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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2007
Applicants:
John K. Burgess, Morristown, NJ (US);
Jialin Zou, Randolf, NJ (US);
Inventors:
John K. Burgess, Morristown, NJ (US);
Jialin Zou, Randolf, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for hand-off trigger at access technology borders may include triggering a mobile station in communication with a first carrier having a first technology type to acquire synchronization with a second carrier having a second technology type if the mobile station enters a border area, the border area including at least one sector covered by at least two carriers having different Radio Access Technologies (RATs) including the first technology type and the second technology type.