Patent ID: 7400895
Filing Date: 2008-07-15
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for recovering a communication link between a Mobile Station (MS) and a Base Station System (BSS) in a mobile communication system when the communication link is disconnected while a communication service is in progress between the MS and the BSS, the apparatus comprising the MS and the BSS, wherein if the communication link with the BSS is disconnected, the MS stores information of the communication link, and if the MS acquires synchronization with the BSS within a predetermined time period from the disconnection, the MS resumes the communication service through the communication link, wherein if the communication link with the MS is disconnected, the BSS stores information of resources allocated to the MS and other information of the MS, and if the BSS detects that the MS has acquired synchronization with the BSS within the predetermined time period from the disconnection, the BSS resumes the communication service through the communication link recovered due to the synchronization acquisition, and wherein the predetermined time period is based on a type of service being provided from the BSS to the MS.