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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2008
Anil Singh, Overland Park, KS (US);
Ashish Bhan, Shawnee, KS (US);
Jason Sigg, Olathe, KS (US);
Jasinder P. Singh, Olathe, KS (US);
Maulik K. Shah, Overland Park, KS (US);
Anil Singh, Overland Park, KS (US);
Ashish Bhan, Shawnee, KS (US);
Jason Sigg, Olathe, KS (US);
Jasinder P. Singh, Olathe, KS (US);
Maulik K. Shah, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
Methods are disclosed for initiating a handoff of a wireless access terminal based on a set of one or more factors including the determined value of the Reverse Activity Bit (RAB). The set of one or more factors may also further include (i) a determined round-trip delay for a bi-directional communications link between the first wireless access node and the wireless access terminal, wherein the bi-directional communications link comprises a forward link from the first wireless access node to the wireless access terminal and a reverse link from the wireless access terminal to the first wireless access node, and/or (ii) a determined forward-link signal-strength indicator for a forward link from the first wireless access node to the wireless access terminal.