FIELD: information technology.
SUBSTANCE: access terminal specific request signal can be sent to a target base station to initiate handover or semi-connected state exit, and the completion signal can be transmitted in response to the access terminal specific request signal. To mitigate errors resulting from false detection of the completion signal at the access terminal, forward link and reverse link confirmation signals can be transmitted to confirm successful handover or connected state re-entry completion. For example, the access terminal can determine handover or re-entry to be successful when a forward link confirmation signal is detected prior to expiration of a timer. Moreover, the forward link and reverse link confirmation signals can each include more CRC bits compared to the number of CRC bits included in the completion signal.
EFFECT: more reliable handover.
86 cl, 14 dwg
