1. A method for determining a closest base station to a multi-mode mobile device, the method comprising:
determining a plurality of propagation delays with respect to a common reference time between the multi-mode mobile device and each of a first plurality of base stations, wherein each of the first plurality of base stations is associated with a different wireless communications technology from a plurality of wireless communications technologies, wherein determining the propagation delays comprises:
determining a plurality of event markers, each of the plurality of event markers representing an event associated with a transmission from a base station of the first plurality of base stations;
determining a plurality of receive times and a plurality of transmission times associated with the event markers; and
determining the propagation delays based on the receive times and the transmission times;
comparing the plurality of propagation delays between the multi-mode mobile device and the first plurality of base stations associated with the different wireless communications technologies; and
identifying a closest base station to the multi-mode mobile device from the first plurality of base stations based on the comparison.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining a position information for the identified closest base station; and
utilizing the position information for the identified closest base station from the first plurality of base stations as a position of the multi-mode mobile device.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the position information for the identified closest base station includes a GPS position of the identified closest base station.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein utilizing the position information for the identified closest base station from the first plurality of base stations as the multi-mode mobile device position comprises estimating the mobile device position based on the position information for the identified closest base station.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
performing a handover procedure of the multi-mode mobile device to the identified closest base station.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining a plurality of propagation delays between the multi-mode mobile device and a second plurality of base stations, wherein each base station of the second plurality of base stations is associated with a first wireless communications technology from the plurality of wireless communications technologies;
comparing the plurality of propagation delays between the multi-mode mobile device and the second plurality of base stations associated with the first wireless communications technologies; and
identifying a closest base station to the multi-mode mobile device from the second plurality of base stations based on comparing the plurality of propagation delays between the multi-mode mobile device and the second plurality of base stations associated with the first wireless communications technologies; and
utilizing the closest base station to the multi-mode mobile device from the second plurality of base stations as one of the base stations from the first plurality of base stations.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein each respective transmission time includes a respective GPS time.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein each respective receive time comprises a time difference with respect to a first receive time from the plurality of receive times.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the first receive time is the common reference time.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of event markers comprises at least a frame boundary, a frame tick, or a control channel cycle boundary.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of wireless communications technologies comprises at least two of WiMAX, CDMA 1x, LTE, or EVDO.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of wireless communications technologies comprises a plurality of Radio Access Technologies (RAT).
13. The method of claim 1, wherein at least determining the plurality of propagation delays, comparing the plurality of propagation delays, or identifying the closest base station to the multi-mode mobile device occurs at the multi-mode device.
14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:
transmitting information regarding the closest base station from the multi-mode device to at least one of the first plurality of base stations or a core network.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein at least determining the plurality of propagation delays, comparing the plurality of propagation delays, or identifying the closest base station to the multi-mode mobile device occurs at a first base station from of the first plurality of base stations.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein determining the plurality of propagation delays at the first base station comprises:
receiving a plurality of receive times transmitted from at least the multi-mode mobile device or one or more of the other base stations from the first plurality of base stations;
determining a plurality of transmission times; and
determining each respective propagation delay utilizing the respective receive time and the respective transmission time for each respective base station from the first plurality of base stations.
17. The wireless communications device of claim 15, wherein determining the plurality of propagation delays at the first base station comprises:
receiving a plurality of receive times transmitted from at least the multi-mode mobile device or one or more of the other base stations from the first plurality of base stations;
determining a plurality of transmission times; and
determining each respective propagation delay utilizing the respective receive time and the respective transmission time for each respective base station from the first plurality of base stations.
18. The method of claim 1, wherein at least determining the plurality of propagation delays, comparing the plurality of propagation delays, or identifying the closest base station to the multi-mode mobile device occurs at a core network device.
19. An apparatus for determining a closest base station to a multi-mode mobile device, the system comprising:
a means for determining a plurality of propagation delays with respect to a common reference time between the multi-mode mobile device and each of a first plurality of base stations, wherein each of the first plurality of base stations is associated with a different wireless communications technology from a plurality of wireless communications technologies, wherein the means for determining the propagation delays comprises:
a means for determining a plurality of event markers, each of the plurality of event markers representing an event associated with a transmission from a base station of the first plurality of base stations;
a means for determining a plurality of receive times and a plurality of transmission times associated with the event markers; and
a means for determining the propagation delays based on the receive times and the transmission times;
a means for comparing the plurality of propagation delays between the multi-mode mobile device and the first plurality of base stations associated with the different wireless communications technologies; and
a means for identifying a closest base station to the multi-mode mobile device from the first plurality of base stations based on the comparison.
20. The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising:
a means for determining a position information for the identified closest base station; and
a means for utilizing the position information for the identified closest base station from the first plurality of base stations as a position of the multi-mode mobile device.
21. The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising:
a means for performing a handover procedure of the multi-mode mobile device to the identified closest base station.
22. A wireless communications device configured for determining a closest base station to a multi-mode mobile device, the wireless communications device comprising:
a propagation delay determination module configured to determine a plurality of propagation delays with respect to a common reference time between the multi-mode mobile device and each of a first plurality of base stations, wherein each of the first plurality of base stations is associated with a different wireless communications technology from a plurality of wireless communications technologies, wherein determining the propagation delays comprises:
determining a plurality of event markers, each of the plurality of event markers representing an event associated with a transmission from a base station of the first plurality of base stations;
determining a plurality of receive times and a plurality of transmission times associated with the event markers; and
determining the propagation delays based on the receive times and the transmission times;
a propagation delay comparison module configured to compare the plurality of propagation delays between the multi-mode mobile device and the first plurality of base stations associated with the different wireless communications technologies; and
a closest base station identification module configured to identify a closest base station to the multi-mode mobile device from the first plurality of base stations based on the comparison.
23. The wireless communications device of claim 22, further comprising:
a position information module configured to:
determine a position information for the identified closest base station; and
utilize the position information for the identified closest base station from the first plurality of base stations as a position of the multi-mode mobile device.
24. The wireless communications device of claim 23, wherein the position information for the identified closest base station includes a GPS position of the identified closest base station.
25. The wireless communications device of claim 23, wherein utilizing the position information for the identified closest base station from the first plurality of base stations as the multi-mode mobile device position comprises estimating the mobile device position based on the position information for the identified closest base station.
26. The wireless communications device of claim 22, further comprising:
a handover module configured to perform a handover procedure of the multi-mode mobile device to the identified closest base station.
27. The wireless communications device of claim 22, wherein:
the propagation delay determination module is further configured to determine a plurality of propagation delays between the multi-mode mobile device and a second plurality of base stations, wherein each base station of the second plurality of base stations is associated with a first wireless communications technology from the plurality of wireless communications technologies;
the propagation delay comparison module is further configured to compare the plurality of propagation delays between the multi-mode mobile device and the second plurality of base stations associated with the first wireless communications technologies; and
the closest base station identification module is further configured to identify a closest base station to the multi-mode mobile device from the second plurality of base stations based on comparing the plurality of propagation delays between the multi-mode mobile device and the second plurality of base stations associated with the first wireless communications technologies; and further comprising:
a position information module configured to utilize the closest base station to the multi-mode mobile device from the second plurality of base stations as one of the base stations from the first plurality of base stations.
28. The wireless communications device of claim 22, wherein each respective transmission time includes a respective GPS time.
29. The wireless communications device of claim 22, wherein each respective receive time comprises a time difference with respect to a first receive time from the plurality of receive times.
30. The wireless communications device of claim 29, wherein the first receive time is the common reference time.
31. The wireless communications device of claim 22, wherein the plurality of event markers comprises at least a frame boundary, a frame tick, or a control channel cycle boundary.
32. The wireless communications device of claim 22, wherein the plurality of wireless communications technologies comprises at least two of WiMAX, CDMA 1x, LTE, or EVDO.
33. The wireless communications device of claim 22, wherein the plurality of wireless communications technologies comprises a plurality of Radio Access Technologies (RAT).
34. The wireless communications device of claim 22, wherein the wireless communications device comprises the multi-mode mobile device.
35. The wireless communications device of claim 34, further comprising:
a transmitter module configured to transmit information regarding the closest base station from the multi-mode device to at least one of the first plurality of base stations or a core network.
36. The wireless communications device of claim 22, wherein the wireless communications device comprises a first base station from the first plurality of base stations.
37. The wireless communications device of claim 22, wherein the wireless communications device comprises a core network device.
38. A computer program product for determining a closest base station to a multi-mode mobile device comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:
code for determining a plurality of propagation delays with respect to a common reference time between the multi-mode mobile device and each of a first plurality of base stations, wherein each of the first plurality of base stations is associated with a different wireless communications technology from a plurality of wireless communications technologies, wherein the code for determining the propagation delays comprises:
code for determining a plurality of event markers, each of the plurality of event markers representing an event associated with a transmission from a base station of the first plurality of base stations;
code for determining a plurality of receive times and a plurality of transmission times associated with the event markers; and
code for determining the propagation delays based on the receive times and the transmission times;
code for comparing the plurality of propagation delays between the multi-mode mobile device and the first plurality of base stations associated with the different wireless communications technologies; and
code for identifying a closest base station to the multi-mode mobile device from the first plurality of base stations based on the comparison.
39. The computer program product of claim 38, further comprising:
code for determining a position information for the identified closest base station; and
code for utilizing the position information for the identified closest base station from the first plurality of base stations as a position of the multi-mode mobile device.
40. The computer program product of claim 38, further comprising:
code for performing a handover procedure of the multi-mode mobile device to the identified closest base station.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
Now, therefore, the following is claimed:
1. A system for balancing crosstalk in an electrical connector, the connector having three or more pairs of conductors, wherein two pairs of conductors form a pair combination, at least one compensating coupling device being connected between conductor pairs of a first pair combination, the compensating coupling device disturbing the crosstalk balance of a second pair combination, the system comprising:
at least one corrective coupling device connected between conductor pairs of the second pair combination, wherein the corrective coupling device compensates for the crosstalk unbalance in the second pair combination generated from the compensating coupling device in the first pair combination.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the second pair combination has at least one compensating coupling device, and wherein the compensating coupling device in the second pair combination is adjusted to compensate for the crosstalk disturbances caused by the corrective coupling device in the second pair combination.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the corrective coupling device comprises a capacitor.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the corrective coupling device comprises a mutual inductor.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the corrective coupling device comprises integral parts of printed wire boards.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the corrective coupling device comprises integral parts of lead frames.
7. The system of claim 5, wherein the printed wiring board includes at least two layers of wiring paths.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the connector is comprised by a plug.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein the connector is comprised by ajack.
10. A system for balancing crosstalk in an electrical connector, the connector having three or more pairs of conductors, wherein two pairs of conductors form a pair combination, at least one compensating coupling device being connected between the conductor pairs of a first pair combination, the compensating coupling device disturbing the crosstalk balance of a second pair combination, the system comprising:
means for correcting crosstalk disturbance generated by the first pair combination in the second pair combination.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein the means for correcting comprises:
at least one corrective coupling device disposed between the conductor pairs of the second pair combination, wherein the corrective coupling device compensates for crosstalk unbalance generated by the compensating coupling device in the first pair combination.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein the second pair combination has at least one compensating coupling device, and wherein the means for correcting further comprises means for adjusting the compensating coupling device in the second pair combination to compensate for crosstalk disturbance caused by the corrective coupling device in the second pair combination.
13. A method for balancing crosstalk in a connector, the connector having three or more pairs of conductors, wherein two pairs of conductors form a pair combination, and wherein at least one compensating coupling device is connected between a first pair combination, the compensating coupling device disturbing the crosstalk balance of a second pair combination,
the method comprising the step of:
correcting crosstalk disturbance generated by the first pair combination in the second pair combination.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the correcting step comprises adding at least one corrective coupling device between the second pair combination, wherein the corrective coupling device compensates for crosstalk unbalance generated by the compensating coupling device in the first pair combination.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the second pair combination has at least one compensating coupling device, and wherein the correcting step further comprises:
adjusting the compensating coupling device in the second pair combination to compensate for crosstalk disturbance caused by the corrective coupling device in the second pair combination.
16. The method of claim 13, wherein the corrective coupling device comprises integral parts of lead frames.
17. The method of claim 13, wherein the corrective coupling device comprises a capacitor.
18. The method of claim 13, wherein the corrective coupling device rises a mutual inductor.
19. The system of claim 1, wherein the corrective coupling device comprises integral parts of printed wire boards.