Forced registration in concurrent services mobile station handoff
First Claim
1. In a wireless communication network supporting concurrent voice and data services, wherein a mobile station undergoes a hard handoff from a source base station to a target base station while engaged in an active voice call, a method of performing the hard handoff comprising:
- receiving the mobile station in a hard handoff from the source base station at the target base station; and
transmitting one or more dummy network identification parameters from the target base station to the mobile station while the voice call is active.
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Abstract
A wireless communication network, such as a 1xEV-DV network, manages concurrent services handoff to force re-registration of concurrent-services capable mobile stations that have undergone hard handoff during an active voice call. During such handoffs, the mobile station moves from a source base station to a target base station, each supporting concurrent services, and with each base station having associated network identification parameters. In response to receiving the mobile station in hard handoff while it is engaged in an active voice call, the target base station sends one or more of these network identification parameters as dummy values, which results in re-registration of the mobile station on the voice side of the network. The target base station broadcasts actual network identification parameters on one or more overhead channels such that the mobile stations operating in its coverage area have access to true network identification parameters.
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47 Claims
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1. In a wireless communication network supporting concurrent voice and data services, wherein a mobile station undergoes a hard handoff from a source base station to a target base station while engaged in an active voice call, a method of performing the hard handoff comprising:
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receiving the mobile station in a hard handoff from the source base station at the target base station; and
transmitting one or more dummy network identification parameters from the target base station to the mobile station while the voice call is active. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A base station supporting concurrent circuit-switched and packet-switched services for use in a wireless communication network, the base station operative to:
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receive a given mobile station in a hard handoff while the mobile station is engaged in an active voice call; and
transmit a first message including one or more dummy network identification parameters to the mobile station during the active voice call to force re-registration of the mobile station after the active voice call ends. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A mobile switching center (MSC) supporting concurrent circuit-switched and packet-switched services for use in a wireless communication network, the MSC operative to:
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receive a given mobile station in a hard handoff while the mobile station is engaged in an active voice call; and
transmit a first message including one or more dummy network identification parameters to the mobile station during the active voice call to force re-registration of the mobile station after the active voice call ends. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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