Method and apparatus for performing mobile station assisted hard handoff using error correction codes

An apparatus for monitoring information transmitted over a first and second frequency concurrently, the apparatus comprising:

• means for receiving information over the first frequency, the information having error correction capability which will allow information which has not been received to be determined based upon information that was received;
• means for storing the information received over the first frequency;
• means for tuning a receiver for a predetermined amount of time to the second frequency in order to allow additional information to be received over the second frequency, the predetermined amount of time that the receiver is tuned to the second frequency being short enough to ensure that the error correction capability can determine, based on information that was received over the first frequency, at least some portion of the information that was transmitted over the first frequency during the time when the receiver was tuned to the second frequency;
• means for storing the information received over the second frequency;
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• means for determining, based on information that was received over the first frequency, at least some portion of the information that was transmitted over the first frequency during the time when the receiver was tuned to the second frequency.