Patent ID: 9078182
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A radio terminal which communicates with a communication terminal through any of a first network and a second network having a longer delay time than the first network, the radio terminal comprising: a reception unit configured to receive packets at predetermined intervals through any of the first network and the second network; a buffer configured to temporarily store therein packets received in the reception unit; a transmission unit configured to transmit a preparation request for handover from the first network to the second network; and a reproduction unit comprising a processing unit that reproduces the packets stored in the buffer at a predetermined rate determined according to the predetermined intervals, wherein the reproduction unit increases the amount of packets stored in the buffer by changing a packet reproduction rate to a rate which is based on a delay time of the second network, in response to transmission of the preparation request for handover and prior to a transmission of an execution request for handover.