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Methods and systems for variable rate broadcast with soft handoff

  • US 8,638,758 B2
  • Filed: 12/22/2011
  • Issued: 01/28/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus adapted for wireless communications, comprising a processor configured to:

  • assign to each cell a nominal rate in relation to each cell being in soft handoff with at least one neighboring cell;

    identify a minimum nominal rate assigned to each cell and the at least one neighboring cell; and

    assign to each cell a broadcast data rate equal to the identified minimum nominal rate;

    wherein the processor is further configured to assign each cell the nominal rate configured to allow for incremental combining.

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