Patent ID: 6788941
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method for a base site to facilitate mobile-initiated, CDMA-dispatch soft handoff comprising the steps of:establishing, by the base site, a first outbound link for a dispatch call; transmitting, by the base site, the dispatch call via the first outbound link; establishing, by the base site, an inbound link with a mobile station (MS) for the dispatch call; receiving, by the base site from the MS via the inbound link, a request to begin a soft handoff with an adjacent base site; notifying the adjacent base site of the soft handoff request of the MS; receiving, by the base site in response to the request to begin a soft handoff from the MS, an indication of a second outbound link at the adjacent site enabling the soft handoff; and indicating, by the base site, to the MS the identity of the second outbound link.