Patent ID: 6167281
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
A radio telecommunication apparatus for use in a radio telecommunication system, wherein the system encompasses a plurality of areas each having at least one base station, the apparatus comprising:first receiving means for receiving a plurality of first signals from a plurality of the base stations;detecting means for detecting a quality of each first signal;determining means for determining at least one of the base stations from which the detected quality of the corresponding first signal is higher than a first criterion;select means responsive to the determining means for selecting one of the determined base stations;establish means for establishing a synchronization with the selected base station;second receiving means, in response to the establish means, for receiving a second signal transmitted by the selected base station; andmaintain means for maintaining the established synchronization if the quality of the second received signal is higher than a second criterion which is smaller than the first criterion, even when the second signal received from the selected base station is not presently the highest quality signal.