Patent ID: 8681742
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A mobile device, comprising: a TCP sender including a communications protocol stack, said communications protocol stack including a MAC layer and a TCP layer; wherein said MAC layer is configured to send a first indication to the TCP layer of said communications protocol stack when the mobile device is about to engage in a communications handover from a first base station to a second base station, and is further configured to send a second indication to said TCP layer of the communications protocol stack when the mobile device has completed communications handover from the first base station to the second base station; and wherein said TCP layer is configured to freeze a connection and state of the TCP layer in response to receipt of the first indication from the MAC layer, and is further configured to terminate the freezing of the connection and state of the TCP layer in response to receipt of the second indication from the MAC layer.