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In connection with a diversity handling moveover procedure for a cellular system having soft handover, allocation of a replacement diversity handling unit in a target node occurs only after a moveover decision has been made by a source node. Initially, an original or source diversity handling unit a

In connection with a diversity handling moveover procedure for a cellular system having soft handover, allocation of a replacement diversity handling unit in a target node occurs only after a moveover decision has been made by a source node. Initially, an original or source diversity handling unit at the source node performs connection combining and connection splitting functions for legs of a mobile connection routed through plural base stations serving a mobile station. In accordance with movement of the mobile station, the source node makes the movement decision. The moveover decision can be based on factors such as base station utilization and/or actual and/or predicted directional movement of the mobile station. In some embodiments, the diversity handling moveover procedure involves selection among plural nodes for situs of the replacement or target diversity handling unit.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A method of operating a telecommunications system, the method comprising:using a first diversity handling unit to perform connection combining and connection splitting operations for a mobile connection maintained through a plurality of base stations;allocating a second

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A method of operating a telecommunications system, the method comprising:using a first diversity handling unit to perform connection combining and connection splitting operations for a mobile connection maintained through a plurality of base stations;allocating a second diversity handling unit to perform the connection combining and connection splitting operations only after it is determined that the connection combining and connection splitting operations should be transferred from the first diversity handling unit; anddetermining that the connection combining and connection splitting operations should be transferred in accordance with one of (i) addition, and (ii) disconnection of a base station involved in diversity handling of the mobile connection,wherein the added or disconnected base station remains operational in the telecommunications system after the addition or disconnection of the base station.