METHOD FOR HANDOFF TYPE SELECTION BY A TARGET BASE STATION IN A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

摘要

In a wireless telecommunications system including a mobile switching center, a source base station and a target base station, a method for allowing the target base station to choose a handoff type is disclosed. More particularly, the source base station specifies handoff type options which are sent to the target base station. The target base station chooses a particular handoff type and the call handoff is processed in accordance with that selection. Advantageously, multiple messages between the source base station and the target base station for agreement of handoff type are eliminated.