Method and system for selecting a best serving sector in a CDMA data communication system
First Claim
1. An access terminal for selecting a best serving sector in a wireless communication system comprising:
- a signal level estimator to deduct an offset value from a fixed rate signal level of a current serving sector and a fixed rate signal level of each of a plurality of active sectors in an active set to generate an adjusted fixed rate signal level for each of the current serving sector and sectors in the active set;
a comparator to determine differences between a plurality of signal levels received from each of the plurality of active sectors and at least the adjusted fixed rate signal level of the current serving sector;
an accumulator for accumulating total credits for each of the plurality of signals from each of the plurality of active sectors based on the comparison; and
a new sector identification module to receive the accumulated total credits and to select the best serving sector among a pool of candidate sectors based on the accumulated total credits.
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Abstract
An apparatus for selecting a best serving sector in a code division multiple access (CDMA) communication system. A comparator compares 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 delta generator is coupled to the comparator that generates a delta credit for each of the plurality of active sectors based on the difference. An accumulator is coupled to the delta generator and accumulates a plurality of delta credits to produce an accumulated total credit. A best sector identifier that is coupled to the accumulator identifies the best serving sector from the accumulated total credit.
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20 Claims
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1. An access terminal for selecting a best serving sector in a wireless communication system comprising:
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a signal level estimator to deduct an offset value from a fixed rate signal level of a current serving sector and a fixed rate signal level of each of a plurality of active sectors in an active set to generate an adjusted fixed rate signal level for each of the current serving sector and sectors in the active set; a comparator to determine differences between a plurality of signal levels received from each of the plurality of active sectors and at least the adjusted fixed rate signal level of the current serving sector; an accumulator for accumulating total credits for each of the plurality of signals from each of the plurality of active sectors based on the comparison; and a new sector identification module to receive the accumulated total credits and to select the best serving sector among a pool of candidate sectors based on the accumulated total credits. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for selecting a best serving sector in a code division multiple access (CDMA) communication system, said apparatus comprising;
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a comparator comparing each of 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; an accumulator, coupled to the comparator, for generating a delta credit for each of said plurality of signal levels received from said plurality of active sectors based on said difference and for incrementing a plurality of delta credit counters to produce a delta credit counter for each of said plurality of signals from said plurality of active sectors; and a best sector identifier, coupled to the accumulator, for identifying said best serving sector from said plurality of delta credit counters. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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