BASE STATION SYNCHRONIZATION

摘要

THE PRESENT INVENTION IS A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TIME SYNCHRONIZING A PLURALITY OF BASE STATIONS (30?.....30n) IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (18). THE SYSTEM DETERMINES AN ESTIMATE OF A TIMING ACCURACY ASSOCIATED WITH EACH BASE STATION. WHEN A BASE STATION'S TIMING ACCURACY IS OVER A THRESHOLD, THE SYSTEM DETERMINES IF THERE IS A NEIGHBORING BASE STATION (20, 30?.... 30n....36) WITH A BETTER TIMING ACCURACY. THE BASE STATION OVER THE THRESHOLD IS ADJUSTED IN RESPONSE TO AN ESTIMATED DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT BASE STATION AND THE NEIGHBORING BASE STATION.