Patent ID: 7151760
Filing Date: 2006-12-19
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. For use in a CDMA wireless network comprising a plurality of base stations capable of communicating with a plurality of mobile stations located in a coverage area of said CDMA wireless network, a partitioned selection and distribution unit (SDU) comprising: a first controller associated with a first one of said plurality of base stations capable of performing a radio link protocol function related to wireless communication links between said first base station and at least one of said plurality of mobile stations; and a second controller associated with a mobile switching center (MSC) of said CDMA wireless network capable of performing a radio independent function related to transmission of wireline data comprising at least one of voice traffic and data traffic between said CDMA wireless network and a wired network coupled to said CDMA wireless network, wherein said radio independent function comprises at least one of converting a bit rate of voice traffic, converting a bit rate of circuit data, and processing data traffic.