Handover between mobile communication networks
US8682325B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/205
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides a method of handover from an active network to a selected one of a plurality of potential other networks. In addition to the overall solution, the solution proposed has several individual aspects. All subsidiary aspects are related to the common problem mentioned above and sharing the underlying common solution concept of implementing a system in which selective handover is possible and in which a list of available other networks provided by an active network can be handled and selection made by a terminal, so that neighbor cell information can be transmitted based on expressed terminal preferences.
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