Global Patent Index - EP 1226723 A1

EP 1226723 A1 20020731 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING FORWARD LINK SOFTER HANDOFF IN A CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING FORWARD LINK SOFTER HANDOFF IN A CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BEREITSTELLUNG VON SOFTER-HANDOFF FÜR VORWÄRTSVERBINDUNG IN EINEM CDMA-KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF PERMETTANT DE FOURNIR UN TRANSFERT PLUS DOUX DE LIAISON AVAL DANS UN SYSTEME DE COMMUNICATION A ACCES MULTIPLE PAR REPARTITION DE CODE

Publication

EP 1226723 A1 20020731 (EN)

Application

EP 00978229 A 20001014

Priority

  • US 0028614 W 20001014
  • US 42623399 A 19991022

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0131941A1] A method and apparatus for providing forward link softer handoff in a code division multiple access communication system comprises utilizing spatially diverse antenna arrays and rerouting a softer handoff talk channel from a radiation pattern (415) of a first antenna array (404) into a radiation pattern (417) of a second antenna array (406).

IPC 1-7

H04Q 7/00

IPC 8 full level

H04W 36/06 (2009.01); H04W 16/24 (2009.01); H04W 36/18 (2009.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04W 36/06 (2013.01); H04W 16/24 (2013.01); H04W 36/18 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE GB SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0131941 A1 20010503; CN 1376364 A 20021023; EP 1226723 A1 20020731; EP 1226723 A4 20021025

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0028614 W 20001014; CN 00813484 A 20001014; EP 00978229 A 20001014