Patent ID: 6069871
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
A wireless communication system that provides wireless service to a mobile unit operating within a service area, the wireless communication system comprising:a mobile switching center;at least one base station controller coupled to the mobile switching center, the at least one base station controller producing a capacity request in response to a request made by the mobile unit;a first plurality of base stations coupled to the at least one base station controller, the first plurality of base stations operating on a first carrier frequency, at least one candidate base station of the first plurality of base stations receiving the capacity request, determining its net excess capacity based upon available forward link resources and available reverse link resources, and responding with a net excess capacity response;a second plurality of base stations coupled to the at least one base station controller, the second plurality of base stations operating on a second carrier frequency, at least one candidate base station of the second plurality of base stations receiving the capacity request, determining its net excess capacity based upon available forward link resources and available reverse link resources, and responding with a net excess canacity response; andthe at least one base station controller operating to assign the mobile unit to at least one responding candidate base station of the first plurality of base stations or to at least one responding candidate base station of the second plurality of base stations based upon received net excess capacity responses.