Method and apparatus for increasing the speed of handover in a wireless communications network
US8995390B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 26, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/0027
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing a handover of an Internet packet (IP) flow from a first access router to a second access router, in which the Internet packet (IP) flow comprises one or more downlink data packets. The method includes: receiving, at the first access router, a request from a user equipment (UE) to move the IP flow from the first access router to the second access router; and in response to the request, the first access router forwarding one or more downlink data packets from the first access router to the second access router.
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