Patent ID: 6160999
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A wireless communication system that facilitates wireless communication with a mobile unit operating within a respective service area, the wireless communication system comprising:a mobile switching center;a plurality of base stations, each base station coupled to the mobile switching center, each base station providing wireless coverage within a respective portion of the service area;the wireless communication system interacting with the mobile unit to place an active set of base stations of the plurality of base stations into the active set of the mobile unit;when the mobile unit requires forward link transmissions from all of the active set of base stations, forward link transmissions are provided by each of the base stations in the active set of the mobile unit; andwhen the mobile unit does not require forward link transmissions from all of the active set of base stations, forward link transmissions from a base station of the active set of base stations to the mobile unit are discontinued without removing the base station from the active set of the mobile unit.