Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Zoned or cellular telephone system
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-06
2007-11-06
Mehrpour, Naghmeh (Department: 2617)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Zoned or cellular telephone system
C455S439000, C370S331000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11020716
ABSTRACT:
The disclosed embodiments provide for methods and systems for selecting sectors for handoff in a communication system. According to one aspect, the method includes monitoring an indicia of transmit power on a plurality of RL control channels directed to a plurality of sectors, and selecting one of the sectors as a candidate for a RL handoff. The disclosed embodiments also provide for methods and systems for indicating a selected serving sector for handoff in a communication system. According to one aspect, the method includes sending a first signal to a first sector to indicate the first sector as a serving sector for a forward-link handoff, and sending a second signal to a second sector to indicate the second sector as a serving sector for a reverse-link handoff.
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Agrawal Avneesh
Julian David Jonathan
Sutivong Arak
Teague Edward Harrison
Mehrpour Naghmeh
Patel Milan
QUALCOMM Incorporated
Rouse Thomas R.
Tam Kam T.
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