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Method and apparatus for facilitating a fast handoff in a wireless metropolitan area network

US8787300B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. · US

Inventors

Shmuel Silverman · Novato, US
Randy L. Ekl · Lake Zurich, US
Colin Frank · Paddy Lane, US
Aparna Pandey · Chicago, US
Ron Rotstein · Arlington Heights, US
Christopher G. Ware · Melbourne, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 5, 2006
Grant date	Jul 22, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 7, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W76/10
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for facilitating a fast handoff for subscribers in a Wireless Metropolitan Area Network (WMAN) by establishing a hard association with a first entity by sending a hard association request to the first entity and receiving a hard association response in response to the hard association request and establishing a pending association with a second entity by sending a pending association request to a second entity and receiving a pending association response from the second entity. In one embodiment, the pending association with the second entity may be converted to a hard association.

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