Method for reconnecting a mobile terminal in a wireless network
US7630712B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/19
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for re-connecting a mobile terminal roaming in a wireless network via a target base station (TBS) after the occurrence of an uncontrolled disconnection of the mobile from a serving base station (SBS) via which the mobile was receiving and transmitting communications prior to the uncontrolled disconnection. An entity is established associated with the wireless network operative as a single authentication access entity (SAE) for the mobile, as long as its location remains within that wireless network, the identity of which is sent to the SBS. Following the occurrence of uncontrolled disconnection and in response to the mobile sending an indication to the TBS, the TBS is requested to execute the entry of the mobile as a handover process. The SBS transmits the identity of the SAE to the TBS. At the TBS, parameters associated with the mobile are retrieved from the SAE.
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