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Handover method for reducing the amount of data forwarded to a target node

US9191870B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 10, 2009
Grant dateNov 17, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 15, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W36/02
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Method and arrangement in a source radio network node for reducing the amount of user equipment related data forwarded to a target radio network node, when performing a handover of a user equipment. The method comprises determining that the user equipment is to perform a handover from the source radio network node to the target radio network node, increasing the polling frequency of polls sent to the user equipment, transmitting a poll to the user equipment, receiving a status message from the user equipment, as a response to the transmitted poll, dropping the data which, according to the received status message have been acknowledged by the user equipment, and forwarding the data which have not been acknowledged by the user equipment according to the received status message, to the target radio network node.

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