Smart mobile assisted handoff (MAHO) method that disables MAHO

摘要

The present invention provides a methodology for selectively enabling and disabling mobile assisted handoff (MAHO) in a TDMA wireless communication system on a per-mobile station basis based on a triggering signal. The triggering signal identifies the mobile station or set of mobile stations for which the MAHO feature is to be disabled. The triggering signal may originate at a base station or a mobile switching center (MSC) by a system technician. The triggering signal may also originate from a served mobile station and contain information about a position of the served mobile station. In this latter case, if the served mobile station has not moved from a previous position, the serving base station disables MAHO for the served mobile station. A MAHO disable signal uniquely identifies those mobile stations for which MAHO is to be disabled. When a served mobile station receives such a disable signal, it ceases to transmit signal quality information. Alternatively, MAHO is constantly enabled for the served mobile station, and the serving base station selectively processes channel quality information based on movement of the served mobile station.