Patent ID: 8493928

Claim:
A wireless system used for packet communication between a plurality of base stations and a plurality of mobile stations, respectively, wherein each of the plurality of mobile stations includes a storage unit that holds packets and a unit that generates a burst consisting of those packets held in the storage unit; wherein each of the plurality of base stations includes a storage unit that holds packets, a unit that generates a burst consisting of those packets held in the storage unit, and a unit that schedules bursts to be sent from the base stations and the mobile stations; wherein the mobile station extends a packet buffering time upon estimating an occurrence of a hand-over event; wherein the base station extends a packet buffering time and changes a transmission interval of the bursts upon estimating an occurrence of the hand-over event; and wherein the base station changes the transmission interval of the bursts so that a period between when a burst is sent and when a next burst is to be sent is longer than a period when the base station and the mobile station exchange messages required to process the hand-over event with each other.