METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING BASE STATIONS

摘要

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING BASE STATIONS (301... 30N) EMPLOYING AN. INDEPENDENT SYNCHRONIZING SOURCE OR IDENTIFYING A BASE STATION AS A MASTER SOURCE. AN RNC (C-RNC) OR A BASE STATION (36) MAY DESIGNATE ONE BASE STATION OR A UE TO ACQUIRE MEASUREMENTS DERIVED FROM BASE STATIONS TO ACHIEVE SYNCHRONIZATION. SYNCHRONIZATION ACTIVITIES MAY BE REGULARLY SCHEDULED OR MAY BE UNDERTAKEN WHEN PERIODIC MEASUREMENTS INDICATE THAT A DRIFT VALUE EXCEEDS A GIVEN THRESHOLD.