A method and system for facilitating a handoff of a remote mobile unit in a communication system 12 having a plurality of base stations (16 and 22), employs base stations (16 and 22) along a coverage area seam (10) that have a soft handoff subsystem (24) collocated with conventional base station circuitry...http://www.google.com/patents/US5956641?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5956641 - System and method for facilitating a handoff of at least one mobile unit in a telecommunication system