Method of performing handover by using different handover parameters for different traffic and user classes in a communication network
US6993332B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/38
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for performing handover in a communication network, wherein communication with a subscriber terminal (UE) having subscribed to said network is performed by the intermediate of at least one network entity (Node B) handling the communication of said subscriber terminal, upon a change of a communication state for said subscriber terminal within said network, which fulfills a predetermined handover trigger condition, a handover procedure is performed under control of a control entity (RNC) of the communication network, a handover procedure is defined by a handover signaling scenario (HO, HHO, SHO, SSTD) and at least one set of handover parameters per signaling scenario, the handover parameters define a respective handover trigger condition, a communication with a subscriber terminal belongs to a specific one of a plurality of traffic classes, and wherein at least one user class is defined per traffic class, the method comprising the steps of configuring a set of handover parameters and a handover signaling scenario per user class, and performing, upon detection that said handover trigger condition is fulfilled, the handover procedure for said s…
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