Patent ID: 11968588
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A method, performed by a source node in a radio access network (RAN), for mobility of a user equipment (UE) served by the source node, the method comprising:
transmitting, to a target node in the RAN, a request to prepare a mobility procedure for the UE in relation to a candidate target cell associated with the target node, wherein the request includes one or more characteristics associated with a data connection of the UE; and
receiving, from the target node, a response that includes a bicasting configuration associated with the UE, wherein the bicasting configuration includes:
an indication of a size of a buffer space granted by the target node to the UE; and
an indication of a bicasting mode selected by the target node from the following:
a first mode associated with a first interface to the target node, and
a second mode associated with a second interface between the target node and a core network.