Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Zoned or cellular telephone system
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-30
2007-10-30
Kincaid, Lester G. (Department: 2617)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Zoned or cellular telephone system
C455S444000, C455S454000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10913546
ABSTRACT:
Spectrum monitoring measurements are made by microcell base stations in a layered cellular network, while not serving calls or engaged in processing calls. The microcell base station transmits a first control message from to a microcell mobile station, to increase the duration for the mobile station to reside in the camping state on a control channel of the microcell base station. The microcell base station transmits a second control message from the microcell base station to the microcell mobile station, to increase the duration for the mobile station to reside in a call origination state while attempting to access a control channel of the microcell base station. Then, to perform the spectrum monitoring measurement, the base station's transmitter is turned off, the receiver is retuned to the frequency to be monitored, a signal strength measurement taken on that frequency, the receiver is retuned back to its assigned frequency, and the transmitter is turned back on, all in a short time interval. Because the measurement time is so short, it is possible to take spectrum-monitoring measurements without causing inactive mobiles registered on the measuring base station to reselect control channel. Mobiles initiating a call during a spectrum monitoring measurement by its base station are also delayed in their control channel reselection.
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Benveniste Mathilde
Prabhu Sushil Kumar
AT&T Corp.
Kincaid Lester G.
Portis Shantell
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