Methods and Apparatus for Making a Handoff Determination as a Function of Service Level Indicating Metrics

An access terminal comprising:

• a first service level indicating metric calculation module for calculating a first service level indicating metric corresponding to a current connection corresponding to a first attachment point using a first function;
• a second service level indicating metric calculation module for calculating a second service level indicating metric corresponding to an alternative connection corresponding to a second attachment point using a second function which is different from said first function;
• and
• a handoff decision module for making a handoff decision based on said first and second service level indicating metrics.

An access terminal comprising:

• first service level indicating metric calculation means for calculating a first service level indicating metric corresponding to a current connection corresponding to a first attachment point using a first function;
• second service level indicating metric calculation means for calculating a second service level indicating metric corresponding to an alternative connection corresponding to a second attachment point using a second function which is different from said first function;
• and
• handoff decision means for making a handoff decision based on said first and second service level indicating metrics.

A computer program product, comprising:

• computer-readable medium comprising:
• code for causing a computer to calculate a first service level indicating metric corresponding to a current connection corresponding to a first attachment point using a first function;
• code for causing a computer to calculate a second service level indicating metric corresponding to an alternative connection corresponding to a second attachment point using a second function which is different from said first function;
• and
• code for causing a computer to make a handoff decision based on said first and second service level indicating metrics.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• calculate a first service level indicating metric corresponding to a current connection corresponding to a first attachment point using a first function;
• calculate a second service level indicating metric corresponding to an alternative connection corresponding to a second attachment point using a second function which is different from said first function;
• and
• make a handoff decision based on said first and second service level indicating metrics.