Patent ID: 6226283
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method for performing selection within a communication system, the method comprising the steps of:receiving first frame quality information (FQI) bits from a first base station without receiving the first frame, wherein the first FQI bits corresponds to a quality of the first frame received by the first base station;receiving second FQI bits from a second base station without receiving the second frame, wherein the second FQI bits corresponds to a quality of the second frame received by the second base station;determining a base station having a best FQI bits from the first FQI bits and the second FQI bits;transmitting a message to the base station having the best FQI bits, wherein the message instructs the base station to forward a frame to a destination; andreceiving the first frame from the first base station in response to the message.