Method and apparatus for reducing pilot search times utilizing mobile station location information
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorSamir S. Soliman
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for conducting a pilot signal search in a wireless communications network. The location of a mobile is determined within the network. This location is then used in determining search window sizes and other search parameter information that is used to search all pilot signals identified in a designated pilot signal set. Search window size is also determined based upon the location of the mobile and another component related to multipath effects for a transmitted pilot signal.
Claims4
A method for conducting pilot signal search in a wireless communications system, comprising:
- determining a location of a mobile station within said wireless communications system;
- determining a plurality of search window sizes corresponding to a plurality of pilot signals based on said location of said mobile station with respect to a corresponding location of transmitting sources of said plurality of pilot signals.
An apparatus for conducting pilot signal search in a wireless communications system, comprising:
- means for determining a location of a mobile station within said wireless communications system;
- means for determining a plurality of search window sizes corresponding to a plurality of pilot signals based on said location of said mobile station with respect to a corresponding location of transmitting sources of said plurality of pilot signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.