Handover method and apparatus
US9497683B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/36
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A UE does not immediately perform handover after receiving a handover command from a serving base station, but instead backups that message and continuously compares the signal strength of a serving base station and the signal strength of a target base station and performs a handover to the target base station at the best timing when handover is required. Once the timing of handover is determined, the UE transmits a handover indication message to the serving base station, and thereafter the UE performs a handover to the target base station.
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