Cell phone network, and, processes for measuring intercentral transfers, for distributing intercentral information, and for operating a cell phone network.

摘要

"CELL PHONE NETWORK, AND, PROCEDURE FOR INTERCENTRAL TRANSFER MEASUREMENT, FOR DISTRIBUTION OF INTERCENTRAL INFORMATION, AND TO OPERATE A CELL PHONE NETWORK". A cell phone network (10) includes multiple areas (32) each having a plurality of cells (12); the cells individually supporting certain faculties of service. The emission of intercentral messages (60, 64, 70, 72) is planned to distribute from a second central to a first central information about the faculties of service supported by a cell served by the second central. Using information from distributed service colleges, the first exchange can identify (116), in the context of a potential intercentral transfer, if it requests (118) that the cells served by the second exchange be instructed to perform signal strength verification measurements ( 124). Furthermore, in response to received signal strength verification measurement reports (126), the first switch selects (130) candidate cells based on the faculty of service information distributed to select an appropriate target cell by the second switch for transfer.