Method for providing a favorable signal representation

In a wireless communication system that includes at least one communication unit, a plurality of base stations, and a comparator operably coupled to the plurality of base stations, a method for providing a favorable signal representation of a digital signal transmitted by the at least one communication unit, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) receiving, by at least two base stations of the plurality of base stations via a wireless communication resource, the digital signal;
• b) parsing, by the at least two base stations, frames of the digital signal, wherein each of the frames comprises a plurality of codewords, each codeword of the plurality of codewords having a codeword identification;
• c) determining, by each of the at least two base stations for each frame, codeword error statuses that uniquely correspond to each codeword of the plurality of codewords;
• d) determining, by each of the at least two base stations for each frame, a frame error status based on the codeword error statuses;
• e) transmitting, by each of the at least two base stations to the comparator, the frames comprising a priority set of codewords and a non-priority set of codewords of the plurality of codewords, wherein the codeword error statuses are provided for the priority set of codewords and the codeword error statuses are not provided for the non-priority set of codewords;
• f) comparing, by the comparator, the codeword error statuses for members of the priority set of codewords for each frame, wherein the members have substantially identical codeword identifications;
• g) selecting, by the comparator responsive to the step of comparing the codeword error statuses, members having favorable codeword error statuses to produce selected priority codewords;
• h) comparing, by the comparator, the frame error statuses for each frame;
• i) selecting, by the comparator responsive to the step of comparing the frame error statuses, the non-priority set of codewords corresponding to a favorable frame error status to produce selected non-priority codewords;
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• j) providing, by the comparator, the selected priority codewords and the selected non-priority codewords as the favorable signal representation.

In a wireless communication system, a method for a comparator to provide a favorable signal representation, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) receiving frames, each of the frames comprising a priority set of codewords and a non-priority set of codewords, wherein codeword error statuses are provided for the priority set of codewords and codeword error statuses are not provided for the non-priority set of codewords;
• b) comparing the codeword error statuses for members of the priority set of codewords for each frame, wherein the members have substantially identical codeword identifications;
• c) selecting, responsive to the step of comparing the codeword error statuses, members having favorable codeword error statuses to produce selected priority codewords;
• d) comparing the frame error statuses for each frame;
• e) selecting, responsive to the step of comparing the frame error statuses, the non-priority set of codewords corresponding to a favorable frame error status to produce selected non-priority codewords;
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• f) providing the selected priority codewords and the selected non-priority codewords as the favorable signal representation.

In a wireless communication system, a method for a base station to provide at least one frame representing a digital signal, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) receiving, via a wireless communication resource, the digital signal;
• b) parsing the at least one frame of the digital signal, wherein the at least one frame comprises a plurality of codewords, .each codeword of the plurality of codewords having a codeword identification;
• c) determining for the at least one frame, codeword error statuses that uniquely correspond to each codeword of the plurality of codewords;
• d) determining, for the at least one frame, a frame error status based on the codeword error statuses;
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• e) providing the at least one frame comprising the frame error status, a priority set of codewords of the plurality of codewords, and a non-priority set of codewords of the plurality of codewords, wherein the codeword error statuses are provided for the priority set of codewords and the codeword error statuses are not provided for the non-priority set of codewords.

A method for providing a favorable signal representation, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing frames from a plurality of signal sources, wherein each of the frames comprises a plurality of codewords, each codeword of the plurality of codewords having a codeword identification;
• b) determining, for each frame, codeword error statuses that uniquely correspond to each codeword of the plurality of codewords;
• c) determining, for each frame, a frame error status based on the codeword error statuses;
• d) comparing the frame error statuses for each frame;
• e) providing, responsive to the step of comparing, the plurality of codewords corresponding to a favorable frame error status as the favorable signal representation.