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Satellite coverage change handling

US12244402B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 20, 2023
Grant dateMar 4, 2025
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/06
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There are provided measures for satellite coverage change handling. Such measures exemplarily include, at a network entity managing a first cell of a mobile network and a second cell of said mobile network, the first cell covering a geographical area, and the second cell covering said geographical area, maintaining assignment of a first satellite beam corresponding to a first passing satellite to said first cell, a first satellite beam coverage of said first satellite beam overlapping with said geographical area, determining entrance of a second satellite beam coverage of a second satellite beam corresponding to a second passing satellite into said geographical area, assigning said second satellite beam to said second cell, and deciding to trigger handover of a terminal located within said second satellite beam coverage within said geographical area and served by said first cell to said second cell.

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