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Inter-VPLMN handover via a handover proxy node

US9167486B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America · US

Inventors

Jens Bachmann · Langen, DE
Genadi Velev · Darmstadt, DE
Shinkichi Ikeda · Saitama, JP

Key dates

Filing date	May 11, 2010
Grant date	Oct 20, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 12, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/182
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for performing a handover of a mobile node (MN) from a source to a target network, wherein a handover proxy node (HPN) is used to relay the handover of the MN to one of previously measured cells. The MN discovers an appropriate HPN and triggers the handover to the HPN by reporting the measurements together with the HPN ID as destination of the handover. When receiving the Handover Initiation message for handing over the MN to the HPN, the HPN will not proceed with the handover but adapts said handover to indicate a handover of the MN from the HPN to the target base station. Upon receiving the Handover Initiation message in the target network, system resources are configured for data forwarding between the source and target network, and for the data path used by the MN when attaching to the target base station.

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