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stds-80220-requirements: Handoff discussion



Title: Handoff discussion

Form the discussion in Albuquerque here are the approved definitions:

Handoff - The act of switching the communications of a mobile station from one cell (or sector) to another cell (or sector), or between radio channels in the same cell (or sector). 

o       Intra-Technology Handoff
n       A handoff between two cells employing the same air interface technology.
o       Inter-Technology Handoff
n       A handoff between two cells employing different air interface technologies (e.g. between 802.11 and 802.20 cells).

Need input on a definition for the following terms


o       Active Handoff
o       Idle Handoff

Please post responses to the reflector

John J. Humbert

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