FAST HSDPA SERVING CELL CHANGE

摘要

IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (50) IN WHICH A USER USING A MOBILE EQUIPMENT REQUESTS A SERVING CELL HANDOFF FROM A SOURCE CELL (68) TO A TARGET CELL (70), THE MOBILE EQUIPMENT MONITORS AUTHORIZATION FOR THE HANDOFF FROM THE TARGET (70) CELL. AT THE SAME TIME, THE MOBILE EQUIPMENT CAN DECODE DATA FROM EITHER THE SOURCE CELL (68) OR THE TARGET CELL (70). UPON RECEIPT OF AUTHORIZATION FOR THE HANDOFF, THE MOBILE EQUIPMENT SENDS CONFIRMATION OF THE HANDOFF TO THE TARGET CELL (70).