PAGE MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS

摘要

A novel and improved method for performing paging is described. In one embodiment of the invention a searcher (206) is used to detect spread spectrum signals. The searcher (206) searches several pilot channels associated with several base stations. A controller (210) selects at least two base stations that have associated pilot signal (501-02) energies exceeding a threshold (510). A demodulator (208) demodulates for paging channels transmitted by the at least two base stations. The paging channels are transmitted over substantially overlapping time slots. A combiner (212) combines a result of the demodulation generated by demodulating each of the paging channels.