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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1990
Kenneth A Felix, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Alton P Werronen, Palatine, IL (US);
Thomas B Hart, Palatine, IL (US);
Scott A Hardman, Island Lake, IL (US);
Thomas G Hulsebosch, Palatine, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A cellular radiotelephone system transfers a call from a source base-site (200) to one target base-site (205,210). A source base-site (200) in the first RF coverage area (100) measures the signal strength (RSSI.sub.S) of a mobile (225), provides a forecasted signal strength (RSSI.sub.F) representing a would-be power increase of the mobile (225) and sets up two time windows. The source base-site (200) sends the measured and forecasted signal strengths to candidate target base-sites (205,210) found by the mobile (225) which measure the mobile (225) signal strength (RSSI.sub.T) and compare it once to RSSI.sub.S plus a hysteresis value. If RSSI.sub.T is greater than RSSI.sub.S, the call is transferred to the best responding cell. If RSSI.sub.T is below RSSI.sub.S, RSSI.sub.T is compared to RSSI.sub.F. During this time, the mobile 225 will increase power at the end of the first time window. If RSSI.sub.T is ever greater than RSSI.sub.F at any of the candidate target base-sites (205,210), the call is transferred to the responding target base-site (205,210). If the source base-site (200) receives no responses during the second time window, the process ends.