Abstract: A method of triggering handoff of a mobile station to a candidate BSS, for VoWLAN communication, uses a roaming controller for monitoring link qualities of the serving and candidate BSS by selective/controlled fast scanning through RSSI screening at each packet reception. Using link qualities, a list of candidate BSSs for handoff is maintained. The controller selects a candidate BSS for handoff and completes pre-authentication of the mobile station with the selected best candidate BSS. When the link quality of the of the selected candidate BSS becomes better than that of the serving BSS, handoff is triggered. Link qualities may be monitored by screening a metric other than RSSI. When no candidate BSS is found, scanning is reduced/temporarily interrupted, to conserve power. When the serving BSS link quality is above a given threshold when the mobile station is in the serving BSS center, the functions of fast scanning and pre-authentication are interrupted.

Abstract: Method for transmitting a word representative of transmission parameters respectively allocated to the mobile stations in communication with a base station of a mobile telecommunication system, wherein it includes the step of: including, in each transmission burst a midamble resulting from the sum of selected midambles among all the available midambles, said selection being done by said base station in relation with a word so that the selected midamble corresponds to a binary element of said word equal to a first value and a non-selected midamble corresponds to a binary element of said word equal to a second value, and considering a word the elements of which are in one-to-one relationship with the temporal positions of the estimations respectively corresponding to said available midambles.

Abstract: A synchronization signal used to synchronize base stations in a mobile radio telecommunication system having a first sequence followed by a second sequence, the first and second sequences being polyphase complementary sequences configured such that when the synchronization signal is correlated with a replica of the first sequence and a replica of the second sequence, and the correlation results are added, exemplary synchronization results are obtained.

Abstract: A method for dynamic allocation of transmission resources to a plurality of communications between a base station and a plurality of mobile terminals includes generating a pseudo-random sequence and performing an allocation. Each resource includes a plurality of possible values, and an allocation controller associated with the base station, referred to as the fast allocation controller, is able to allocate to the communications only certain combinations of possible values, referred to as available resources. The fast allocation controller generates a pseudo-random sequence and performs the allocation by selecting at least one available resource for each communication according to a value of the pseudo-random sequence.

Abstract: The method for estimating a propagation round trip delay, existing between a base station and a terminal, and comprised within a predetermined round trip delay range, comprises the following steps: transmitting from the base station on a downlink a start order signal (30) to the terminal, after reception by the terminal of the end of the start order signal, sending a signature signal from the terminal to the base station on a uplink, receiving at the base station within a signature receiving time slot (28) the signature signal (34, 38, 42), processing at the base station the received signature signal to provide a round trip delay information. The processing step comprises a cyclic correlation step performed within a fixed correlation time window (54) by using a unique reference sequence (48).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for synchronising a signal frame transmitted by a transmitter of a telecommunication system to a receiver adapted to synchronise said signal frame from a synchronisation sequence included in said signal frame.

Abstract: A channel estimation sequence (SE) embedded in a carrier wave and configured to be transmitted by a transmitter (1) to a receiver (2) via a channel (3) to implement a channel estimation method, the channel estimation sequence consisting of two concatenated sequences (S and G) respectively consisting of two complementary sequences (s and g). The channel estimation method includes, on the transmitter side, transmitting the channel estimation sequence and, on the receiver side, a correlation process consisting of correlating the received signal with the first (s) of the said complementary sequences, correlating the received signal with the second (g), delayed complementary sequences, adding the results of the two correlations, and deducing the characteristics of the channel (3) from the result of the correlation process.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a synchronisation signal during a synchronisation time slot of a system for time division-duplex (TDD) telecommunication by mobile stations where the data is transmitted in frames consisting of time slots. The method includes transmitting the synchronisation sequence with a delay with respect to the start of a synchronisation time slot.

Abstract: Method for transmitting a word representative of transmission parameters respectively allocated to the mobile stations in communication with a base station of a mobile telecommunication system, wherein it includes the step of: including, in each transmission burst a midamble resulting from the sum of selected midambles among all the available midambles, said selection being done by said base station in relation with a word so that the selected midamble corresponds to a binary element of said word equal to a first value and a non-selected midamble corresponds to a binary element of said word equal to a second value, and considering a word the elements of which are in one-to-one relationship with the temporal positions of the estimations respectively corresponding to said available midambles.

Abstract: A wireless network comprises at least one station (102) adapted to perform measurements of at least one given type in the network, and a Centralised Measurement Manager (CMM) unit (101) for handling measurements of said type. CMM unit sends a measurement request message (201) requesting that this station (102) perform a measurement of the given type, this request message comprising a triggering information (304, 501, 601-602). Upon reception of the measurement request message (201), the station performs (202) a measurement and obtains (203) corresponding measurement result. Then, it is decided (204) whether at least part of the measurement results is to be sent to the CMM unit based on the triggering information. If yes, the station sends the corresponding part of the measurement result to the CMM unit.

Abstract: Method for transmitting a word representative of transmission parameters respectively allocated to the mobile stations in communication with a base station of a mobile telecommunication system, wherein it includes the step of: including, in each transmission burst a mid amble resulting from the sum of selected midambles among all the available midambles, said selection being done by said base station in relation with a word so that a selected mid amble corresponds to a binary element of said word equal to a first value and a non-selected mid amble corresponds to a binary element of said word equal to a second value, and considering a word the elements of which are in one-to-one relationship with the temporal positions of the estimations respectively corresponding to said available midambles.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of distributing communications established by radio-communication terminals, within a geographic cell of a radio-communication network, the geographic cell being sub-divided into at least two geographic sectors. According to this invention, the method comprises a step of modifying, by rotation, the orientation of the sectors within said cell.

Abstract: Method for transmitting an information representative of the number of spreading codes allocated to the mobile stations in communication with a base station of a mobile telecommunication system, wherein it includes the step of: forming a word, said transmitted word, the content of which is representative of the number of spreading codes allocated, including in each transmission burst a general midamble resulting from the sum of selected midambles among all the available midambles, said selection being done by said base station in relation with said transmitted word so that a selected midamble corresponds to a binary element of said transmitted word equal to a first value and a non-selected midamble corresponds to a binary element of said transmitted word equal to second value, considering a received word the elements of which are in one-to-one relationship with the temporal positions of the estimations respectively corresponding to said available midambles.

Abstract: A channel estimation sequence including two concatenated sequences (S and G) respectively including two complementary sequences (s and g), which are extended periodically by extensions (efs, esd and egf, egd) which constitute copies of their starting part and/or ending part and which are respectively concatenated at the end and/or start of the sequence. Also, a channel estimation method including transmitting the channel estimation sequence and receiving and correlating the received signal with the first complementary sequence (s), correlating the received signal with the second complementary sequence (g), adding the results of the two correlations.

Abstract: Method for transmitting an information representative of the number of spreading codes allocated to the mobile stations in communication with a base station of a mobile telecommunication system, wherein it includes the step of: forming a word, said transmitted word, the content of which is representative of the number of spreading codes allocated, including in each transmission burst a general midamble resulting from the sum of selected midambles among all the available midambles, said selection being done by said base station in relation with said transmitted word so that a selected midamble corresponds to a binary element of said transmitted word equal to a first value and a non-selected midamble corresponds to a binary element of said transmitted word equal to second value, considering a received word the elements of which are in one-to-one relationship with the temporal positions of the estimations respectively corresponding to said available midambles.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a channel estimation sequence (SE) intended to be transmitted by a transmitter (1) to a receiver (2) via a channel (3) so that it can implement a channel estimation method, the said channel estimation sequence consisting of two concatenated sequences (S and G) respectively consisting of two complementary sequences (s and g), the said channel estimation method consisting, on the transmitter side, of transmitting the said channel estimation sequence and, on the receiver side, of a correlation process consisting of correlating the said received signal with the first (s) of the said complementary sequences, correlating the said received signal with the second (g), delayed one, of the said complementary sequences, adding the results of the said two correlations, and deducing the said characteristics of the said channel (3) from the result of the said correlation process.

Abstract: A synchronization signal used to synchronize base stations in a mobile radio telecommunication system having a first sequence followed by a second sequence, the first and second sequences being polyphase complementary sequences configured such that when the synchronization signal is correlated with a replica of the first sequence and a replica of the second sequence, and the correlation results are added exemplary synchronization results are obtained.

Abstract: A synchronization signal used to synchronize base stations in a mobile radio telecommunication system having a first sequence followed by a second sequence, the first and second sequences being polyphase complementary sequences configured such that when the synchronization signal is correlated with a replica of the first sequence and a replica of the second sequence, and the correlation results are added exemplary synchronization results are obtained.

Abstract: Method of synchronizing base stations in a mobile radio telecommunication system, characterized in that a first base station transmits a synchronisation sequence having a first sequence followed by a second sequence, the said first and second sequences being obtained from polyphase complementary sequences and in that at least one second base station effects the correlation of the said synchronization sequence with a replica of the first sequence and a replica of the second sequence, the correlation results then being added in order to provide synchronization information.

Abstract: Method for transmitting a word representative of transmission parameters respectively allocated to the mobile stations in communication with a base station of a mobile telecommunication system, wherein it includes the step of: including, in each transmission burst a midamble resulting from the sum of selected midambles among all the available midambles, said selection being done by said base station in relation with a word so that a selected midamble corresponds to a binary element of said word equal to a first value and a non-selected midamble corresponds to a binary element of said word equal to a second value, and considering a word the elements of which are in one-to-one relationship with the temporal positions of the estimations respectively corresponding to said available midambles.