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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2000
Chan-Bok Lee, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co, LTD, Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A method for allocating a link resource between a mobile switching center and a base station is disclosed. The method comprises (a) sending a handoff request message including information about a link resource requested by the mobile switching center, from the mobile switching center to the base station; (b) sending a handoff response message from the base station to the mobile switching center when the link resource requested by the mobile switching center is available for service; (c) sending a handoff fail message including information about a link resource requested by the base station, from the base station to the mobile switching center, when the link resource requested by the mobile switching center is unavailable for service; (d) sending a resource allocation request message from the mobile switching center to the base station, when the link resource requested by the base station is available; (e) sending a resource allocation request message including information about a new link resource requested by the mobile switching center, from the mobile switching center to the base station, when the link resource requested by the base station is unavailable; (f) sending the handoff response message from the base station to the mobile switching center, when the link resource included in the resource allocation request message from the mobile switching center is available; and (g) repeating steps (c) to (f), when the link resource included in the resource allocation request message from the mobile switching center is unavailable. The link resource information is included in the circuit identification code extension information.