Methods and apparatus for managing mobile handover
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorsSyed Hussain Ali, Maiyuran Wijayanathan, Noushad Naqvi
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to manage mobile handover are disclosed. An example mobile station includes hardware and software stored on a tangible computer readable medium that, during operation, cause the mobile station to receive from a network controller a response to a network registration request, wherein the response includes an indicator to indicate a type of cell that may be reported by the mobile station during a handover procedure and send a handover message indicating cells permitted by the indicator.
Claims20
A method for a mobile station, the method comprising:
- receiving from a network controller a response to a network registration request, wherein the response includes an indicator to indicate a type of cell that shall not be reported by the mobile station during a handover procedure;
- and
- sending a handover message indicating cells permitted by the indicator.
A mobile station including hardware and software stored on a tangible computer readable medium that, during operation, cause the mobile station:
- receive from a network controller a response to a network registration request, wherein the response includes an indicator to indicate a type of cell that shall not be reported by the mobile station during a handover procedure;
- and
- send a handover message indicating cells permitted by the indicator.
A network equipment comprising:
- a cell support determiner to transmit to a mobile station a response to a network registration request, wherein the response includes an indicator to indicate a type of cell that shall not be reported by the mobile station during a handover procedure;
- and
- a component to receive a handover message from the mobile station indicating cells permitted by the indicator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.