Patent ID: 8279837
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for performing a network handover process, comprising: receiving from a source evolved NodeB (eNB), by a target eNB, identity information allocated to a user equipment by the source eNB; receiving, by the target eNB, identity information from the user equipment; determining, by the target eNB, whether the identity information received from the user equipment matches the identity information allocated to the user equipment by the source eNB; wherein when the identity information received from the user equipment matches the identity information allocated to the user equipment by the source eNB, the method further comprises: sending, by the target eNB, one or more parameters to the user equipment; receiving, by the target eNB, a mobility complete message responded by the user equipment, and sending a handover complete message to a mobility management entity; receiving, by the target eNB, a handover complete ACK message from the mobility management entity; and sending, by the target eNB, a first release resource message to the source eNB; wherein, when multiple candidate target eNBs are available, a second release resource message is sent by the source eNB to other candidate target eNB(s) of the multiple candidate target eNBs after the reception of the first release resource message; and wherein the one or more parameters sent to the user equipment are allocated to the user equipment by the target eNB.