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Method of measuring speed of a mobile unit and a receiver for use in a wireless communication system
Assignee: Motorola Solutions Inc
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Filing: 1995-12-06
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Granted: 1998-07-28
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Expires: 2015-12-06
Abstract
Abstract A method of measuring speed of a mobile unit for use in a wireless communication system 20. The method includes the steps of receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal from the mobile unit 202, measuring signal quality of the RF signal to produce a received quality signal 204, sampling the received quality signal during a first time period to produce a first group of samples 206, sampling the received quality signal during a second time period to produce a second group of samples 208, calculating a variation in signal quality of the RF signal in response to the first and second group of samples 210, and determining a speed measurement in response to the variation in signal quality 212.
Inventors
- 👤 William Daniel Willey
- 👤 Michael Joseph Wroble
- 👤 John Christopher Kay
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 23:24
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W36/00; H04W36/04; H04W64/00; H04W64/006; G; G01; G01S; G01S11/00; G01S11/02; G01S11/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A method of measuring speed of a mobile unit in communication with a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system comprising a switch and a base station in communication with the switch, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a radio frequency, RF, signal from the mobile unit; measuring signal quality of the RF signal during a first time period to produce a first group of samples; sampling the received quality signal during a first time period and at a first sampling rate to produce a first group of samples; sampling a received quality signal during a second time period and at a second sampling rate to produce a second group of samples; calculating a variation in signal quality of the RF signal in response to the first and second group of samples; determining a speed measurement in response to the variation in signal quality; and the base station directing to the switch a plurality of handoff requests at a timing rate, the timing rate adjusted based on the speed measurement.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
171 words
A method of measuring speed of a mobile unit in communication with a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system comprising a switch and a base station in communication with the switch, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a radio frequency, RF, signal from the mobile unit; measuring signal quality of the RF signal during a first time period to produce a first group of samples; sampling the received quality signal during a first time period and at a first sampling rate to produce a first group of samples; sampling a received quality signal during a second time period and at a second sampling rate to produce a second group of samples; calculating a variation in signal quality of the RF signal in response to the first and second group of samples; determining a speed measurement in response to the variation in signal quality; and the base station directing to the switch a plurality of handoff requests at a timing rate, the timing rate adjusted based on the speed measurement.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the variation in signal quality is calculated based on a difference of a quality measurement for a minimum and a maximum sample in the first group of samples.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the variation in signal quality comprises a fade depth measurement and further comprising the step of comparing the fade depth measurement to a threshold.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising associating the mobile unit with a mobility index based on the speed measurement.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 4, further comprising storing the mobility index in a memory.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 4, wherein the mobility index comprises one of an indeterminate state and a speed indication.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 6, wherein the speed indication comprises a speed level selected from a plurality of speed levels, each speed level identifying a range of speed values.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 7, wherein one of the plurality of speed levels identifies a stationary mobile unit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the timing rate is adjusted based on mobility index of the mobile unit.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the timing rate comprises a substantially periodic timing rate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising changing a mobility index based on detecting a loss of communication between the mobile unit and the wireless communication system.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 11, wherein the loss of communication is detected by comparing a measured supervisory audio tone with a threshold.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 12, wherein the loss of communication is detected by detecting a transition from a digital supervisory audio tone, DSAT, to a digital signaling tone DST within the RF signal received from the mobile unit.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 4, wherein the mobility index is adjusted based on a change in transmit power level of the mobile unit.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
140 words
A receiver in a wireless communication system comprising: an antenna receiving a radio frequency signal; a radio frequency stage receiving the radio frequency signal and producing a measured quality signal; a processor responsive to the radio frequency stage, the processor including a memory having a speed measurement routine; a handoff controller responsive to said processor; said processor when executing said speed measurement routine: sampling the measured quality signal at a first sampling rate to produce a first group of samples; sampling the measured quality signal at a second sampling rate to produce a second group of samples; calculating an average fade depth of the first and second group of samples; determining a speed measurement based on the average fade depth of the first and second group of samples; and said handoff controller initiating handoff requests based on the speed measurement.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
140 words
A receiver in a wireless communication system comprising: an antenna receiving a radio frequency signal; a radio frequency stage receiving the radio frequency signal and producing a measured quality signal; a processor responsive to the radio frequency stage, the processor including a memory having a speed measurement routine; a handoff controller responsive to said processor; said processor when executing said speed measurement routine: sampling the measured quality signal at a first sampling rate to produce a first group of samples; sampling the measured quality signal at a second sampling rate to produce a second group of samples; calculating an average fade depth of the first and second group of samples; determining a speed measurement based on the average fade depth of the first and second group of samples; and said handoff controller initiating handoff requests based on the speed measurement.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
161 words
A wireless communication system comprising: a base station including a receiver comprising: an antenna receiving a radio frequency signal; a radio frequency stage receiving the radio frequency signal and producing a measured quality signal; a processor responsive to the radio frequency stage, the processor including a memory having a speed measurement routine; said processor when executing said speed measurement routine: sampling the measured quality signal at a first sampling rate to produce a first group of samples; sampling the measured quality signal at a second sampling rate to produce a second group of samples; calculating an average fade depth of the first and second group of samples; and determining a speed measurement based on the average fade depth of the first and second group of samples; and a switching device responsive to the base station, the base station directing to the switching device a plurality of handoff requests at a timing rate, the timing rate adjusted based on the speed measurement.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
161 words
A wireless communication system comprising: a base station including a receiver comprising: an antenna receiving a radio frequency signal; a radio frequency stage receiving the radio frequency signal and producing a measured quality signal; a processor responsive to the radio frequency stage, the processor including a memory having a speed measurement routine; said processor when executing said speed measurement routine: sampling the measured quality signal at a first sampling rate to produce a first group of samples; sampling the measured quality signal at a second sampling rate to produce a second group of samples; calculating an average fade depth of the first and second group of samples; and determining a speed measurement based on the average fade depth of the first and second group of samples; and a switching device responsive to the base station, the base station directing to the switching device a plurality of handoff requests at a timing rate, the timing rate adjusted based on the speed measurement.
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