Method and apparatus for inter-system handover

    公开(公告)号:AU2008218723B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-07

    申请号:AU2008218723

    申请日:2008-02-20

    Applicant: QUALCOMM INC

    Abstract: An inter-system handover system for a wireless communication system supports hand-down and hand-up of user equipment (UE) to different radio access technologies, including synchronous and asynchronous systems. Latency and handover connection failures are reduced by an access node (nodeB) broadcasting information about neighboring systems (targets) when the UE reception (RX) capability is both inside or outside the reception range of the target. A single RX chain is sufficient, although transitioning between a wireless wide area network (WWAN) to a wireless local area network may (WLAN) may advantageously benefit from simultaneous operation on two Rx chains. Optimized list of neighboring RAT systems (targets) are broadcast from the network, including measurement parameters and reporting instructions. Thereby, UE-driven reporting minimizes latencies. UE reports other-system searches to network only if needed for a handover. In addition, handover requests can be bundled with other-system measurement information, if necessary, for additional efficiencies.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTER-SYSTEM HANDOVER

    公开(公告)号:MY151406A

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-30

    申请号:MYPI20093147

    申请日:2008-02-20

    Applicant: QUALCOMM INC

    Abstract: AN INTER-SYSTEM HANDOVER SYSTEM FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (10) SUPPORTS HAND-DOWN AND HAND-UP OF USER EQUIPMENT (UE) (204) TO DIFFERENT RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS SYSTEMS. LATENCY AND HANDOVER CONNECTION FAILURES ARE REDUCED BY AN ACCESS NODE (NODEB) (202, 304) BROADCASTING INFORMATION ABOUT NEIGHBORING SYSTEMS (TARGETS) WHEN THE UE (204) RECEPTION (RX) CAPABILITY IS BOTH INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE RECEPTION RANGE OF THE TARGET. A SINGLE RX CHAIN IS SUFFICIENT, ALTHOUGH TRANSITIONING BETWEEN A WIRELESS WIDE AREA NETWORK (WWAN) TO A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN) MAY ADVANTAGEOUSLY BENEFIT FROM SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION ON TWO RX CHAINS. OPTIMIZED LIST OF NEIGHBORING RAT SYSTEMS (TARGETS) ARE BROADCAST FROM THE NETWORK, INCLUDING MEASUREMENT PARAMETERS AND REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS. THEREBY, UE-DRIVEN REPORTING MINIMIZES LATENCIES. UE (204) REPORTS OTHER-SYSTEM SEARCHES TO NETWORK ONLY IF NEEDED FOR A HANDOVER. IN ADDITION, HANDOVER REQUESTS CAN BE BUNDLED WITH OTHER-SYSTEM MEASUREMENT INFORMATION, IF NECESSARY, FOR ADDITIONAL EFFICIENCIES.

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