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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2005
George Tsirtsis, New York, NY (US);
M. Scott Corson, Gillette, NJ (US);
Vincent Park, Budd Lake, NJ (US);
Rajiv Laroia, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Pablo Anigstein, Springfield, NJ (US);
Richard J. Dynarski, Freehold, NJ (US);
Matthew Impett, Annapolis, MD (US);
Prashanth Hande, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Prasanna Nadhamuni, Somerset, NJ (US);
George Tsirtsis, New York, NY (US);
M. Scott Corson, Gillette, NJ (US);
Vincent Park, Budd Lake, NJ (US);
Rajiv Laroia, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Pablo Anigstein, Springfield, NJ (US);
Richard J. Dynarski, Freehold, NJ (US);
Matthew Impett, Annapolis, MD (US);
Prashanth Hande, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Prasanna Nadhamuni, Somerset, NJ (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for establishing communication links, used to support communications sessions with one or more end nodes, e.g., mobile devices, are described. Various features are directed to a mobile node controlling the establishment of initial links to a first access node and the establishment of new links from a first access node to a second access node during a handoff operation using highly efficient messages and signal.