Patent ID: 7082302

Claim:
A method of obtaining a combined data frame in DHO (Diversity Hand-Off) from a plurality of data frames each having at least one payload sequence, the at least one payload sequence from the plurality of data frames collectively comprising at least one group of corresponding payload sequences with each group of corresponding payload sequences comprising a corresponding payload sequence with each group of corresponding payload sequences corresponding payload sequence having associated with the corresponding payload sequence a respective at least one quality indicator, the method comprising: for each group of corresponding payload sequences: defining a bit sequence for each corresponding payload sequence in the group of corresponding payload sequences, the bit sequence comprising the respective at least one quality indicator associated with the corresponding payload sequence, each quality indicator of the respective at least one quality indicator comprising one or more consecutive bits within the bit sequence; and selecting, as a payload sequence for the combined data frame, a payload sequence of the group of corresponding payload sequences on the basis of the bit sequences of the group of corresponding payload sequences wherein for each corresponding payload sequence of each group of corresponding payload sequences the respective at least one quality indicator comprises a respective plurality of quality indicators; and wherein each of the plurality of data frames comprises a QE (Quality Estimate) for the data frame and a CRCI (Cyclic Redundancy Code Indicator) for each payload sequence and wherein for the bit sequence defined for each payload sequence, the respective plurality of quality indicators comprises the CRCI for the payload sequence and the QE of a data frame, of the plurality of data frames, having the payload sequence.