Mobile assisted handover using CDMA
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1. A method of mobile-assisted handover in a wireless network comprising:
- communicating with a first base station from a mobile station using a first CDMA spreading code before and during handover;
receiving a control message from said first base station at said mobile station that identifies a second CDMA spreading code to support handover of said mobile station;
communicating with a second base station from said mobile station using said second CDMA spreading code during and after handover;
receiving a signal at the mobile station from the second base station on a same frequency as the first base station;
determining a relative signal strength of the signal received from the second base station; and
reporting the relative signal strength to the first base station to support handover determinations by said wireless network.
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Abstract
A mobile station assists the wireless network with handover from a first base station to a second base station. The mobile station receives transmissions from the first base station using a first spreading code corresponding to the first base station while receiving signals from at least one other base station. The mobile station determines the relative signal strengths of the signals received from the other base stations and reports the relative signal strengths to the first base station to support handover determinations by the wireless network.
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1. A method of mobile-assisted handover in a wireless network comprising:
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communicating with a first base station from a mobile station using a first CDMA spreading code before and during handover; receiving a control message from said first base station at said mobile station that identifies a second CDMA spreading code to support handover of said mobile station; communicating with a second base station from said mobile station using said second CDMA spreading code during and after handover; receiving a signal at the mobile station from the second base station on a same frequency as the first base station; determining a relative signal strength of the signal received from the second base station; and reporting the relative signal strength to the first base station to support handover determinations by said wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operation at a mobile station to support mobile-assisted handover in a wireless network comprising:
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operating under control of a first base station using a first CDMA spreading code; and while operating under control of the first base station; reporting signal strengths of one or more surrounding base stations transmitting on a same frequency as the first base station; receiving a first handover message from the first base station that initiates handover by identifying a second base station from among the one or more surrounding base stations and that further identifies a second CDMA spreading code; beginning reception of transmissions from the second base station using said second CDMA spreading code during and after handover while continuing to receive transmissions from the first base station using said first CDMA spreading code before and during handover responsive to receiving the first handover message; reporting a signal quality to the first base station for transmissions received from the second base station; and receiving a second handover message from the first base station that indicates a transfer of control from the first base station to the second base station; and shifting from operating under control of the first base station to operating under control of the second base station responsive to receiving the second handover message. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A mobile station configured for mobile-assisted handover in a wireless network, the mobile station comprising:
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a receiver to receive signals from a first base station on a first frequency using a first CDMA spreading code before and during handover, and to receive signals from at least one second base station on the first frequency using a second CDMA spreading code during and after handover, said receiver further configured to receive a first handover message from the first base station that initiates handover from the first base station to the second base station and identifies the second CDMA spreading code; a controller operatively connected to the receiver and configured to determine relative signal strengths of the signals received from the at least one second base station; and a transmitter operatively connected to the controller to transmit signals to the first base station and to report the relative signal strengths of the signals received from the at least one second base station to the first base station to support handover determinations by said wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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