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A method and apparatus for controlling a data rate associated with the transmission of information from a base station to a mobile station in a mobile radio communication system. The mobile station alternately receives information from a base station either in a variable rate mode or a fixed rate mo

A method and apparatus for controlling a data rate associated with the transmission of information from a base station to a mobile station in a mobile radio communication system. The mobile station alternately receives information from a base station either in a variable rate mode or a fixed rate mode. The transmission rate from a base station in the variable rate mode varies between successive data transmit intervals, and the transmission rate from a base station in the fixed rate mode remains fixed between successive data transmit intervals. Data is transmitted from a first base station to the mobile station in the variable rate mode until the first base station is unable to receive variable data rate control information from the mobile station. When the first base station is unable to receive the variable data rate control information from the mobile station, the mobile station attempts to remain in the variable rate mode by searching for a second base station that will support data transmissions to the mobile station in the variable rate mode and, if the mobile station is able to locate the second base station that will support data transmissions to the mobile station in the variable rate mode, then the second base station transmits data to the mobile station in the variable rate mode and transmissions from the first base station to the mobile station in the variable rate mode terminate. If the mobile station is unable to locate the second base station that will support data transmissions to the mobile station in the variable rate mode, data is transmitted to the mobile station from either the first base station or a different base station in the fixed rate mode.

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[What is claimed is:] [1.](A) transmitting data from a first base station to the mobile station in the variable rate mode until the first base station is unable to receive variable data rate control information from the mobile station;(B) when the first base station is unable to receive the variable

[What is claimed is:] [1.](A) transmitting data from a first base station to the mobile station in the variable rate mode until the first base station is unable to receive variable data rate control information from the mobile station;(B) when the first base station is unable to receive the variable data rate control information from the mobile station, attempting at the mobile station to remain in the variable rate mode by searching for a second base station that will support data transmissions to the mobile station in the variable rate mode and, if the mobile station is able to locate the second base station that will support data transmissions to the mobile station in the variable rate mode, then transmitting data from the second base station to the mobile station in the variable rate mode and terminating the transmission of data from the first base station to the mobile station in the variable rate mode; and(C) if the mobile station is unable to locate the second base station that will support data transmissions to the mobile station in the variable rate mode, transmitting data to the mobile station from either the first base station or a different base station in the fixed rate mode.