Efficient session management method and apparatus guaranteeing terminal mobility
US9973976B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/302
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A session management method and apparatus for managing mobility and session procedures integrally to improve manage the session of the terminal efficiently in the handover procedure. The session management method of a control entity includes transmitting a bearer management message for one of establishing, modifying, and releasing a bearer to a source base station, transmitting, when a handover of a terminal occurs before the bearer management is completed, a handover request including at least one of a first list including the bearers being managed by the source base station and a second list including the bearers being managed by the control entity to a target base station, and receiving a handover response from the target base station, wherein the handover response includes a bearer list generated based on one of the first and second list.
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