Patent ID: 6990088

Claim:
A method in a Packet Control Function (PCF) for participating in the set-up of a traffic path during mobile station (MS) handoff in a cdma2000 network, wherein the network further comprises a first Base Station Controller (BSC) that is a target BSC for the MS and a second Base Station Controller (BSC) that is a source BSC initiating a handoff for the MS, and a Packet Data Serving Node (PDSN), the method comprising the steps of: upon reception of an “A9—Set-up—A8” message from the target BSC, sending an A10 Connection Request to the PDSN; and upon reception of a response from the PDSN, sending an “A9 —Connect—A8” message to the BSC, wherein the steps are performed in order to establish a connection for the MS between the target BSC and the PDSN while the MS has still a connection with the source BSC.