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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ulrich Jetzek, Nürnberg, DE;
Petter Blomberg, Sundyberg, SE;
Lars B. Johansson, Linköping, SE;
Sture Jonsson, Lúlea, SE;
Peter Butovitsch, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 7/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 7/20 ;
Abstract
A method and system for controlling handoffs in radiocommunication systems using a softzone concept are described. Soft handoff is permitted between members of a particular softzone, but not between members of different softzones. Hard handoff is permitted between members of different softzones, but not between members of the same softzone.