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Method and apparatus for handling handover procedure

US9191810B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 9, 2009
Grant dateNov 17, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 24, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W80/02
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for handling a handover procedure for a Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer in a user equipment (UE) of a wireless communication system. The method includes steps of indicating occurrence of a handover procedure to a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer of the UE when receiving an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message for triggering the handover procedure, applying a new security configuration to the PDCP layer if the RRC Connection Reconfiguration message includes an information element (IE) for providing the security configuration, and requesting a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer of the UE to initiate a random access procedure for the handover procedure.

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