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Managing handovers during a suspended transmission (STX) at a base station

US9826444B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 31, 2016
Grant dateNov 21, 2017
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Expiry dateMay 31, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W76/27
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure describes a method, an apparatus, and a computer readable medium for managing handovers at a base station. For example, the method may include receiving a request for STX to one or more connected user equipments (UEs), identifying whether one or more conditions have to be satisfied prior to initiating of the STX, and determining whether the one or more conditions are satisfied. The example method further includes initiating the STX at the base station in response to the identifying and the determining and performing a corrective action for managing the handovers in response to the initiating of the STX.

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