Method and apparatus for transmitting information regarding the synchronization status of a base station
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting information regarding a synchronization status of a base station, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining if the base station is operating in a synchronized mode or an unsynchronized mode to produce a synchronization determination; and
transmitting a group identification code (GIC) to a remote unit, wherein the GIC is chosen based on the synchronization determination such that if the base station is operating in the synchronized mode a first GIC is transmitted, otherwise a second GIC is transmitted to the remote unit if the base station is operating in the unsynchronized mode, wherein the GIC indicates a spreading code group to which a spreading code utilized by the base station belongs.
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Abstract
Base stations (101, 102) utilize a spreading code that is dependent upon whether the particular base station (101) is operating in a synchronized, or an unsynchronized mode. Unsynchronized base stations (102) within the communication system (100) utilize a long code unique to the particular base station (102), and base stations (101) operating in a synchronized mode utilize a time shifted version of the same long code. To reduce the search time for remote units (113) within the communication system (100), a group identification code (GIC) (305) is broadcast during a time period that the long code is masked. The GIC (305) indicates a (spreading code) long code group to which the long code of each base station belongs. Additionally, each base station (101, 102) within the communication system (100) determines its synchronization status and utilizes a particular GIC (305) and long code based on the base station'"'"'s synchronization status.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting information regarding a synchronization status of a base station, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining if the base station is operating in a synchronized mode or an unsynchronized mode to produce a synchronization determination; and transmitting a group identification code (GIC) to a remote unit, wherein the GIC is chosen based on the synchronization determination such that if the base station is operating in the synchronized mode a first GIC is transmitted, otherwise a second GIC is transmitted to the remote unit if the base station is operating in the unsynchronized mode, wherein the GIC indicates a spreading code group to which a spreading code utilized by the base station belongs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for transmitting information regarding a synchronization status of a neighboring base station, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining, by a first base station, the synchronization status of the neighboring base station; transmitting a neighbor list message to a remote unit based on the synchronization status, the neighbor list message comprising a group identification code (GIC) corresponding to the neighbor base station, wherein the GIC indicates a spreading code group to which a spreading code utilized by the neighbor base station belongs. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A method for transmitting information regarding a synchronization status of a base station in a Code Division, Multiple Access (CDMA) communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining if the base station is operating in a synchronized mode or an unsynchronized mode to produce a synchronization determination; determining a spreading code based on the synchronization determination; spreading modulated data with the spreading code; and transmitting a first group identification code (GIC) to a remote unit if the base station is operating in the synchronized mode, otherwise transmitting a second GIC to the remote unit if the base station is operating in the unsynchronized mode, wherein the GIC indicates a spreading code group to which the spreading code utilized by the base station belongs. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for transmitting information regarding a synchronization status of a base station in a Code Division, Multiple Access (CDMA) communication system, the apparatus comprising:
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a controller for determining if the base station is operating in a synchronized mode or an unsynchronized mode and outputting a synchronization determination; and spreading circuitry, coupled to the controller, for spreading modulated data with a spreading code, the spreading code determined based on the synchronization determination; and switching circuitry for switching between a first group identification code (GIC) and a second GIC based on whether the base station is operating in the synchronized or the unsynchronized mode, wherein the GIC indicates the spreading code group to which the spreading code utilized by the base station belongs. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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