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PS handover support indication

US7733816B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventor

Woonhee Hwang · Espoo, FI

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 1, 2006
Grant date	Jun 8, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 20, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W92/22
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

GERAN Cell Capability indicated in a bit of an Information Element is modified to indicate whether a neighbor GERAN cell belonging to a radio access technology (GSM) supports packet switched (PS) handover or not so that the serving radio network controller can be in possession of such information before deciding whether to attempt PS handover to the cell of the GSM network and thereby avoid unnecessary signaling in case such a handover is not possible and to thereby allow the serving radio network controller to consider some other target cell or some other solution than triggering PS handover toward that GSM cell.

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