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Method of triggering a handover

US7684800B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Alcatel Lucent · FR

Inventors

Edgar Kuhn · Gerlingen, DE
Oliver Blume · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 14, 2006
Grant date	Mar 23, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 8, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W36/26
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of triggering a decision of a wireless communication system on a handover and/or of triggering a handover by means of at least one trigger signal. Using a generic algorithm for triggering handover trigger signals. The algorithm uses generic parameters representing at least an aspect of the quality of service of a radio link. The method facilitates handovers in multi-RAT networks and decreases the signalling as part of the handover decision making is transferred to the terminal device.

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