Wireless communication network handovers of wireless user equipment that execute low-latency applications

A method of operating a wireless communication network to serve a wireless communication device that executes a low-latency application, the method comprising:

• a wireless access node detecting a hand-in of the wireless communication device that was executing the low-latency application in a source wireless communication network based on application context that comprises an application user identifier, an application session identifier, and an application session pointer;
• the wireless access node transferring a handover notice for the wireless communication device;
• an application server receiving the handover notice for the wireless communication device, and in response, obtaining the application context for the wireless communication device from the source wireless communication network;
• the application server exchanging low-latency data for the low-latency application with the wireless access node based on the application context that comprises the application user identifier, the application session identifier, and the application session pointer;
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• the wireless access node exchanging the low-latency data for the low-latency application with the application server and wirelessly exchanging the low-latency data for the low-latency application with the wireless communication device.

A wireless communication network to serve a wireless communication device that executes a low-latency application, the wireless communication network comprising:

• a wireless access node to detect a hand-in of the wireless communication device that was executing the low-latency application in a source wireless communication network based on application context that comprises an application user identifier, an application session identifier, and an application session pointer;
• the wireless access node to transfer a handover notice for the wireless communication device;
• an application server to receive the handover notice, and in response, to obtain the application context for the wireless communication device from the source wireless communication network;
• the application server to exchange low-latency data for the low-latency application with the wireless access node based on the application context that comprises the application user identifier, the application session identifier, and the application session pointer;
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• the wireless access node to exchange the low-latency data for the low-latency application with the application server and to wirelessly exchange the low-latency data for the low-latency application with the wireless communication device.