Patent ID: 7899457

Claim:
A method for a packet switched handover in a mobile communication system, for a terminal to switch communication from a source node to a destination node, the source node being associated with an old network entity and the destination node being associated with a new network entity, the method comprising: while the terminal is communicating with the source node: sending a PS Handover Request from the new network entity to the destination node, the PS Handover Request containing exchange identification (XID) information; packing an XID command in a container that is transparent to the source node and the destination node, the XID command containing the XID information, the XID command being packed at the destination node; passing the XID command to the old network entity and the source node through messages; unpacking the XID command at the source node; and sending the XID command to the terminal in a PS Handover command; and switching communication of the terminal from the source node to the destination node.