Channel resource utilization during a positioning handover
First Claim
1. A telecommunications system for managing allocation of channels during a positioning handover of a mobile station in wireless communication with a mobile switching center, said telecommunications system comprising:
- a serving base transceiver station in communication with said mobile switching center and in wireless communication with said mobile station over a channel of a first channel type; and
a first target base transceiver station in communication with said mobile switching center for performing said positioning handover of said mobile station, said first target base transceiver station being configured to allocate a channel of said first channel type when said first channel type is available for said positioning handover, said first target base transceiver station being configured to allocate a channel of a second channel type when said first channel type is unavailable for said positioning handover.
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Abstract
A telecommunications system and method for efficiently managing physical channels during a positioning handover to a target Base Transceiver Station. This can be accomplished by allowing a positioning handover to occur from one channel type, e.g., a traffic channel of the serving BTS, to another channel type, e.g., a control channel of the target BTS. Advantageously, in case of congestion on one type of channel in the target cell, the other type can be used, which allows the positioning handover to the desired target BTS to be performed and the data needed to be collected.
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24 Claims
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1. A telecommunications system for managing allocation of channels during a positioning handover of a mobile station in wireless communication with a mobile switching center, said telecommunications system comprising:
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a serving base transceiver station in communication with said mobile switching center and in wireless communication with said mobile station over a channel of a first channel type; and a first target base transceiver station in communication with said mobile switching center for performing said positioning handover of said mobile station, said first target base transceiver station being configured to allocate a channel of said first channel type when said first channel type is available for said positioning handover, said first target base transceiver station being configured to allocate a channel of a second channel type when said first channel type is unavailable for said positioning handover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for managing allocation of channels during a positioning handover of a mobile station from a serving base transceiver station, said mobile station being in wireless communication with a mobile switching center via said serving base transceiver station, said method comprising the steps of:
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determining a first channel type associated with a channel allocated to said mobile station by said serving base transceiver station; allocating, by said first target base transceiver station, a channel of said first channel type to perform said positioning handover when said first channel type is available; and allocating, by said first target base transceiver station, a channel of a second channel type to perform said positioning handover when said first channel type is unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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