Patent ID: 8942148
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: H01Q,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for switching a Frequency Assignment (FA) by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: upon detecting movement of the base station, performing communication with a mobile terminal using a first FA through a first FA transceiver among a plurality of FA transceivers, each of which individually processes a signal transmitted/received over each of a plurality of FAs; upon detecting a change in a wireless environment due to the movement, selecting a second FA from among the plurality of FAs as an FA to which switching is to be made, depending on the changed wireless environment; enabling a second FA transceiver that processes a signal transmitted/received over the second FA, and sending, to the mobile terminal, a scanning instruction message for instructing scanning of a reference signal transmitted over the second FA; and switching from the first FA to the second FA depending on scanning results, which are received from the mobile terminal in response to the scanning instruction message.