Patent ID: 7613463
Filing Date: 2009-11-03
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a zone manager including: an interface unit configured to receive measurement information one or more additional zone managers and from a corresponding transceiver, wherein the zone manager is configured to act as a host zone manager for at least one mobile station configured to transmit unlink signals to and receive downlink signals from a communications system, the communications system including the host zone manager and the one or more additional zone managers, and wherein the one or more additional zone managers are configured to act as assistant zone managers for the host zone manager; a processing unit configured to process said measurement information to determine preferred ones of a plurality of transceivers to provide dedicated channels for communication with the mobile station, wherein communication over said dedicated channels includes the use of a first radio resource, and wherein the plurality of transceivers includes the corresponding transceiver and one or more additional transceivers each associated with a corresponding one of the one or more additional zone managers; and a control unit configured to dynamically switch said dedicated channels between said preferred ones of the plurality of transceivers during communication with the mobile station over said dedicated channels, wherein said dynamic switching is performed without changing the first radio resource.