Cross radio access technology handoff using caching
US10154443B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/023
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments for handing off wireless communication. The apparatus comprises an antenna configured to receive data from a first access point; a cache configured to store the data; and a controller configured to predict when the transceiver will hand off a connection from the first access point to a second access point and request a burst of data from the first access point to supplement the data in the cache in preparation for the hand off.
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