Apparatus, Method and Computer Program Product Providing Inter-Node B Signalling of Cell Status Information
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsMasatoshi Nakamata, Woonhee Hwang
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Abstract
In an exemplary aspect of the invention there is a method comprising receiving cell-related information from a first access node at a second access node, and using the cell-related information during at least one of a handover and a radio resource control (RRC) related operation. Where the use of the exemplary embodiments of this invention include, but are not limited to, reducing handover execution time, reducing the signaling load related to an unsuccessful handover and/or radio resource control related procedures, and reducing the need of a user equipment to measure unnecessary cells.
Claims21
1-38. (canceled)
A method, comprising:
- at a second access node receiving information regarding at least one of availability and capability to support one or more features of a first cell, controlled by a first access node, that is neighbor to a second cell controlled by the second access node;
- and
- using the received information during at least one of a handover and a radio resource control (RRC) related operation, wherein the information is received periodically or as a result of a triggering event unrelated to said handover or radio resource control operation.
An apparatus, comprising:
- an interface;
- and
- a processor;
- the interface configured to receive information regarding at least one of availability and capability to support one or more features of a first cell, controlled by a first access node, that is neighbor to a second cell controlled by the apparatus;
- and
- the processor coupled to the interface and configurable to use the received information during at least one of a handover and a radio resource control (RRC) related operation, wherein the information is received periodically or as a result of a triggering event unrelated to said handover or radio resource control operation.
A method, comprising:
- determining information corresponding to a first cell associated with a first access node, where the information is regarding at least one of availability and capability to support one or more features of the first cell, controlled by the first access node, that is neighbor to a second cell controlled by a second access node;
- and
- sending the information to the second access node, wherein the information is sent periodically or as a result of a triggering event unrelated to a handover or radio resource control operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.