Method and system for selecting a best serving sector in a CDMA data communication system
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1. A method for selecting a best serving sector in a CDMA communication system, said method comprising steps of:
- comparing a plurality of signal levels received from a plurality of active sectors with a signal level of a current serving sector to produce a difference;
generating a delta credit for each of said plurality of active sectors based on said difference;
accumulating a plurality of delta credits to produce an accumulated total credit;
identifying said best serving sector from said accumulated total credit.
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Abstract
In a disclosed embodiment, signal levels of the active sectors of an access terminal are compared with the signal level of the current serving sector of the access terminal. Next, a delta credit is accumulated. If a DRC lock bit is available, then an accumulated total credit is authorized to produce an authorized accumulated total credit. Afterwards, a new serving sector is identified from a pool of candidate sectors based on the signal levels of the active sectors and the authorized accumulated total credits.
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1. A method for selecting a best serving sector in a CDMA communication system, said method comprising steps of:
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comparing a plurality of signal levels received from a plurality of active sectors with a signal level of a current serving sector to produce a difference;
generating a delta credit for each of said plurality of active sectors based on said difference;
accumulating a plurality of delta credits to produce an accumulated total credit;
identifying said best serving sector from said accumulated total credit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
receiving a plurality of DRC lock bits;
adjusting said variable rate signal to produce an adjusted variable rate signal level.
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6. The method of claim 5 further comprising steps of:
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determining a sector having a highest variable rate mode from said plurality of active sectors;
determining a sector having a highest fixed rate mode from said plurality of active sectors.
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7. The method of claim 6 further comprising a step of determining a preferred mode.
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8. An apparatus for selecting a best serving sector in a CDMA communication system, said apparatus comprising:
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means for comparing a plurality of signal levels received from a plurality of active sectors with a signal level of a current serving sector to produce a difference;
means for generating a delta credit for each of said plurality of active sectors based on said difference;
means for accumulating a plurality of delta credits to produce an accumulated total credit;
means for identifying said best serving sector from said accumulated total credit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
means for receiving a plurality of DRC lock bits;
means for adjusting said variable rate signal to produce an adjusted variable rate signal level.
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13. The apparatus of claim 12 further comprising:
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means for determining a sector having a highest variable rate mode from said plurality of active sectors;
means for determining a sector having a highest fixed rate mode from said plurality of active sectors.
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14. The apparatus of claim 13 further comprising a means for determining a preferred mode.
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15. A method for selecting a best serving sector in a CDMA communication system, said method comprising steps of:
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comparing a plurality of signal levels received from a plurality of active sectors with a signal level of a current serving sector to produce a difference, said plurality of signal levels comprising a fixed rate signal level and a variable rate signal level;
generating a delta credit for each of said plurality of active sectors based on said difference;
accumulating a plurality of said delta credits to produce an accumulated total credit;
authorizing said accumulated total credit to produce a final credit total;
identifying said best serving sector from said final credit total. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
receiving a plurality of DRC lock bits;
adjusting said variable rate signal to produce an adjusted variable rate signal level.
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18. The method of claim 17 further comprising steps of:
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determining a sector having a highest variable rate mode from said plurality of active sectors;
determining a sector having a highest fixed rate mode from said plurality of active sectors.
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19. The method of claim 16 further comprising a step of determining a preferred mode.
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20. A method for selecting a best serving sector in a CDMA communication system, said method comprising steps of:
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determining a plurality of signal levels received from a plurality of active sectors, said plurality of signal levels comprising a fixed rate signal level and a variable rate signal level;
adjusting said fixed rate signal level to produce an adjusted fixed rate signal level;
comparing said plurality of signal levels received from said plurality of active sectors with a signal level of a current serving sector to produce a difference;
generating a delta credit for each of said plurality of active sectors based on said difference;
accumulating a plurality of said delta credits to produce an accumulated total credit;
receiving a plurality of DRC lock bits for said plurality of active sectors;
authorizing said accumulated total credit to produce a final credit total based on said plurality of DRC lock bits;
identifying said best serving sector from said final credit total. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
determining a sector having a highest variable rate mode from said plurality of active sectors;
determining a sector having a highest fixed rate mode from said plurality of active sectors.
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22. The method of claim 21 further comprising a step of determining a preferred mode.
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23. A computer readable medium including a computer program, said computer program for implementing a method for selecting a best serving sector in a CDMA communication system, said computer program comprising:
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a first code segment for comparing a plurality of signal levels received from a plurality of active sectors with a signal level of a current serving sector to produce a difference;
a second code segment for generating a delta credit for each of said plurality of active sectors based on said difference;
a third code segment for accumulating a plurality of delta credits to produce an accumulated total credit;
a fourth code segment for identifying said best serving sector from said accumulated total credit. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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