Method and apparatus for coordinating transmissionof short messages with hard handoff searches in a wireless communications system

    公开(公告)号:HK1075997A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-30

    申请号:HK05107406

    申请日:2005-08-23

    Applicant: QUALCOMM INC

    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for coordinating times at which a mobile station (5) monitors alternative frequencies with times at which an origination base station (10) transmits short messages. The origination base station (10) determines when the mobile station (5) can be tuned to frequencies other than an origination frequency and transmits a signal commanding the mobile station to tune to an alternative frequency at a particular time. The mobile station (5) first receives commands from the origination base station (10). The commands indicate when the mobile station (5) can be tuned to receive frequencies other than an origination frequency. Based on the commands, the mobile station (5) can select time periods during which it will be tuned to frequencies other than the origination frequency. Short messages are transmitted from the origination base station (10) only at times when the mobile station (5) is known to be tuned to receive the origination frequency based on the knowledge of when the mobile station will be tuned to frequencies other than the origination frequency. A window may be created during which the mobile station (5) can cease receiving information over the origination frequency without any reduction in a total amount of data.

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