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Moving user equipment without service interruption

US8331938B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25Claims

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Catalin Meirosu · Solna, SE
Said Soulhi · Delta, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 23, 2009
Grant date	Dec 11, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 21, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/1001
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device determines a user equipment, associated with the device, to move to a target device provided in a pool of other devices, where the user equipment has an ongoing session. The device also moves the user equipment to the target device, via a handover procedure and without interrupting the ongoing session, when the user equipment cannot be moved to the target device via direct signaling to the user equipment. The device further moves the user equipment to the target device, via direct signaling to the user equipment and without interrupting the ongoing session, when the user equipment can be moved to the target device via direct signaling to the user equipment.

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