Method of dynamically populating a neighbor list in a wireless communication system
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1. A method, comprising:
- modifying, at an entity in a wireless communication system, a neighbor list associated with at least one first sector associated with at least one antenna of a base station, the neighbor list being modified using time dependent information transmitted over an air interface to the entity by at least one mobile unit.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of dynamically forming a neighbor list in a wireless communication system. Embodiments of the method may include forming a neighbor list associated with at least one sector based on information provided by at least one mobile unit.
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1. A method, comprising:
modifying, at an entity in a wireless communication system, a neighbor list associated with at least one first sector associated with at least one antenna of a base station, the neighbor list being modified using time dependent information transmitted over an air interface to the entity by at least one mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- 9. The method of claim at 8, wherein dynamically modifying the initial neighbor list comprises modifying the initial neighbor list based on the information transmitted over the air interface to the entity in the wireless communication system by said at least one mobile unit.
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11. A method, comprising:
forming a neighbor list associated with at least one first sector associated with at least one antenna of a first base station, the neighbor list being formed based on information provided by at least one mobile unit by adding, at least one second sector to the neighbor list when a number of measurements of a strength of, at least one pilot signal from said at least one second sector exceeds a first threshold strength more than a predetermined number of times.
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12. A method, comprising:
forming a neighbor list associted with at least one first sector associated with at least one antenna of a first base station, the neighbor list being formed based on information provided by at least one mobile unit by removing, at least one second sector from the neighbor list if a number of measurements of a strength of, at least one pilot signal from said at least one second sector falls below a second threshold strength more than a predetermined number of times.
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13. A method, comprising:
providing time dependant information from at least one mobile unit over an air interface to an entity in a wireless communication system such that the entity can use the time dependent information to dynamically modify a previously determined neighbor list associated with at least one sector associated with at least one antenna of a first base station, wherein said at least one sector includes said at least one mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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