Telecommunications – Transmitter and receiver at separate stations
Patent
1986-02-18
1987-11-03
Ng, Jin F.
Telecommunications
Transmitter and receiver at separate stations
455134, 455277, 379 60, H04B 700
Patent
active
047047348
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for determining which sector antenna of a sectorized cellular radiotelephone system is receiving the strongest radio signal is disclosed. The signal strength of sector antennas is sequentially sampled, converted to digital representations, and stored according to which antenna received the signal. The digital representations are recalled from storage and the strongest signal along with an identification of the receiving antenna are determined. This determination may be used in the handoff process or in detecting when a remote unit requires a handoff.
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Atkinson Frederick G.
Menich Barry J.
Hackbart Rolland R.
Jenski Raymond A.
Motorola Inc.
Ng Jin F.
Southard Donald B.
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