Patent ID: 7058034

Claim:
A method of receiving a plurality of data packets from a wireless system by a wireless terminal, the wireless system comprising a first base station and a second base station, the method comprising the steps of: (a) determining a first amount of phase shift that is associated with a current first channel burst that comprises a first group of data packets, wherein the first amount of phase shift is associated with the first base station and wherein the first amount of phase shift is different from a second phase shift that is associated with the second base station; and (b) receiving the current first channel burst in accordance with the first amount of phase shift; (c) determining the second amount of phase shift that is associated with the second base station; (d) measuring a first signal characteristic of a first signal that is transmitted by the first base station; (e) measuring a second characteristic of a second signal that is transmitted by the second base station; and (f) if the first signal characteristic satisfies a first predefined criterion and if the second signal characteristic satisfies a second predefined criterion, switching reception from the first base station to the second base station; and (g) in response to step (f), receiving a second channel burst from the second base station in accordance with the second amount of phase shift, wherein the second channel burst comprises a second group of data packets.