A method for performing network control in wireless communication systems
and a network entity for performing the same. The method and network
entity pool at least one network parameter at the network entity, from at
least two active set base transceiver stations and determine a current
status of a mobile in the wireless communication system, using the pooled
network parameters. The active set base transceiver stations may include
a serving base transceiver station and a target base transceiver station.
The network parameter may be a confidence metric and/or an error metric
for each of a plurality of hypotheses, a power up/power down signal,
and/or a measured signal-to-noise ratio and/or energy parameter of a
pilot signal from the mobile. The current status of the mobile to be
determined may be the mobile's decision to switch to the target base
transceiver station transceiver or which base transceiver station
transceiver the mobile is currently communication with. The network
entity may be a base station controller or a base transceiver station in
the active set of base transceiver station transceivers for the mobile in
question.