Reporting communication link information

Abstract

A method for reporting link information in a communication system including a communication terminal and a plurality of transceivers with each of which the communication terminal can communicate over a respective communication link; the method comprising: the communication terminal determining link information for each of the communication links; and the communication terminal periodically transmitting link messages, each link message containing link information for a first set of the communication links, and the link messages being formatted such that groups of successive link messages collectively contain link information for a larger set of the communication links.

1 . A method for reporting link information in a communication system including a communication terminal and a plurality of transceivers with each which the communication terminal can communicate over a respective communication link; the method comprising: 
 the communication terminal determining link information for each of the communication links; and    the communication terminal periodically transmitting link message, each link message containing link information for a first set of the communication links, and the link messages being formatted such that groups of successive link messages collectively contain link information for a larger set of the communication links.    
   
   
       2 . A method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein link information for at least one of the communication links is contained in each of successive link messages.  
   
   
       3 . A method as claimed in  claim 2 , comprising the step of determining a subset of the communication links having the best link according to a selected measure, and wherein link information for the communication links of that subset is contained in each of successive link messages.  
   
   
       4 . A method as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the subset consists of two communication links.  
   
   
       5 - 23 . (canceled)