SOFT HANDOVER METHOD IN A SECTORED BASE STATION AND BASE STATION THEREFOR

摘要

In a base station apparatus in a mobile communication comprising a transmitting/receiving section for each sector, a baseband processing section for each sector and a sector switch to select a connection with the transmitting/receiving section and the baseband processing section, when a handover is made, a soft handover is executed by selecting a plurality of sectors on the basis of information concerning peripheral sectors obtained from a mobile station and connecting the transmitting/receiving sections of the selected sectors and the baseband processing section with the sector switch.