Patent ID: 7369856
Filing Date: 2008-05-06
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for performing a fast hand-over in a broadband wireless network, comprising: identifying a target base station (BS) to which an air interface between a mobile subscriber station (MSS) and a serving BS is to be handed-off; forwarding a first message to the target BS informing the target BS to anticipate a hand-off of the MSS; forwarding a second message to the serving BS to request that the serving BS forward connection context information to the target BS; forwarding a third message including the connection context information corresponding to a current air interface of a serving BS from the serving BS to the target BS; authenticating a target BS prior to handing over the air interface from the serving BS to the target BS by: pre-provisioning service corresponding to a migrated air interface to the MSS via the target BS using the connection context information.