A network entity (110, 150) configured to control a handover of a user equipment from a serving base station to a candidate target base station of a mobile communication network with network slicing capabilities, the serving base station being configured to provide at least a first slice (110a-c) of a first slice type and the candidate target base station being configured to provide at least a second slice (130a-c) of a second slice type, the user equipment being registered to the first slice (110a-c) of the serving base station, wherein the network entity (110, 150) comprises: a processor (113, 153) configured to control, in response to a handover trigger, the handover of the user equipment on the basis of a requested slice type and the second slice type; wherein the processor (113, 153) is configured to check whether the requested slice type is equal to the second slice type; characterized in that the requested slice type is associated with a requested service grade and the second slice type is associated with a second service grade; and wherein the processor (113, 153) is further configured to compare the requested service grade with the second service grade when the requested slice type is not equal to the second slice type, and when the requested service grade is smaller than the second service grade, select the candidate target base station as the target base station and the second slice type as the target slice type; and the network entity (110, 150) further comprises a communication interface (111, 151) configured to send a handover request including the requested slice type to the selected target base station; and the processor (113, 153) is further configured to include a target slice identifier in the handover request to be forwarded to the selected target base station, wherein the target slice identifier is configured to identify a target slice type selected by the processor (113, 153). a processor (113, 153) configured to control, in response to a handover trigger, the handover of the user equipment on the basis of a requested slice type and the second slice type; wherein the processor (113, 153) is configured to check whether the requested slice type is equal to the second slice type; characterized in that the requested slice type is associated with a requested service grade and the second slice type is associated with a second service grade; and wherein the processor (113, 153) is further configured to compare the requested service grade with the second service grade when the requested slice type is not equal to the second slice type, and when the requested service grade is smaller than the second service grade, select the candidate target base station as the target base station and the second slice type as the target slice type; and the network entity (110, 150) further comprises a communication interface (111, 151) configured to send a handover request including the requested slice type to the selected target base station; and the processor (113, 153) is further configured to include a target slice identifier in the handover request to be forwarded to the selected target base station, wherein the target slice identifier is configured to identify a target slice type selected by the processor (113, 153).