Telecommunication system, and data-packets switch, and method
US5974035A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a telecommunication system, a mobile terminal is connected, before initiation of a handover procedure, to a first base station, and first data packets flow from the first base station by way of a first link to a data-packets switch which, in response thereto, transmits third data packets by way of a third link. After termination of the handover procedure, the mobile terminal is connected to a second base station, and second data packets flow from the second base station by way of a second link to the data-packets switch which, in response thereto, transmits third data packets by way of the third link. By, during the handover procedure, coupling both the first link and the second link to the third link by way of the data-packets switch, during the handover procedure data packets are switched in an advantageous manner, which requires no great accuracy and no additional analyzing/converting device.
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