Patent ID: 8036665

Claim:
A method comprising: measuring a quality relating to at least one aspect of a communication between a mobile wireless device and a first cell, cell sector, or channel in at least a first measurement and a second measurement in readiness for potentially handing off the communication of the mobile wireless device from the first cell, cell sector, or channel to a second cell, cell sector, or channel; determining, in a first determination, whether the first measurement is equal to or less than a first threshold; determining, in a second determination, whether the second measurement is equal to or greater than a second threshold; and initiating a handoff from the first cell, cell sector, or channel to the second cell, cell sector, or channel based on, when the first determination determines the first measurement is equal to or less than the first threshold and the second determination determines the second measurement is equal to or greater than the second threshold, wherein the first threshold represents a higher quality measure than the second threshold, and wherein the second threshold is greater than zero or less than zero.