METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT HANDOVER IN PACKET DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

摘要

A method is disclosed for prioritizing handovers from a current base station to another base station of a mobile terminal engaged in a packet data session on a cellular packet data traffic channel. The method comprises determining at the current base station that the mobile terminal is about to perform a handover to another base station, assigning increased communication resources by the current base station to the mobile terminal prior to the handover by the mobile terminal, and increasing throughput on the cellular packet data traffic channel between the current base station and the mobile terminal prior to the handover by the mobile terminal.