Method and system for optimizing frequency allocation during handoff
US8107961B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/00835
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system is disclosed for optimizing handoff of access terminals. In particular, when (i) a given access terminal must switch from a first channel band in a first coverage area to a second channel band in order to hand off to a second coverage area, and (ii) there are no available identifiers to assign to the given access terminal to facilitate making the switch from the first channel band to the second channel band in the first coverage area prior to handing off to the second coverage area, an appropriate identifier is advantageously reassigned from another access terminal to the given access terminal. With the reassigned identifier, the given access terminal may then switch to the second channel band in the first coverage area prior to handing off to the second coverage area.
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