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US 8,576,805 B2Granted
Subscriber-controlled registration technique in a CDMA system
AssigneeIPR Licensing, Inc.
InventorsJames A. Proctor, Jr., Dennis D. Ferguson
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Abstract
A subscriber controlled registration protocol, a subscriber monitors a congestion indicator signal broadcasted by a base station with which it desires to register. If the congestion indicator signal indicates that the base station is operating in a congested state, the mobile station selects another base station in the system. Otherwise, it attempts to register with the first selected base station.
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A method, implemented in a mobile station (MS), for dynamic uplink communication, the method comprising:
- receiving a pilot signal on a first channel, the pilot signal indicating a signal strength;
- receiving a one-bit indicator from each of a plurality of base stations on a second channel, the one-bit indicator indicating a congestion status for each of the plurality of base stations;
- determining the congestion status for each of the plurality of base stations;
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- selecting a base station based on the one-bit indicator received on the second channel;
- wherein the one-bit indicator further indicates a neighboring base station that is lightly congested.
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A mobile station (MS) comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive a pilot signal on a first channel and to receive a one-bit indicator on a second channel from each of a plurality of base stations, wherein the pilot signal indicates a signal strength and the one-bit indicator indicates a congestion status for each of the plurality of base stations;
- a processor configured to determine the congestion status for each of the plurality of base station;
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- a transmitter to transmit a selected base station based on the one-bit indicator received on the second channel;
- wherein the one-bit indicator further indicates a neighboring base station that is lightly congested.
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