System for automated determination of handoff neighbor list for cellular communication systems
First Claim
1. In a cellular communication system, apparatus for updating a neighbor list that contains data indicative of a predetermined number of communication channels that can be used to handoff an existing cellular communication connection for a mobile subscriber unit, comprising:
- means, responsive to pilot signal strength data received from mobile subscriber units for at least one of a plurality of pilot channels, for automatically updating at least one metric associated with said at least one of a plurality of pilot channels, comprising;
means, responsive to a mobile subscriber unit identifying a one of said plurality of pilot channels having a signal strength that exceeds a predetermined threshold, for generating data indicative of a number of instances that said one of said plurality of pilot channels has a signal strength that exceeds a predetermined threshold,means, responsive to a mobile subscriber unit identifying a one of said plurality of pilot channels having a signal strength that exceeds a predetermined threshold, for generating data indicative of power level of said number of instances that said one of said plurality of pilot channels has a signal strength that exceeds a predetermined threshold,means for generating a pilot channel metric for said one of said plurality of pilot channels using said data indicative of a number of instances and said data indicative of power level of said number of instances;
means for rank ordering said plurality of pilot channels as a function of said metrics; and
means for selecting at least one of said plurality of pilot channels for said neighbor list.
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Abstract
The system for automated determination of handoff neighbor list uses the data collected from mobile subscriber units to automatically update the handoff neighbor list. The mobile subscriber unit produces Pilot Strength Measurement (PSM) data that is indicative of the relative signal strength measured at the mobile subscriber unit from a plurality of pilot channels. The mobile subscriber unit transmits this data, along with a list of viable pilot channel candidates as determined by the mobile subscriber unit, to the base station serving the existing call. The system for automated determination of handoff neighbor list maintains a data structure that stores data indicative of the number of instances that a pilot channel is recommended, the sum of power levels that were measured by the various mobile subscriber units for these instances. This data is processed to determine a metric for each data structure in the list, with the metric in the present embodiment being a function of the number of occurrences multiplied by a weighting factor summed with the sum of power levels.
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16 Claims
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1. In a cellular communication system, apparatus for updating a neighbor list that contains data indicative of a predetermined number of communication channels that can be used to handoff an existing cellular communication connection for a mobile subscriber unit, comprising:
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means, responsive to pilot signal strength data received from mobile subscriber units for at least one of a plurality of pilot channels, for automatically updating at least one metric associated with said at least one of a plurality of pilot channels, comprising; means, responsive to a mobile subscriber unit identifying a one of said plurality of pilot channels having a signal strength that exceeds a predetermined threshold, for generating data indicative of a number of instances that said one of said plurality of pilot channels has a signal strength that exceeds a predetermined threshold, means, responsive to a mobile subscriber unit identifying a one of said plurality of pilot channels having a signal strength that exceeds a predetermined threshold, for generating data indicative of power level of said number of instances that said one of said plurality of pilot channels has a signal strength that exceeds a predetermined threshold, means for generating a pilot channel metric for said one of said plurality of pilot channels using said data indicative of a number of instances and said data indicative of power level of said number of instances; means for rank ordering said plurality of pilot channels as a function of said metrics; and means for selecting at least one of said plurality of pilot channels for said neighbor list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. In a cellular communication system, a method for updating a neighbor list that contains data indicative of a predetermined number of communication channels that can be used to handoff an existing cellular communication connection for a mobile subscriber unit, comprising the steps of:
automatically updating, in response to pilot signal strength data received from mobile subscriber units for at least one of a plurality of pilot channels, at least one metric associated with said at least one of a plurality of pilot channels, comprising; generating, in response to a mobile subscriber unit identifying a one of said plurality of pilot channels having a signal strength that exceeds a predetermined threshold, data indicative of a number of instances that said one of said plurality of pilot channels has a signal strength that exceeds a predetermined threshold, generating, in response to a mobile subscriber unit identifying a one of said plurality of pilot channels having a signal strength that exceeds a predetermined threshold, data indicative of power level of said number of instances that said one of said plurality of pilot channels has a signal strength that exceeds a predetermined threshold, generating a pilot channel metric for said one of said plurality of pilot channels using said data indicative of a number of instances and said data indicative of power level of said number of instances; rank ordering said plurality of pilot channels as a function of said metrics; and selecting at least one of said plurality of pilot channels for said neighbor list. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. In a cellular communication system, apparatus for updating a neighbor list that contains data indicative of a predetermined number of communication channels that can be used to handoff an existing cellular communication connection for a mobile subscriber unit, comprising:
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means, responsive to pilot signal strength data received from mobile subscriber units for a plurality of pilot channels indicative of signal, for generating data indicative of a number of instances that each of said plurality of pilot channels has a signal strength that exceeds a predetermined threshold; means for generating data indicative of power level of said plurality of pilot channels that has a signal strength that exceeds a predetermined threshold; means for automatically updating at least one metric associated with said plurality of pilot channels using said data indicative of a number of instances and said data indicative of power level; means for rank ordering said plurality of pilot channels as a function of said metrics; and means for selecting at least one of said plurality of pilot channels for said neighbor list. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. In a cellular communication system, a method for updating a neighbor list that contains data indicative of a predetermined number of communication channels that can be used to handoff an existing cellular communication connection for a mobile subscriber unit, comprising the steps of:
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generating, in response to pilot signal strength data received from mobile subscriber units for a plurality of pilot channels indicative of signal, data indicative of a number of instances that each of said plurality of pilot channels has a signal strength that exceeds a predetermined threshold; generating data indicative of power level of said plurality of pilot channels that has a signal strength that exceeds a predetermined threshold; automatically updating at least one metric associated with said plurality of pilot channels using said data indicative of a number of instances and said data indicative of power level; ordering said plurality of pilot channels as a function of said metrics; and selecting at least one of said plurality of pilot channels for said neighbor list. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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