METHOD OF MOBILITY SUPPORT FOR WIRELESS NETWORK

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of mobility support for wireless networks.

SOLUTION: In the method of supporting mobility in a wireless network, a subscriber station sends a first message in order to request a handoff. A first base station receives the first message and interprets the first message as a request for handoff. The first base station sends an acknowledgment in response to the request and sends at least one second message in support of the handoff. The subscriber station initiates handoff with a second base station after receipt of the acknowledgment. The second base station receives the sent second message and initializes a connection handoff with the subscriber station requiring less steps than set forth in a wireless communication protocol associated with a wireless network including the subscriber station and first and second base stations.

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