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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1997

Filed:

Dec. 14, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:

Robert Chuenlin Wang, Mendham Township, Morris County, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q / ; H04Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
370332 ; 455436 ;
Abstract

A method is disclosed for executing handovers in a cellular network, based upon channel quality measurements. For AMPS service, the method involves the monitoring of a supervisory audio tone (SAT) signal which is superimposed on the voice signal that is transmitted between base stations and mobile terminals traveling within a cellular network, and handovers are executed in dependence upon noise power measurements associated therewith. For TDMA service, the method involves the monitoring of a raw data signal associated with digital transmissions, and handovers are executed in dependence upon noise power measurements associated therewith.


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