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Method and arrangement for maintaining synchronization in association with resetting a communication connection

US7171224B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims
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Filing dateApr 10, 2001
Grant dateJan 30, 2007
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Expiry dateNov 4, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W92/04
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and an arrangement are disclosed for resetting a communication connection between a first communication device and a second communication device in a cellular radio system. Firstly, there is detected the need for resetting the communication connection. There is transmitted from the first communication device to the second communication device a first piece of information indicating the need for resetting the communication connection. A resetting procedure is performed at the second communication device, and there is transmitted from the second communication device to the first communication device a second piece of information indicating the completion of the resetting procedure with respect to the second communication device. There is also inserted into a certain piece of information transmitted between the first communication device and the second communication device an indication of an effective number of certain resetting operations associated with a certain detected need for resetting the communication connection.

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