Bearer control mode (NW-only or user-only) handling in intersystem handover
US8700040B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W80/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, a gateway node, a policy control node and a infrastructure network for handling a handover of a User Equipment communicating wirelessly with the infrastructure network. A first gateway node receives handover information indicative of a handover of the user equipment between two radio access networks the first gateway node determining a bearer control mode on the basis of the handover information the first gateway node transmitting control information determined on the basis of the bearer control mode to a policy control node the first gateway node controlling the bearer binding on the basis of the bearer control mode.
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