SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD IN A CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK, HAND-OVER METHOD, CORRESPONDING TERMINAL AND BASE STATION

摘要

The invention concerns synchronization of a terminal (123) in a cellular communication network comprising a plurality of cells, whereof a first (100, 500) and a second (120, 510) cell associated respectively with a first (101, 501) and a second (121, 511) base station, the first and second cells at least partly overlapping in a common geographical zone (120, 504) and being synchronized, the synchronization comprising: a first synchronization step on a synchronizing signal (SCH 400, 600) transmitted by the first base station and received by the terminal; a second synchronization step on a predetermined signal (CPICH 406, 611) dedicated to multipath processing, transmitted by the second base station and received by the terminal.