Apparatus and method employing time-multiplexed searcher finger monitoring for active set and other base stations
First Claim
1. A method to operate a spread spectrum receiver with an active set of base stations, comprising:
- monitoring a current serving base station of the active set with a first set of fingers; and
simultaneously monitoring individual ones of remaining base stations of the active set, where one of the remaining base stations is designated as a Candidate base station for potentially replacing the current serving base station and is monitored continuously by a second set of fingers, and where the other remaining ones of the base stations of the active set are monitored in a time multiplexed manner by a third set of fingers.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed to operate a spread spectrum receiver with an active set of base stations. The method includes monitoring a current serving base station of the active set with a Set Searcher and simultaneously monitoring individual ones of remaining base stations of the active set with a C/I (carrier-to-interference ratio) Searcher. One of the remaining base stations is designated as a Candidate base station for potentially replacing the current serving base station and is monitored continuously by a first set of fingers of the C/I Searcher. The other remaining ones of the base stations of the active set are monitored in a time multiplexed manner by a second set of fingers of the C/I Searcher. The method further includes detecting that one of the remaining ones of the base stations of the active set is received with a stronger signal than the Candidate base station, and designating the detected one of the base stations as a new Candidate base station, and beginning the continuous monitoring of the new Candidate base station while monitoring the other remaining ones of the base stations of the active set, including the previous Candidate base station, in the time multiplexed manner. A spread spectrum receiver that operates in accordance with the method is also disclosed.
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1. A method to operate a spread spectrum receiver with an active set of base stations, comprising:
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monitoring a current serving base station of the active set with a first set of fingers; and simultaneously monitoring individual ones of remaining base stations of the active set, where one of the remaining base stations is designated as a Candidate base station for potentially replacing the current serving base station and is monitored continuously by a second set of fingers, and where the other remaining ones of the base stations of the active set are monitored in a time multiplexed manner by a third set of fingers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A spread spectrum receiver operable with an active set of base stations, comprising:
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a first bank of demodulators comprising a Set Searcher for monitoring a current serving base station of the active set; and a second bank of demodulators comprising a C/I Searcher for simultaneously monitoring individual ones of remaining base stations of the active set, where one of the remaining base stations is designated as a Candidate base station for potentially replacing the current serving base station and is monitored continuously by a first set of fingers of the C/I Searcher, and where the other remaining ones of the base stations of the active set are monitored in a time multiplexed manner by a second set of fingers of the C/I Searcher. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method to operate a mobile station that is compatible with a 1×
- EV-DV spread spectrum protocol, comprising;
during a packet data call, monitoring a current serving base station of an active set of base stations with a Set Searcher; simultaneously monitoring individual ones of remaining base stations of the active set with a C/I Searcher, where one of the remaining base stations is designated as a Candidate base station for potentially replacing the current serving base station and is monitored continuously by a first set of fingers of the C/I Searcher, and where the other remaining ones of the base stations of the active set are monitored in a time multiplexed manner by a second set of fingers of the C/I Searcher; and in response to detecting that one of the remaining ones of the base stations of the active set is received with a stronger signal than the Candidate base station, designating the detected one of the base stations as a new Candidate base station, and beginning the continuous monitoring of the new Candidate base station while monitoring the other remaining ones of the base stations of the active set, including the previous Candidate base station, in the time multiplexed manner. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
- EV-DV spread spectrum protocol, comprising;
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20. Program code embodied in a tangible medium execution of which operates a radio frequency receiver, comprising operations of:
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monitoring a current serving base station of an active set with a first set of fingers; and simultaneously monitoring individual ones of remaining base stations of the active set, where one of the remaining base stations is designated as a Candidate base station for potentially replacing the current serving base station and is monitored continuously by a second set of fingers, and where the other remaining ones of the base stations of the active set are monitored in a time multiplexed manner by a third set of fingers. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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