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Method for controlling handover of user equipment, base station, user equipment and system

US10129801B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 27, 2015
Grant dateNov 13, 2018
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Expiry dateMar 7, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W76/15
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present embodiment of the invention discloses a method for controlling handover of user equipment, including: acquiring indication information used for controlling handover of user equipment, where the indication information is used for indicating a cell or base station that can provide a multi-connectivity service to the user equipment; determining, according to the indication information, from the cell or base station that can provide a multi-connectivity service to the user equipment, a target cell or a target base station for handover; and sending a handover request to a base station of the target cell or the target base station. By means of the technical solutions of the present embodiment of the invention, user equipment can be accurately handed over to a base station that provides a multi-connectivity service to the user equipment.

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