Handover method and apparatus in a wireless communication system including femto cells
US8781480B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 12, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W48/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A handover method and apparatus for facilitating a handover of a user equipment to a femto cell in a wireless communication system supporting both the femto and macro cells. When a handover condition is detected, the user equipment acquires identity information of a target femto cell base station from system information transmitted by the target femto cell base station, decides whether to handover to the target femto cell base station, based on the identity information; and transmits a measurement report message including the identity information to a serving base station of the user equipment, when the handover is to be made.
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