Patent ID: 8243653
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless communication system comprising: a plurality of base stations; and a mobile station, wherein each of the plurality of base stations is configured to: generate synchronization information suitable for synchronizing the mobile station with the base station, the synchronization information generated using a reverse pilot signal received from the mobile station; and generate a control signal including the synchronization information and transmit the control signal to the mobile station, and the mobile station is configured to: generate and transmit the reverse pilot signal to each of the plurality of base stations; receive a signal including the control signal from each of the plurality of base stations; select an optimum base station as a new serving base station using the received control signals; and change a transmission timing of a reverse signal based on the synchronization information extracted from the control signal of the selected base station and transmit the reverse signal when the selected base station is different from the serving base station.