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Method, system and device for network handover

US8867488B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 2012
Grant dateOct 21, 2014
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W76/28
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, a system and a device for network handover are provided, which are applied to the field of communications technologies. The method includes the following steps that: a terminal first obtains information of a handover manner of handover from a virtual base station to a target base station, and then sends a corresponding message to the virtual base station according to the information of the handover manner, so as to perform network handover, so that in a procedure that the terminal is handed over from a non-WiMAX network to a WiMAX network, the terminal may be directly handed over according to the handover manner supported by the virtual base station. Compared with the conventional art in which handover manners require handover attempts, the adoption of the method for network handover reduces handover time and increases network handover efficiency.

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