Patent ID: 8675499

Claim:
A method for relocating User Equipment (UE) by a Home Node B Gateway (HNB GW) in a communication system, the method comprising: receiving a Radio Access Network Application Part (RANAP) Relocation Request message from a Source Home Node B (S-HNB); transmitting the RANAP Relocation Request message to a target HNB (T-HNB); receiving a RANAP Relocation Request Acknowledge message from the T-HNB; constructing a RANAP Relocation Command message and transmitting the constructed RANAP Relocation Command message to the S-HNB; receiving a RANAP Relocation Complete message from the T-HNB; and constructing, by the HNB GW, a RANAP Iu Release Command message and transmitting the constructed RANAP Iu Release Command message to the S-HNB, wherein both the S-HNB and the T-HNB are directly connected to the HNB GW.