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Data forwarding method and apparatus thereof

US8289927B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Alcatel Lucent · FR

Inventors

Heidrun Grob-Lipski · Starzach, DE
Stephen Kaminski · Eislingen/Fils, DE
Hajo Bakker · Eberdingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 30, 2009
Grant date	Oct 16, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 1, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W36/02
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of data forwarding during handover in a mobile communication system is provided. The mobile communication system comprising a plurality of base stations and a base station, the base station being coupled to a gateway, a telecommunication link being established between a user equipment and the base station. The method comprising: selecting a set of base station from the plurality of base stations as candidate base stations for a handover of the user equipment by the base station; selecting a first target base station for handover from the set of base stations by the base station; obtaining downlink data from a gateway and up-link data from a user equipment by the base station; forwarding the uplink and downlink data from the base station to the first target base station.

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