Patent ID: 6243582
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: H04J,H04W

Abstract:
A method for performing a handover between a first mobile switching center and a second mobile switching center of a mobile network in a high-speed data transmission wherein a mobile station has been allocated several channels, the method comprising:indicating from the first mobile switching center to the second mobile switching center at least a minimum number of channels required for a connection between the first and the second mobile switching centers;attempting to allocate at least the indicated minimum number of channels required for the connection by the second mobile switching center;transmitting from the second mobile switching center to the first mobile switching center data about channels the second mobile switching center has allocated including a number of channels and a handover number;using the handover number by the first mobile switching center to perform the handover; andusing the same handover number by the first mobile switching center a number of times as indicated by the number of the channels,wherein the second mobile switching center transmits to the first mobile switching center the number of the channels the second mobile switching center has allocated.