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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2004
Vladimir P. Sliva, Naperville, IL (US);
Vladimir P. Sliva, Naperville, IL (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus providing a handback process in a wireless telecommunication system after an inter-MSC handoff from a first MSC to a second MSC during an active call to an MS are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes: a) initiating an inter-MSC handback attempt from the second MSC to the first MSC, b) setting up resources in the first MSC and a first BS associated with the first MSC, c) sending a command to the MS directing the MS to begin the inter-MSC handback attempt, d) receiving a message from the MS indicating that the inter-MSC handback attempt failed, e) timely cleaning up the resources set up in the first MSC and first BS due to the new message exchange between the first and second MSCs, and f) sending a message to a second BS associated with the second MSC indicating that the first MSC and first BS are ready for another inter-MSC handback attempt.
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