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Commanding handover between differing radio access technologies
Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB
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Filing: 2002-04-05
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Granted: 2007-02-20
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Expires: 2022-04-05
Abstract
Abstract A dual mode mobile terminal ( 30 ) is capable of communicating (e.g., with a core network) either via a first radio access network ( 12 ) having a first type radio access technology (GSM) or a second radio access network ( 14 ) having a second type radio access technology (UTRAN). When conditions warrant, a network node prepares a radio access technology (RAT) handover message for transmission to the equipment unit (UE) in conjunction with handover of the mobile terminal (MT) from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, and an associated change of operation mode of the mobile terminal (MT) from the first mode to the second mode. In accordance with the present invention, a radio access technology handover message includes a first information element representative of a first parameter from which a value of a second parameter can be derived so that the second parameter need not be included as a separate information element in the radio access technology handover message. Not including the second parameter as a separate element in the radio access technology handover message facilitates non-segmentation of the radio access technology handover message. In one aspect of the invention, the radio access technology handover message is a RRC Handover to UTRAN message; the first parameter is a Serving-Radio Network Temporary Identifier (S-RNTI 2); and, the second parameter is an information element which facilitates distribution of load and transmission of traffic in the radio access network (e.g., a Default DPCH Offset Value).
Inventors
- 👤 Fredrik Ovesjo
- 👤 Himke van der Velde
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-02 17:34
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W36/00; H04W36/0005; H04W36/0055; H04W36/0066
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
A mobile terminal which is in radio communications with a radio access network of a telecommunications system, the mobile terminal comprising: a receiver/transmitter unit which is in established radio communication with a first radio access network having a first type radio access network technology and which monitors transmissions from a second radio access network having a second type radio access network technology; a network handover function which processes a radio access technology (RAT) handover message transmitted to the equipment unit (UE), the radio access technology handover message being transmitted to the mobile terminal in conjunction with handover of the mobile terminal from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, wherein the network handover function processes the radio access technology handover message by using a first information element included in the radio access technology handover message and representative of a first parameter to derive a value of a second parameter so that the second parameter is not included as a separate information element in the radio access technology handover message, and wherein the second parameter is a Default DPCH Offset Value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
A mobile terminal which is in radio communications with a radio access network of a telecommunications system, the mobile terminal comprising: a receiver/transmitter unit which is in established radio communication with a first radio access network having a first type radio access network technology and which monitors transmissions from a second radio access network having a second type radio access network technology; a network handover function which processes a radio access technology (RAT) handover message transmitted to the equipment unit (UE), the radio access technology handover message being transmitted to the mobile terminal in conjunction with handover of the mobile terminal from the first radio access network to the second radio access network, wherein the network handover function processes the radio access technology handover message by using a first information element included in the radio access technology handover message and representative of a first parameter to derive a value of a second parameter so that the second parameter is not included as a separate information element in the radio access technology handover message, and wherein the second parameter is a Default DPCH Offset Value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first parameter is a Serving-Radio Network Temporary Identifier and the second parameter is a parameter which facilitates distribution of load and transmission of traffic in the radio access network.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the second parameter (P 2 ) is derived from the first parameter (P 1 ) using an Expression P 2 =(P 1 mod C 1 ) * C 2 , wherein C 1 is a first constant and C 2 is a second constant.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The mobile terminal of claim 3 , wherein C 1 has a value of one of 599 and 600, and C 2 has a value of 512.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The mobile terminal of claim 2 , wherein the first parameter is a parameter to which no further behavior is associated.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the radio access technology handover message is a RRC Handover to UTRAN command.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein not including the second parameter in the radio access technology handover message facilitates non-segmentation of the radio access technology handover message.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the node is a node of the first radio access network.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first radio access network is a Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) network and the second radio access network is a UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access network (UTRAN).
Claim 11
Independent Claim
110 words
A method of operating a mobile terminal comprising: transmitting measurements pertinent to whether the mobile terminal should be handed over from a first radio access network of having a first type radio access technology to a second radio access network of having a second type radio access technology; processing a radio access technology (RAT) handover message to obtain a first information element representative of a first parameter; deriving from the first parameter a value of a second parameter pertinent to inter-network handover, the second parameter not being included as a separate information element in the radio access technology handover message; wherein the second parameter is a Default DPCH Offset Value.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
110 words
A method of operating a mobile terminal comprising: transmitting measurements pertinent to whether the mobile terminal should be handed over from a first radio access network of having a first type radio access technology to a second radio access network of having a second type radio access technology; processing a radio access technology (RAT) handover message to obtain a first information element representative of a first parameter; deriving from the first parameter a value of a second parameter pertinent to inter-network handover, the second parameter not being included as a separate information element in the radio access technology handover message; wherein the second parameter is a Default DPCH Offset Value.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 10 , further comprising, at the mobile terminal, deriving the second parameter from the first parameter.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 11 , wherein the first parameter is a Serving-Radio Network Temporary Identifier and the second parameter is a parameter which facilitates distribution of load and transmission of traffic in the radio access network.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
143 words
A method of operating a mobile terminal comprising: transmitting measurements pertinent to whether the mobile terminal should be handed over from a first radio access network of having a first type radio access technology to a second radio access network of having a second type radio access technology; processing a radio access technology (RAT) handover message to obtain a first information element representative of a first parameter; deriving from the first parameter a value of second parameter pertinent to inter-network handover, the second parameter not being included as a separate information element in the radio access technology message. wherein the second parameter (P 2 ) is derived from the first parameter (P 1 ) using an Expression P 2 =(P 1 mod C 1 ) * C 2 , wherein C 1 is a first constant and C 2 is a second constant.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
143 words
A method of operating a mobile terminal comprising: transmitting measurements pertinent to whether the mobile terminal should be handed over from a first radio access network of having a first type radio access technology to a second radio access network of having a second type radio access technology; processing a radio access technology (RAT) handover message to obtain a first information element representative of a first parameter; deriving from the first parameter a value of second parameter pertinent to inter-network handover, the second parameter not being included as a separate information element in the radio access technology message. wherein the second parameter (P 2 ) is derived from the first parameter (P 1 ) using an Expression P 2 =(P 1 mod C 1 ) * C 2 , wherein C 1 is a first constant and C 2 is a second constant.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 13 , wherein C 1 has a value of one of 599 and 600, and C 2 has a value of 512.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein the first parameter is a parameter to which no further behavior is associated.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein the radio access technology handover message is a RRC Handover to UTRAN command.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein not including the second parameter in the radio access technology handover message facilitates non-segmentation of the radio access technology handover message.
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