NETWORK-EVALUATED HANDOVER ASSISTED BY BOTH MOBILE AND BASE-STATIONS

摘要

A telecommunications system as described wherein handovers are determined and specified based on both uplink and downlink conditions between a mobile radio and a neighboring cell case station. The mobile radio reports downlink conditions for neighboring cells to a network which instructs the neighboring cell base station to report an uplink condition from the mobile station. The network report handover specifications and mobile station power level based on the uplink and downlink condition information.