A cellular communication system and method for determining cell relations
between cells is disclosed. The cellular communication system transmits
signals from one or more transmitters, for example, mobile stations or
base stations, over a plurality of radio frequency channels that are
assigned to the cells. The transmitted signals over the plurality of radio
frequency channels are received at each one of the cells and their
received signal strengths are measured at corresponding measurement times.
The received signal strength measurements and corresponding measurement
times are processed to determine whether a measured received signal
strength at a corresponding measurement time is based on a transmission
from a single transmitter in a cell. The measurements corresponding to
signals found originated from single transmitters are used for determining
the cell relations in terms of such parameters as path gain values or C/I
ratios.