Patent ID: 6658252
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
A mobile station capable of receiving a downlink signal from each of a plurality of base stations and transmitting an uplink signal to the plurality of base stations through a wireless channel, the plurality of base stations in a soft hand-off mode with the mobile station, said mobile station comprising:a selection processing means for producing a measure of a signal quality of the downlink signals from each of the plurality of base stations in said soft hand-off mode with the mobile station, and selecting a base station from which the downlink signal shows a preferred signal quality; and, a transmission means for transmitting the uplink signal indicating the selected base station among the plurality of base stations for subsequent communication with the mobile station, wherein said mobile station receiving the next downlink signal and maintaining the soft handoff mode with the plurality of base stations and, while in said soft handoff mode, periodically re-selecting a base station from which the downlink signal shows the best signal quality and transmitting the uplink signal including the identification of the selected base station, among the plurality of base stations in said soft hand-off mode.