Enhanced make-before-break handover

A user equipment (UE), comprising:

• one or more memories;
• and
• one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
• provide, to a source base station, capability information indicating that the UE supports intra-frequency make-before-break (MBB) handover;
• communicate, as part of a MBB handover procedure, with the source base station on a connection with the source base station and with a target base station on a connection with the target base station;
• receive a first message indicating the UE is to release the connection with the source base station;
• release, as part of the MBB handover procedure, the connection with the source base station based at least in part on receiving the first message;
• and
• output, to the target base station, a second message indicating the UE has released the connection with the source base station.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for providing, to a source base station, capability information indicating that the apparatus supports intra-frequency make-before-break (MBB) handover;
• means for communicating, as part of a MBB handover procedure, with the source base station on a connection with the source base station and with a target base station on a connection with the target base station;
• means for receiving a first message indicating the apparatus is to release the connection with the source base station;
• means for releasing, as part of the MBB handover procedure, the connection with the source base station based at least in part on receiving the first message;
• and
• means for outputting, to the target base station, a second message indicating the apparatus has released the connection with the source base station.