Method and apparatus for base station management

摘要

An apparatus and method for determining ( 410 ) a quality of channel factor for a base transceiver station ( 530 ) of an active set and determining ( 420 ) whether the base transceiver station ( 530 ) should be assigned to a prefill set at least in part according to a predetermined function of the factor. The predetermined function may include assigning ( 425 ) a base transceiver station ( 530 ) to the prefill set when the quality of channel factor reaches a predetermined threshold. The quality of channel factor may be determined in various ways including executing ( 416 ) an anticipative signal strength algorithm or by monitoring ( 412 ) the quality of channel between the mobile station ( 110 ) and the base transceiver station ( 530 ). Additionally, the primary base transceiver station ( 120 ) may be notified ( 430 ) of the prefill set such that synchronization signals may be sent ( 440 ) to the base transceiver stations of the prefill set.