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The invention relates to a method of implementing macrodiversity in a cellular radio network having in each cell at least one base station which communicates with subscriber terminals within its area. Packet switched connections are provided between the base station and the terminals, the connection

The invention relates to a method of implementing macrodiversity in a cellular radio network having in each cell at least one base station which communicates with subscriber terminals within its area. Packet switched connections are provided between the base station and the terminals, the connections comprising an actual traffic channel and a separate control channel. In signal transmission, the terminals use IQ modulation in which the traffic and control channels are multiplexed to be transmitted on different branches, and the terminals can communicate with more than one base station simultaneously. To enable macrodiversity in packet switched connections, the actual traffic channel connection is also maintained between the terminal and only one base station, and the control channel connection is maintained between the terminal and more than one base station simultaneously.

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1. A method of implementing macrodiversity in a cellular radio network having in each cell at least one base station which communicates with subscriber terminals within the at least one base station's area, the method comprising:providing packet switched connections between the base station and the

1. A method of implementing macrodiversity in a cellular radio network having in each cell at least one base station which communicates with subscriber terminals within the at least one base station's area, the method comprising:providing packet switched connections between the base station and the terminals, the connections comprising an actual traffic channel and a separate control channel, and in signal transmission, the terminals use IQ modulation in which the traffic and control channels are multiplexed to be transmitted on different branches, and the terminals can simultaneously communicate with more than one base station, and maintaining the actual traffic channel connection between the terminal and only one base station, and simultaneously maintaining a control channel connection between the terminal and more than one base station.