Patent ID: 9723533
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method by an evolved Node B (eNB), the method comprising the steps of: receiving, at the eNB, from a User Equipment (UE), a radio link failure (RLF) expected message related to a first link between the eNB and the UE, before expiration of an RLF timer; searching for and selecting a target cell for a handover of the UE based on the RLF expected message; receiving, at the eNB, from the UE, an RLF message related to the first link, through a second link between the eNB and the UE, after expiration of the RLF timer, wherein the second link is not in an RLF state; and transmitting, to the UE, an instruction for the handover to the selected target cell based on the RLF message.