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CDMA inter-mobile switching center soft hand-off
Assignee: Ericsson AB
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Filing: 1998-07-16
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Granted: 2001-01-09
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Expires: 2018-07-16
Abstract
Abstract The present invention facilitates an inter-mobile switching center (MSC) soft hand-off by creating a communication link between the MSCs through the base station controllers (BSCs). The routers in the BSCs are linked to form a virtual router. This faster link between the BSCs enables the same protocol to be used for intra-MSC soft hand-off used for inter-MSC soft hand-off.
Inventors
- 👤 Marwan Abu-Amara
- 👤 Steve Sides
- 👤 Ahmad Jalali
- 👤 Jyoti Boppana
- 👤 Satyajit Doctor
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-02 19:03
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W36/00; H04W36/12; H04W36/0005; H04W36/0055; H04W36/0069; H04W36/00692
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A method for addressing a plurality of cellular systems, including a source cellular system, each cellular system having an area of radio coverage and comprising a plurality of entities including at least one router having a plurality of communication ports, the method comprising the steps of: allocating at least one communications port of the plurality of communication ports for each cellular system having overlapping radio signal coverage with the source cellular system; reserving a router address range for each communication port; and distributing the reserved router address ranges among the plurality of communication ports such that the reserved address ranges repeat in a predetermined, non-interfering pattern.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
106 words
A method for addressing a plurality of cellular systems, including a source cellular system, each cellular system having an area of radio coverage and comprising a plurality of entities including at least one router having a plurality of communication ports, the method comprising the steps of: allocating at least one communications port of the plurality of communication ports for each cellular system having overlapping radio signal coverage with the source cellular system; reserving a router address range for each communication port; and distributing the reserved router address ranges among the plurality of communication ports such that the reserved address ranges repeat in a predetermined, non-interfering pattern.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
101 words
A cellular system that includes a source cellular system, the cellular system having an area of radio coverage, the system comprising: at least one router having a plurality of communication ports; a mobile switching center having means for allocating at least one communication port of the plurality of communication ports for each cellular system having overlapping radio signal coverage with the source cellular system; and means for reserving a router address range for each communication port and distributing the reserved router address ranges among the plurality of communication ports such that the reserved address ranges repeat in a predetermined, non-interfering pattern.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
101 words
A cellular system that includes a source cellular system, the cellular system having an area of radio coverage, the system comprising: at least one router having a plurality of communication ports; a mobile switching center having means for allocating at least one communication port of the plurality of communication ports for each cellular system having overlapping radio signal coverage with the source cellular system; and means for reserving a router address range for each communication port and distributing the reserved router address ranges among the plurality of communication ports such that the reserved address ranges repeat in a predetermined, non-interfering pattern.
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