Method and apparatus for managing assignment during handoff in wireless communication systems
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorGwendolyn D. Barriac
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing assignment during handoff in a wireless communication system is described. It is determined if a forward link shared signaling (FLSS) Changed Indication is received from a RCC MAC protocol. The forward link access terminal assignments (FL-ATAs) associated with the FLSS is cleared.
Claims6
A method of managing assignment during handoff in a wireless communication system, characterized in that:
- determining if a forward link shared signaling (FLSS) Changed Indication is received from a RCC MAC protocol;
- and
- clearing forward link access terminal assignments (FL-ATAs) associated with the FLSS.
A computer readable medium including instructions stored thereon, characterized in that:
- a first set of instructions for determining if a forward link shared signaling (FLSS) Changed Indication is received from a RCC MAC protocol;
- and
- a second set of instructions for clearing forward link access terminal assignments (FL-ATAs) associated with the old FLSS.
An apparatus operable in a wireless communication system, characterized in that:
- means for determining if a forward link shared signaling (FLSS) Changed Indication is received from a RCC MAC protocol;
- and
- means for clearing forward link access terminal assignments (FL-ATAs) associated with the FLSS.
A method of managing assignment during handoff in a wireless communication system, characterized in that:
- determining if a forward link assignment block (FLAB)/non sticky forward link assignment block (NS-FLAB) comprising an access terminal's MACID and a supplement field set to ‘0’ is received from a dedicated forward shared signaling (DFLSS);
- issuing a ChangeFLSS command to change from a forward link shared signaling (FLSS) to a DFLSS;
- ignoring the FLABs or NS-FLABs coming from sectors other than the current FLSS or DFLSS;
- determining if a forward link shared signaling (FLSS) Changed Indication is received from a RCC MAC protocol;
- and
- clearing forward link access terminal assignments (FL-ATAs) associated with the old FLSS and updating the appropriate FL-ATA/FL-NS-ATA according to the new FLAB/NS-FLAB.
A computer readable medium including instructions stored thereon, characterized in that:
- a first set of instructions for determining if a forward link assignment block (FLAB)/non sticky forward link assignment block (NS-FLAB) comprising an access terminal's MACID and a supplement field set to ‘0’ is received from a dedicated forward shared signaling (DFLSS);
- a second set of instructions for issuing a ChangeFLSS command to change from a forward link shared signaling (FLSS) to a DFLSS;
- a third set of instructions for ignoring the FLABs or NS-FLABs coming from sectors other than the current FLSS or DFLSS;
- a fourth set of instructions for determining if a forward link shared signaling (FLSS) Changed Indication is received from a RCC MAC protocol;
- and
- a fifth set of instructions for clearing forward link access terminal assignments (FL-ATAs) associated with the old FLSS and updating the appropriate FL-ATA/FL-NS-ATA according to the new FLAB/NS-FLAB.
An apparatus operable in a wireless communication system, characterized in that:
- means for determining if a forward link assignment block (FLAB)/non sticky forward link assignment block (NS-FLAB) comprising an access terminal's MACID and a supplement field set to ‘0’ is received from a dedicated forward shared signaling (DFLSS);
- means for issuing a ChangeFLSS command to change from a forward link shared signaling (FLSS) to a DFLSS;
- means for ignoring the FLABs or NS-FLABs coming from sectors other than the current FLSS or DFLSS;
- means for determining if a forward link shared signaling (FLSS) Changed Indication is received from a RCC MAC protocol;
- and
- means for clearing forward link access terminal assignments (FL-ATAs) associated with the old FLSS and updating the appropriate FL-ATA/FL-NS-ATA according to the new FLAB/NS-FLAB.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.