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Resolving competing handover conditions in wireless networks

US10027719B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Håkan Österlund · Ekerö, SE
Afshin Abtin · Sollentuna, SE
Magnus Hallenstål · Täby, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 7, 2014
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 1, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W36/362
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

One aspect includes a method of operating a user terminal adapted for wireless telecommunications using any of a plurality of different radio access technologies including a Circuit Switched, CS, access and a Packet Switched, PS access. The PS access includes access via a Long Term Evolution, LTE, network and WiFi access via a Wireless Local Area Network, WLAN. The method includes: (i) making a determination to switch from a PS LTE access to a WiFi access, (ii) switching to WiFi access, and (iii) ignoring or rejecting a command received to hand over to a CS access. Other aspects include a user terminal, a telecommunications network entity, and a method of operating a telecommunications network entity.

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