Patent ID: 9100879
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: transferring event context information associated with a mobile node from a first access node to a second access node in response to the mobile node selecting the second access node as a controlling access node so that media independent handover (MIH) commands invoked in a layer stack of the second access node propagate to a layer stack of the mobile node, the event context information indicating an event context state of the mobile node and at least one trigger for reporting at least one event between the mobile node and the second access node following handoff of the mobile node to the second access node, said at least one event indicating a change in state or a transmission behavior of at least one of a physical layer, a data link layer, or a logical link layer used for communication between the mobile node and the second access node following handoff of the mobile node to the second access node.