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Performing association during handover in wireless access system

  • US 20060030309A1
  • Filed: 08/01/2005
  • Published: 02/09/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of associating a mobile station to a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

  • transmitting to a serving base station a scanning request message comprising an association indicator;

    receiving from the serving base station a scanning response message comprising a rendezvous time associated with a neighboring base station for initiating ranging with the neighboring base station, wherein the serving base station communicates an association notification to the neighboring base station, the association notification comprising the rendezvous time; and

    associating with the neighboring base station by transmitting a ranging request after passing of the rendezvous time determined from a transmission time of the scanning response message from the neighboring base station, wherein the rendezvous time is associated with a time the neighboring base station is expected to provide a non-contention based ranging opportunity for the mobile station.

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