Apparatus and method for performing handoff in a communication system
US8670415B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided for performing handoff in a communication system including a serving base station (BS) in communication with a mobile station (MS), at least one neighbor BS using a communication scheme different from a communication scheme of the serving BS, and the MS capable of communicating with the neighbor BS. The method includes compensating a signal strength of one of the serving BS and the neighbor BS, received at the MS, such that handoff decision is possible, and determining whether to perform a handoff of the MS, using the compensated signal strengths.
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