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Method and apparatus for transferring communication within a communication system

US6295450A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 23, 1998
Grant dateSep 25, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 23, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W36/38
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Transferring communication within a communication system (100) occurs as follows: During communication with a serving base station (101), a handover candidate list (110) is provided to the remote unit (113). The list (110) comprises a set of neighboring base stations (102) that are capable of supporting the service requirements of the remote unit (113) and does not include any neighboring base station (111) that are incapable of supporting the current service required by the remote unit.

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