EP1847132A4 - Mobile radio base station (BTS) synchronization, - Google Patents

Mobile radio base station (BTS) synchronization,

Info

Publication number: EP1847132A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: bts; synchronization; base station; radio base; mobile radio
Prior art date: 2005-02-11
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP05758372A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1847132A1 (en

Inventor

Robert J Anderson

Joseph W Sheehan

Jeffrey F Bull

Benjamin Herman Cohen

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Skyhook Holding Inc

Original Assignee

Trueposition Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2005-02-11

Filing date

2005-04-25

Publication date

2009-09-02

2005-04-25 Application filed by Trueposition Inc filed Critical Trueposition Inc

2007-10-24 Publication of EP1847132A1 publication Critical patent/EP1847132A1/en

2009-09-02 Publication of EP1847132A4 publication Critical patent/EP1847132A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04B—TRANSMISSION
- H04B7/00—Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field
- H04B7/24—Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field for communication between two or more posts
- H04B7/26—Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field for communication between two or more posts at least one of which is mobile
- H04B7/2662—Arrangements for Wireless System Synchronisation
- H04B7/2671—Arrangements for Wireless Time-Division Multiple Access [TDMA] System Synchronisation
- H04B7/2678—Time synchronisation
- H04B7/2684—Synchronisation of a mobile station with more than one base station
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
- H04L7/00—Arrangements for synchronising receiver with transmitter
- H04L7/02—Speed or phase control by the received code signals, the signals containing no special synchronisation information
- H04L7/027—Speed or phase control by the received code signals, the signals containing no special synchronisation information extracting the synchronising or clock signal from the received signal spectrum, e.g. by using a resonant or bandpass circuit
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- H04W56/00—Synchronisation arrangements
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04B—TRANSMISSION
- H04B7/00—Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field
- H04B7/24—Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field for communication between two or more posts
- H04B7/26—Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field for communication between two or more posts at least one of which is mobile
- H04B7/2662—Arrangements for Wireless System Synchronisation
- H04B7/2671—Arrangements for Wireless Time-Division Multiple Access [TDMA] System Synchronisation
- H04B7/2678—Time synchronisation
- H04B7/2687—Inter base stations synchronisation
- H04B7/2693—Centralised synchronisation, i.e. using external universal time reference, e.g. by using a global positioning system [GPS] or by distributing time reference over the wireline network
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- H04W88/00—Devices specially adapted for wireless communication networks, e.g. terminals, base stations or access point devices

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
Signal Processing (AREA)
Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
Remote Sensing (AREA)
Position Fixing By Use Of Radio Waves (AREA)
Mobile Radio Communication Systems (AREA)
Synchronisation In Digital Transmission Systems (AREA)

EP05758372A 2005-02-11 2005-04-25 Mobile radio base station (BTS) synchronization, Withdrawn EP1847132A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US65226505P	2005-02-11	2005-02-11
PCT/US2005/014188 WO2006088472A1 (en)	2005-02-11	2005-04-25	Base transceiver station (bts) synchronization

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1847132A1 EP1847132A1 (en)	2007-10-24
EP1847132A4 true EP1847132A4 (en)	2009-09-02

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP05758372A Withdrawn EP1847132A4 (en)	2005-02-11	2005-04-25	Mobile radio base station (BTS) synchronization,

Country Status (11)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1847132A4 (en)
JP (1)	JP4750138B2 (en)
KR (1)	KR20070114286A (en)
CN (1)	CN101112107B (en)
AU (1)	AU2005327593B2 (en)
BR (1)	BRPI0520026A2 (en)
CA (1)	CA2595365C (en)
GB (1)	GB2437678B (en)
IL (1)	IL184979A (en)
MX (1)	MX2007009322A (en)
WO (1)	WO2006088472A1 (en)

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GB2437678A (en)	2007-10-31
EP1847132A1 (en)	2007-10-24
BRPI0520026A2 (en)	2009-05-12
WO2006088472A1 (en)	2006-08-24
GB2437678B (en)	2009-06-10
CN101112107A (en)	2008-01-23
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IL184979A0 (en)	2007-12-03
JP4750138B2 (en)	2011-08-17
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CA2595365C (en)	2013-01-22
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