Patent ID: 6400937
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
In a fixed radio communication system, a method of automatically reallocating a terminal located in a first radio domain to a second radio domain comprising the steps of:transmitting a first code to the terminal, wherein the first code uniquely identifies the second radio domain; in response to the first code, directing an antenna associated with the terminal in the direction corresponding to the second radio domain; adding a second code that uniquely identifies the terminal to a subscriber list associated with the second radio domains; deriving one or more signal quality factor values for each of a plurality of communications channels associated with the second radio domain; comparing the signal quality factor values corresponding to the second radio domain with signal quality factor values corresponding to the first radio domain; determining whether the signal quality factor values associated with the second domain are better than the signal quality factor values associated with the first radio domain; and if the signal quality factor values associated with the second domain are superior to the signal quality factor values associated with the first radio domain, then initiating a reallocation of the terminal from the first radio domain to the second radio domain, alternatively, if the signal quality factor values associated with the second radio domain are not superior to the signal quality factor values associated with the first radio domain, then transmitting a signal from the terminal indicating that said terminal will not reallocate from the first radio domain to the second radio domain.