METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDOVER IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A handover method of a serving Base Station (BS) in a communication system, the method comprising:
- alternately receiving a target BS indicator and a downlink (DL) channel status from a Mobile Station (MS) at intervals of preset frames in a BS switching period; and
determining whether to continue the handover according to a signal received in a frame corresponding to a second reception of the target BS indicator.
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Abstract
A handover method and apparatus in a communication system are provided. A serving Base Station (BS) alternately receives a target BS indicator and a downlink (DL) channel status from a Mobile Station (MS) at intervals of predetermined frames in a BS switching period for handover of the MS. The serving BS determines whether to continue the handover according to a signal received in a frame corresponding to a second reception of the target BS indicator. The method and apparatus provide a detailed definition of operation parameters for a switching time between the serving BS and a target BS.
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1. A handover method of a serving Base Station (BS) in a communication system, the method comprising:
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alternately receiving a target BS indicator and a downlink (DL) channel status from a Mobile Station (MS) at intervals of preset frames in a BS switching period; and determining whether to continue the handover according to a signal received in a frame corresponding to a second reception of the target BS indicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A handover apparatus in a communication system, the apparatus comprising:
a serving Base Station (BS) for alternately receiving a target BS indicator and a downlink (DL) channel status from a Mobile Station (MS) at intervals of preset frames in a BS switching period for handover of the MS, and for determining whether to continue the handover according to a signal received in a frame corresponding to a second reception of the target BS indicator. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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