Abstract: This invention presents an efficient and efficacious method for an equitable distribution of wireless traffic across the 800 and 1900 MHz bands. Even though traffic distribution across bands is desirable, there is a risk of call failure because of location of the mobile in the vicinity of a BTS group with low capacity in the other band. The method proposed here tells how decisions to migrate calls across bands can be made robust against call failures without imposing unreasonable constraints that make such decisions sparing.

Abstract: This invention presents an efficient and efficacious method for an equitable distribution of wireless traffic across the 800 and 1900 MHz bands. Even though traffic distribution across bands is desirable, there is a risk of call failure because of location of the mobile in the vicinity of a BTS group with low capacity in the other band. The method proposed here tells how decisions to migrate calls across bands can be made robust against call failures without imposing unreasonable constraints that make such decisions sparing.

Abstract: A method of maintaining synchronization among multiple databases is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving a data update request for a data record at a database, and comparing a timestamp of the data record to a timestamp of the data update request. The data in the data record is updated with the data update request if the timestamp of the data update request is substantially greater than the timestamp of the data record. Otherwise, the data in the data record is updated with the data update request if the operational priority of the data update request is higher than the operational priority of the data record. Alternatively, the data in the data record is updated with the data update request if the node priority of the data update request is higher than the node priority of the data record.