Patent ID: 8150398
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for handing over a User Equipment from a first base station to a second base station of a cellular telecommunication network, in particular from a first eNodeB to a second eNodeB of a Long Term Evolution network, the method comprising: establishing a first connection between the User Equipment and the first base station; arranging a current configuration of the User Equipment with the first base station; forwarding the current configuration of the User Equipment from the first base station to the second base station via a terrestrial interface; establishing a second connection between the User Equipment and the second base station; and reusing the forwarded configuration of the User Equipment at least partially for the operation of the User Equipment, when the User Equipment is served by the second base station, wherein a set of configuration parameters of the User Equipment is known by the first base station and the second base station as a default configuration; and the current configuration of the User Equipment is forwarded from the first base station to the second base station by solely forwarding configuration parameters, which deviate from the default configuration.