METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING ACTIVATION STATUS OF A RECEIVING STATION OF A RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

摘要

Apparatus and method (110) for determining the activation status of a receiving station (14) of a communication system (10). A sending station (12) determines the activation status of the receiving station (14) to be active, possibly inactive, or inactive. When the receiving station (14) is only temporarily unable to receive signals transmitted thereto by the sending station (12), the sending station (12) is less likely to determine the receiving station to be inactive as the receiving station (14) is first determined to be possibly inactive.