Methods of handling coverage within a wireless communications system
First Claim
1. A method of pilot signal transmission within a wireless communications system, comprising:
- first transmitting, by a first base station, a first signal having a first frequency and a first pilot offset for a first coverage area;
second transmitting, by a second base station, a second signal having a second frequency and a second pilot offset for a second coverage area, the second frequency being different from the first frequency, the second pilot offset being different from the first pilot offset;
third transmitting, by a pilot antenna, a first indicating pilot signal having the second frequency and the first pilot offset for supporting handoff from the second base station to the first base station, a portion of the second coverage area overlapping with a portion of the first coverage area; and
fourth transmitting, by the second base station, a second indicating pilot signal having the first frequency and the second pilot offset for supporting handoff from the first base station to the second base station.
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Abstract
A first pilot signal is transmitted at a first frequency for a first coverage area (e.g., an outdoor area). A second pilot signal is transmitted at a second frequency for a second coverage area (e.g., an indoor area). The first pilot signal at the second frequency is transmitted into a portion of the second coverage area, the second coverage area at least overlapping with the first coverage area. Further, the first pilot signal is transmitted at the second frequency in the second coverage area. In an example, the first pilot signal at the first frequency is transmitted from an outdoor base station, the second pilot signal at the second frequency is transmitted by an indoor base station, the first pilot signal at the second frequency is transmitted into the second coverage area (e.g., an interior of a building from a building exit point) by an antenna (e.g., not necessarily at a base station) and the second pilot signal at the first frequency is transmitted by the indoor base station. The pilot signal configuration discussed above may facilitate call handoffs between the first and second coverage areas. For example, if the first coverage area is an outdoor area and the second coverage area is a building interior, the example pilot signal configuration may reduce pilot pollution.
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9 Claims
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1. A method of pilot signal transmission within a wireless communications system, comprising:
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first transmitting, by a first base station, a first signal having a first frequency and a first pilot offset for a first coverage area; second transmitting, by a second base station, a second signal having a second frequency and a second pilot offset for a second coverage area, the second frequency being different from the first frequency, the second pilot offset being different from the first pilot offset; third transmitting, by a pilot antenna, a first indicating pilot signal having the second frequency and the first pilot offset for supporting handoff from the second base station to the first base station, a portion of the second coverage area overlapping with a portion of the first coverage area; and fourth transmitting, by the second base station, a second indicating pilot signal having the first frequency and the second pilot offset for supporting handoff from the first base station to the second base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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