Patent ID: 7551586

Claim:
A method comprising: detecting that a hybrid wireless terminal has received a data rate below a threshold data rate while operating under a first air interface protocol; and conditioning handoff of the terminal from the first air interface protocol to a second air interface protocol on a determination that a desired data rate is available under the second air interface protocol, wherein conditioning handoff of the terminal from the first air interface protocol to a second air interface protocol on a determination that a desired data rate is available under the second air interface protocol comprises: making the determination that the desired data rate is available under the second air interface protocol, wherein making the determination that the desired data rate is available under the second air interface protocol comprises (i) determining that, under the second air interface protocol, a sufficient number of Walsh codes exist to support the desired data rate, (ii) determining that, under the second air interface protocol, sufficient radio link power exists to support the desired data rate, and (iii) determining that, under the second air interface protocol, a sufficient number of channel elements exists to support the desired data rate.