Systems and methods for performing handover cancellation

A method of cancelling a handover procedure in a wireless communication system, the method being implemented by a serving base station, the method comprising the acts of:

• receiving a request for bandwidth from a mobile station for the mobile station to send a handover cancellation request message to the serving base station;
• allocating the requested bandwidth to the mobile station;
• and
• receiving the handover cancellation request message from the mobile station via the allocated bandwidth;
• wherein the serving base station receives the request for the bandwidth after a disconnect time and before a resource retain time.

A mobile station configured for cancelling a handover procedure in a wireless communication system, the mobile station comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
• request bandwidth from a serving base station for the mobile station to send a handover cancellation request message to the serving base station;
• receive an allocation of the requested bandwidth from the serving base station;
• and
• send the handover cancellation request message to the serving base station via the allocated bandwidth;
• wherein the mobile station requests the bandwidth after a disconnect time and before a resource retain time.

A serving base station station configured for cancelling a handover procedure in a wireless communication system, the serving base station comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
• receive a request for bandwidth from a mobile station for the mobile station to send a handover cancellation request message to the serving base station;
• allocate the requested bandwidth to the mobile station;
• and
• receive the handover cancellation request message from the mobile station via the allocated bandwidth;
• wherein the serving base station receives the request for the bandwidth after a disconnect time and before a resource retain time.