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Method of handover in a cellular system

  • US 5,542,098 A
  • Filed: 06/21/1994
  • Issued: 07/30/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/21/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for handover in a cellular system comprising the steps of:

  • (a) periodically scanning at a neighboring cell, traffic channels of a serving cell to determine for each traffic channel a channel metric;

    (b) for each channel metric exceeding a threshold, validating the serving cell identity;

    (c) periodically transferring from the neighboring cell to the serving cell channel metrics which exceed the threshold for each traffic channel; and

    (d) selecting a new serving cell based on the transferred channel metrics.

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