Patent ID: 8023945
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of releasing a link after handover execution of a mobile terminal, the method performed by a multi-mode mobile terminal and comprising: creating a first connection with a new link; generating a first trigger event indicating a connection creation with the new link; generating a second trigger event instructing a connection release from an old link; and releasing a second connection from the old link, wherein the releasing comprises: wherein the first trigger event is generated from a medium access control (MAC) layer of the new link and delivered to a handover function entity that is a media independent handover (MIH) function entity, wherein the second trigger event is delivered to a medium access control layer and the network layer of the old link, and wherein the second trigger event delivered to the network layer of the old link includes an origination field from which the second trigger event is generated, a destination field to which the second trigger event will be delivered and a network address field accessed by the mobile terminal in the old link.