A handoff mechanism for a mobile station and wireless network preferably operating in a Z.times.EV-DV mode, using scalable traffic channels where Z is a multiple of a 1.times.EV-DV channel, including a distance-based handoff. The disclosed handoff mechanism can be used in conventional wireless telecommunications systems.

 
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