Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are related to interfacing a digital module and a radio-frequency (RF) module of a wireless communication device. A device may include a digital module configured to output at least one constant-envelope phase modulated signal. The device may further include an RF module configured to receive the at least one constant-envelope phase modulated signal and generate one or more digital bits in response to receipt of the at least one constant-envelope phase modulated signal.

Abstract: A reference signal and handoff management (RSHM) program executing on a mobile device detects reference signals, allocates them into groups, and performs handoffs between synchronous and asynchronous sectors. Sectors are allocated to an active group. Sectors from the active group that satisfy a channel quality constraint are allocated to a second group. Sectors from the second group that satisfy a link budget constraint are allocated to a third group. The RSHM program calculates a weighted characteristic of the forward and reverse links of sectors in the third group. The RSHM program performs handoffs from current serving sectors to sectors having the largest weighted characteristic that exceeds the weighted characteristic of the current serving sector by an hysteresis amount.