Mobile terminal and handover method for the mobile terminal
US8301147B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 4, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/36
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mobile terminal and a handover method for the mobile terminal are disclosed. A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the invention may include a control unit configured to control the mobile terminal to perform a handover to a base station based on at least one of an on-off traffic characteristic of downlink data received from the base station and an on-off traffic characteristic of uplink data transmitted to the base station. When certain aspects of the invention are applied, the amount of data loss during a handover can be minimized.
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