METHOD FOR REQUESTING VOLUNTEERS FOR TRANSFER IN A CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

摘要

P A cellular telecommunications system (10) requests subscriber units (30) to volunteer for a transfer when a shortage of communications resources is about to occur. Subscriber units (30) can volunteer for transfer to another cell depending on whether any adjacent cell provides an intensity signal appropriate to the service of the call in progress. If there is another neighboring cell with adequate signal strength, the subscriber unit (30) can volunteer for transfer to that other cell. The cellular telecommunications system (10) can accept the request for voluntary transfer, which results in the execution of the transfer. However, the cellular telecommunications system (10) can refuse the transfer request. In this case, the subscriber unit (30) may have its communication abandoned or it may try to find another cell to transfer its communication there before the expiration of a predetermined duration. /P