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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1993
Charles A Barnett, Sterling, VA (US);
Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A mechanism for handing off between an overlay cell (48) and an underlay cell (50). The underlay cell (50) is smaller than and has a common area with the overlay cell. A threshold level (RSSI-THP) is established which corresponds to the sum of a nominal threshold level (RSSI-U) and a value obtained by subtracting the current attenuation level (MT) from the minimum attenuation level permitted by the underlay cell (MU). If the RF signal level of the serving cell (RSSI-SRV) is greater than the established threshold level (RSSI-THP), the mobile unit is handed off to the underlay cell (50), if not already in that cell; and handed off to the overlay cell (48) if equal to or less than the established threshold level (RSSI-THP), if not already in that cell.