Patent ID: 6349208
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
A method for selectively initiating effectuation of a control-channel-intensive event for communications by a mobile station in a radio communication system having a serving-cell fixed-site radio transceiver and at least one target-cell fixed-site radio transceiver, the serving-cell fixed-site transceiver defining a serving-cell and the at least one target-cell fixed-site radio transceiver defining a target-cell, said method comprising:determining a parameter associated with a SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) of selected control signals generated by the serving-cell fixed-site radio transceiver and the target-cell fixed-site radio transceiver; predicting a likelihood of successful effectuation of the control-channel-intensive event responsive to values of the parameter determined during said operation of determining; requesting that the selected control signals generated by at least the target-cell fixed-site radio transceiver be of increased diversity if the likelihood of successful effectuation of the control-channel-intensive event is predicted during said operation of predicting to be less than a minimum selected threshold; and permitting initiation of the effectuation of the control-channel-intensive event if the likelihood of successful effectuation of the event is predicted during said operation of predicting to be at least an acceptable selected threshold.