Patent ID: 7062263

Claim:
A system for communicating data signals using a cellular network, comprising: a plurality of base stations coupled to the cellular network, each base station of the plurality of base stations including means for transmitting base station overhead information; and a wireless device coupled to the cellular network, the wireless device including: a) means for performing base station acquisition initialization steps including acquiring a pilot signal from and establishing synchronization with at least an initialization one of the plurality of base stations while in a base station acquisition initialization state; b) means for conducting a first call session with at least one of the plurality of base stations after performing the base station acquisition initialization steps and exiting the base station acquisition initialization state of means (a); c) means for receiving the base station overhead information; d) means for storing the received base station overhead information; e) means for processing the received base station overhead information to determine whether the received base station overhead information is current for one of the plurality of base stations after a call session is completed; and f) means for beginning a second call session with at least one of the plurality of base stations subsequent to conducting the first call session and prior to reentering the base station acquisition initialization state of means (a).