Patent ID: 6507741
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
A radio frequency (RF) base station and repeater system for assisting in the hand-off of a subscriber station from the base station, comprising:(a) a repeater, further comprising input means for receiving a first signal from a subscriber station, the subscriber station being within a first cell containing at least one base station; means for delaying the first signal by a predetermined amount of time; and means for outputting the delayed first signal for transmission to the at least one base station, the delayed first signal being used to permit the subscriber station to be handed off to a second cell; and (b) the at least one base station, further comprising: means for receiving the delayed first signal; means for recognizing the predetermined amount of time that the first signal is delayed; and means for identifying the repeater from which the signal was received by the recognized predetermined delay.