Patent ID: 9124344
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: H04B,H04J,H04W

Abstract:
1. An access terminal for use in a wireless communication system, comprising: an RF module configured to receive a modulated signal over a wireless communication link and to condition the received signal to generate a conditioned signal; a modem block coupled to the RF module and configured to process the conditioned signal to recover a plurality of pilot references transmitted from a plurality of access points, wherein the pilot reference from each access point is transmitted in pilot bursts that are synchronized with a common system time reference used by each of the plurality of access points and transmitted at a same predetermined time interval during which all of the access points transmit a pilot burst such that at least respective portions of the pilot bursts overlap in time; and a processor configured to determine link conditions based on the pilot references, to determine an access point having a highest signal quality based on the link conditions, and to determine a highest supported data rate for the access point having the highest signal quality.