Apparatus and method for a handover in mobile communication system
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorLixiang XU
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for a handover in a mobile communication system are provided. A method for an operation of a gateway in a mobile communication system includes receiving a message informing of a handover of a User Equipment (UE) from a Base Station (BS), determining whether the handover could be terminated at the gateway, and if it is determined the handover could be terminated at the gateway, performing the handover with the handover being terminated at the gateway.
Claims34
A method for an operation of a gateway in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:
- receiving a message informing of a handover of a User Equipment (UE) from a Base Station (BS);
- determining whether the handover could be terminated at the gateway;
- and
- if it is determined the handover could be terminated at the gateway, performing the handover with the handover being terminated at the gateway.
A method for an operation of a Mobile Management Entity (MME) in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:
- receiving a message informing of an access of a User Equipment (UE) through a gateway;
- transmitting reference information to the gateway that is used by the gateway to determine whether the handover could be terminated at the gateway.
An apparatus for a gateway in a mobile communication system, the apparatus comprising:
- a communicator for receiving a message informing of a handover of a User Equipment (UE) from a Base Station (BS);
- and
- a controller for determining whether the handover could be terminated at the gateway and, if it is determined that the handover could be terminated at the gateway, for performing the handover with the handover being terminated at the gateway.
An apparatus for a Mobile Management Entity (MME) in a mobile communication system, the apparatus comprising:
- a communicator for receiving a message informing of an access of a User Equipment (UE) through a gateway;
- and
- a controller for providing the gateway with reference information that is used by the gateway to determine whether the handover could be terminated at the gateway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.