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AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsWalter Müller, Pontus Wallentin, Himke van der Velde
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A preferred embodiment of an invention is disclosed, whereby the size of certain (e.g., S-RNTI and scrambling code number) Information Elements (IEs) in the UTRAN RRC “HANDOVER TO UTRAN COMMAND” message can be reduced, by reserving a subrange of the IE parameter values for exclusive use by the User Equipment (UE) which is performing an inter-Radio Access Technology (RAT) handover to a UTRAN. For example, the lowest values of scrambling code number or S-RNTI number can be reserved for initial assignment to a UE performing a handover from one system network to the UTRAN. Upon completion of the handover procedure, the UTRAN can assign another scrambling code number or S-RNTI number to that UE. Consequently, by significantly reducing the size of the IEs used in the HANDOVER TO UTRAN COMMAND message, additional (e.g., optional) parameters may also be used in the same message.
A method for improving the performance of a handover procedure from a first system network to a UTRAN, comprising:
A system for improving the performance of a handover procedure, comprising:
A method for transmitting a handover to UTRAN command from a GSM network to a user equipment, said method comprising:
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