RECOVERY FROM HANDOFF ERROR DUE TO FALSE DETECTION OF HANDOFF COMPLETION SIGNAL AT ACCESS TERMINAL

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide systems and methodologies that facilitate recovery from an error due to false detection of completion signals at an access terminal.SOLUTION: A request signal specific to an access terminal can be sent to a target base station to initiate handoff or exit a semi-connected state. A completion signal can be transferred in response to the request signal specific to the access terminal. To mitigate errors stemming from false detection of the completion signal at the access terminal, forward link and reverse link confirmation signals can be transferred to confirm successful handoff or connected state re-entry completion. For example, the access terminal can determine handoff 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 a larger number of CRC bits than the number of CRC bits included in the completion signal.