Patent ID: 6701150
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method of selecting one of a plurality of base stations for communicating with a respective remote station, said method comprising the steps of:receiving, at predefined intervals, transmission channel quality information associated with at least two of said plurality of base stations; receiving, at further predefined intervals, loading information associated with said at least two base stations; selecting a respective one of said at least two base stations as a function of said quality information and said loading information; and sending, to said respective remote station, an indication that said respective remote station is to commence communication with said selected one of said at least two base stations, said selecting step including selecting said respective one of said at least two base stations having a greatest k value, wherein said k value is defined by the relation: Ki&Proportional;f1&af;(C/I)if2&af;(Li),wherein i is a respective index associated with a particular one of said at least two base stations, f1 and f2 are functions, (C/I)i is a carrier to interference ratio (C/I) of a forward link transmission channel associated with said particular base station, and ii is a function of number of packets that are stored in a buffer of said particular base station.