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Method and apparatus for fast change of internet protocol headers compression mechanism

US7359372B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 11, 2003
Grant dateApr 15, 2008
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Expiry dateOct 25, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W80/00
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and a decompressor node in Internet Protocol (IP) network for fast change of IP Headers Compression (HC) mechanism are provided. A Mobile Station (MS) connected to a serving system uses a first IP HC mechanism therewith. Upon initiating handoff of the MS from the serving system to a target system, a second IP HC mechanism is chosen to be used with the target system. The second IP HC mechanism is initialized using information received at the target system from the serving system. In a preferred embodiment, the received information is a decompression context and the initialization of the second IP HC mechanism consists of translating the decompression context from the first IP HC mechanism to the second IP HC mechanism.

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