Radio communication system with diversity reception on a time-slot by time-slot basis
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1. A digital communication system for providing communication coverage over radio frequency (RF) channels that are subdivided into a plurality of time slots during which information is communicated with at least one mobile station, comprising:
- a base station including a plurality of receiver branches for receiving uplink data from the mobile station on selected ones of a number of diversity and non-diversity time-slots, wherein the diversity time-slots are time slots during which the uplink data is received by more receiver branches than the non-diversity time-slots; and
a controller that allocates diversity and non-diversity time-slots based on a measure of received signal quality of at least one of the RF channels linking the mobile station to the base station.
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Abstract
A communication system base station improves uplink coverage on a time slot by time slot basis. The coverage is improved by allocating diversity and non-diversity time-slots based on received signal quality of an RF link between a mobile station and a base station. The diversity time-slots are time slots during which information is received by more receiver branches than during the non-diversity time-slots.
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1. A digital communication system for providing communication coverage over radio frequency (RF) channels that are subdivided into a plurality of time slots during which information is communicated with at least one mobile station, comprising:
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a base station including a plurality of receiver branches for receiving uplink data from the mobile station on selected ones of a number of diversity and non-diversity time-slots, wherein the diversity time-slots are time slots during which the uplink data is received by more receiver branches than the non-diversity time-slots; and a controller that allocates diversity and non-diversity time-slots based on a measure of received signal quality of at least one of the RF channels linking the mobile station to the base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 29)
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10. A base station for transmitting and receiving information over RF channels that are subdivided into a plurality of time slots during which the information is communicated with at least one mobile station, comprising:
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a plurality of receiver branches for receiving uplink information from the mobile station on any one of a number of non-diversity and diversity time-slots, wherein the diversity time-slots are time slots during which the uplink data is received by more receiver branches than during the non-diversity time-slots; and a controller that allocates diversity and non-diversity time-slots based on a measure of received signal quality of at least one of the RF channels linking the mobile station to the base station. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 30)
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19. A method for receiving uplink data from at least one mobile station over at least one radio frequency (RF) channel that is subdivided into a plurality of time slots, comprising:
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receiving the uplink data from the mobile station during a selected one of a number of diversity and non-diversity time-slots, wherein the non-diversity time-slots are time slots during which the uplink data is received using less receiver branches than during the diversity time-slots; and allocating the diversity and non-diversity time-slots based on a measure of received signal quality of at least one of the RF channels linking the mobile station to the base station. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 31)
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24. An apparatus for receiving uplink data from at least one mobile station over at least one radio frequency (RF) channel that is subdivided into a plurality of time slots, comprising:
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receiver branches that receive the uplink data from the mobile station during a selected one of a number of diversity and non-diversity time-slots, wherein the non-diversity time-slots are time slots during which the uplink data is received using less receiver branches that than during the diversity time-slots; and means for allocating the diversity and non-diversity time-slots based on a measure of received signal quality of at least one of the RF channels linking the mobile station to the base station. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 32)
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