METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC CARRIER SELECTION

摘要

A dynamic carrier selection method and system permit units operating on a first carrier (0, 1, 2, 3, 75, 76) to change to a second carrier (0, 1, 2, 3, 75, 76) when performance of the first carrier (0, 1, 2, 3, 75, 76) becomes unacceptable. Carrier quality measurements are taken (503) in which carrier quality is a function of interference (I) and multi-path fading and carrier-signal strength (C). The carriers (0, 1, 2, 3, 75, 76) are ranked according to measured quality in a carrier candidate list. The carrier candidate list is used to permit units (403) to determine which carrier (0, 1, 2, 3, 75, 76) they should switch to (402) when the carrier (0, 1, 2, 3, 75, 76) they are currently operating on is determined to have unacceptable performance. Carrier measurements are retaken (503) in response to a carrier change by unit (403) or a predetermined time period having elapsed.