Patent ID: 6580918
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
Cellular telecommunications system having n cells, each of which is assigned an antenna via which a base station can transmit and receive, characterized in that:all n cells are assigned only one common base station with n antennas which can be switched over, n&gE;2, the n antennas are further characterized in that each antenna is assigned different transmit and receive communication time slots; a bearer transmitted on a first channel contains information relating to the position of a second channel, so that a mobile station within any cell of the n cells can set itself to the second channel using this information, and wherein said position information is transmitted parallel to a traffic bearer which has been set up on the second channel; and wherein said system is further characterized in that, when the last traffic bearer is switched off, said traffic bearer is converted to a permanent dummy bearer.