Patent ID: 8068836

Claim:
A method for transferring an ongoing communication in which a mobile terminal is involved between a first and a second base stations of a wireless cellular telecommunication network, one of the base stations being located in a moving conveyance, the method executed by the first base station comprising: obtaining information indicating that the first base station will become a neighbour of the second base station; identifying a mobile terminal which is currently under communication with a remote telecommunication device through the first base station; transferring a message to the second base station requesting the second base station to prepare resources enabling the continuation of the communication with a remote telecommunication device through the second base station; subsequently obtaining information indicating that the first base station has become a neighbour of the second base station; and transferring the ongoing communication in which the mobile terminal is involved to the second base station, wherein, the method further comprises executing a resources coordination procedure with the second base station such that no conflict exists between the radio resources used by the first and second base stations, and the method executed by one base station of the first and second base stations further comprises: receiving a message from the other of the first and second base stations, the transferred message comprising information identifying the radio resources used by the one base station; and modifying the radio resources used by the one base station in order to avoid any use of at least one radio resource used by the other base station.