Connection failure reporting in wireless communication systems

A method for wireless communications, comprising:

• receiving a message containing a connection failure record from an access terminal, the connection failure record associated with an occurrence of a connection failure, wherein the connection failure record comprises a reason code and a sector identifier associated with a reference pilot in an active set of an access terminal (AT) when the connection failure occurred, wherein a value of the reason code is selected from at least two possible values, wherein the at least two possible values comprise a first value that indicates that the connection failure is unintended and a second value that indicates that the connection failure is intentional;
• and
• sending a message containing a connection failure report acknowledgement to the access terminal.

An apparatus configured for wireless communications, comprising:

• means for generating a connection failure record associated with an occurrence of a connection failure, wherein the connection failure record comprises a reason code, wherein a value of the reason code is selected from at least two possible values, wherein the at least two possible values comprise a first value that indicates that the connection failure is unintended and a second value that indicates that the connection failure is intentional;
• and
• means for sending a message containing the connection failure record to an access network.

An apparatus configured for wireless communications, comprising:

• means for receiving a message containing a connection failure record from an access terminal, the connection failure record associated with an occurrence of a connection failure, wherein the connection failure record comprises a reason code and a sector identifier associated with a reference pilot in an active set of an access terminal (AT) when the connection failure occurred, wherein a value of the reason code is selected from at least two possible values, wherein the at least two possible values comprise a first value that indicates that the connection failure is unintended and a second value that indicates that the connection failure is intentional;
• and
• means for sending a message containing a connection failure report acknowledgement to the access terminal.