Method for handover between heterogenous radio access networks
US8199720B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for handover between heterogeneous radio access networks is disclosed. When a multi-mode mobile station performs Inter-RAT handover, pre-authentication is performed before implementing a link layer handover procedure with a target access point. The pre-authentication method has as little an effect on currently served quality of service as possible and the handover is efficiently performed using the pre-authentication method. The pre-authentication is performed through medium independent handover (MIH) and various MIH primitives for pre-authentication are provided.
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