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Method and apparatus for handoff within a communication system

  • US 6,101,175 A
  • Filed: 10/31/1997
  • Issued: 08/08/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method to facilitate handoff in a communication system where a remote unit is given a time offset for a base station and hands off to the base station if the remote unit can acquire the base station within a time window surrounding the time offset, the method comprising the steps of:

  • determining if the communication system is operating in one of a synchronized or an unsynchronized mode; and

    adjusting a size of the time window based on the determination.

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