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US 9,313,698 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for handover in heterogeneous cellular networks
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorsChandra Sekhar Bontu, Zhijun Cai, Yi Song
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AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorsChandra Sekhar Bontu, Zhijun Cai, Yi Song
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A method at a user equipment for handover from a serving cell to a target cell, the method comprising sending a measurement report to the serving cell; and transmitting a reconfiguration complete message to the target cell; wherein the measurement report includes downlink timing measurements for the target cell. Further, a method at a source network element for handover of a user equipment from the source network element to a target network element, the method comprising receiving a measurement report from the user equipment; sending a handover request to the target network element; receiving a handover request acknowledgement from the target network element, the handover request acknowledgement including a reconfiguration message and at least one downlink subframe in which an uplink grant is expected at the target network element for the user equipment; and forwarding the reconfiguration message and at least one downlink subframe to the user equipment.
A method at a user equipment for handover from a serving cell to a target cell, the method comprising:
A method at a source network element for handover of a user equipment from the source network element to a target network element, the method comprising:
A source network element for handover of a user equipment from the source network element to a target network element, the source network element comprising a processor configured to:
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