of at least two groups of base stations. Each group of base stations is assigned a set of frequencies for traffic communication. The set of frequencies assigned to one group of base stations does not overlap with the set of frequencies assigned to a different group of base stations.
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1. A method of communication in a code division multiple access system containing a plurality of base stations and a plurality of mobile stations comprising the steps of:
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dividing said plurality of base stations into separate groups of base stations based upon their transmission power levels; assigning each group of base stations a set of frequencies to transmit on, wherein base stations of different groups do not share frequencies for traffic communication; transmitting a pilot sequence from each base station on all frequencies assigned to each base station and at least one of the frequencies not assigned to each individual base stations; receiving pilot sequences from neighboring base stations at each mobile station; measuring the signal strength of each received pilot-sequence; and storing the measured signal strengths for the neighboring base stations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An improved radio communication system including at least one transmitter, having a speech digitizer for speech activity, for transmitting code division multiple access radio communication signals having a spread spectrum code;
- and at least one receiver having a speech decoder, for receiving the code division multiple access radio communication signals, comprising;
means for framing the speech activity of the speech digitizer into fixed frames corresponding to a fixed whole number of bits; means for generating an activity indication for each fixed frame having speech activity; means for discontinuing the transmission of the transmitter when there is no activity indication and for resuming the transmitter only at fixed frames identified by the activity indication; means for deciding whether the transmitter has or has not discontinued transmission only at predetermined fixed times which corresponds to frames of speech bits at the input of the speech decoder; means for regularly changing frequencies when discontinuous transmission is detected; means for measuring the signal strength of signals from neighboring base stations after discontinued transmission has been detected; and means for storing the measured signal strengths of the base stations.
- and at least one receiver having a speech decoder, for receiving the code division multiple access radio communication signals, comprising;
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9. A method of communication in a code division multiple access system containing a plurality of transmitters and a plurality of receivers comprising the steps of:
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framing speech activity of a speech digitizer in a transmitter into fixed frames corresponding to a fixed whole number of bits; generating an activity indication for each fixed frame containing speech activity; discontinuing the transmission of a transmitter when there is no activity indication and resuming the transmission of a transmitter only at fixed frames identified by the activity indication; deciding whether the transmitter has or has not discontinued transmission only at predetermined fixed frames which correspond to frames of speech bits at the input of a speech decoder in a receiver; regularly changing frequencies when discontinuous transmission is detected; measuring signal strength of signals received from neighboring base stations after discontinued transmission has been detected; and storing the measured signal strength of the neighboring base stations. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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