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Base station controlled handoff method and apparatus

  • US 5,794,149 A
  • Filed: 12/29/1995
  • Issued: 08/11/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A base station for use in a wireless communication network including a switching center and one or more neighbor base stations, said switching center having access to subscriber-specific parameters and operable to generate subscriber-specific information therefrom, said base station comprising:

  • a) a radio for communicating with a wireless terminal using radio signals;

    b) a circuit connected to the radio for converting radio signals to digital signals, said circuit operable to provide the digital signals to the switching center;

    c) a base station controller operable to select a handoff candidate from the one or more neighbor base stations based on one or more neighbor base station signal quality measurements and subscriber-specific information received from the switching center; and

    transmit a request signal to the handoff candidate requesting a handoff.

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