Transfer between cells in a communications system
First Claim
1. A method for transferring user equipment from a current cell during an ongoing communication, wherein the current cell belongs to a first network, the method comprising:
- determining capability information for at least one available cell of a second network in a controller of the current cell;
selecting at least one cell of the second network based on the capability information to prepare a transfer of the user equipment from the current cell; and
sending information regarding the selected at least one cell of the second network from the controller to the user equipment.
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Abstract
A method for transferring user equipment from a current cell during an ongoing communication is disclosed. The current cell belongs to a first network. In the method capability information for at least one available cell of a second network is determined in a controller of the current cell, where after at least one cell of the second network is selected based on the capability information to prepare a transfer of the user equipment from the current cell. Information regarding the selected at least one cell of the second network is then sent from the controller to the user equipment.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for transferring user equipment from a current cell during an ongoing communication, wherein the current cell belongs to a first network, the method comprising:
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determining capability information for at least one available cell of a second network in a controller of the current cell;
selecting at least one cell of the second network based on the capability information to prepare a transfer of the user equipment from the current cell; and
sending information regarding the selected at least one cell of the second network from the controller to the user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program embodied in a computer-readable medium comprising program code means adapted to transfer user equipment from a current cell during an ongoing communication, wherein the current cell belongs to a first network, wherein the computer program performs the following steps when executed in a computer device:
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determining capability information for at least one available cell of a second network in a controller of the current cell;
selecting at least one cell of the second network based on the capability information to prepare a transfer of the user equipment from the current cell; and
sending information regarding the selected at least one cell of the second network from the controller to the user equipment.
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14. An access network controller comprising a computer program code means adapted to transfer user equipment from a current cell during an ongoing communication, wherein the current cell belongs to a first network, wherein the computer code means performs the following steps when executed in the access network controller:
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determining capability information for at least one available cell of a second network in a controller of the current cell;
selecting at least one cell of the second network based on the capability information to prepare a transfer of the user equipment from the current cell; and
sending information regarding the selected at least one cell of the second network from the controller to the user equipment.
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15. An access network controller for controlling user equipment in a cell of a first network during ongoing communication, the controller comprising:
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a processor means for determining capability information for at least one available cell of a second network based on system information;
a processor means for selecting at least one cell of the second network based on the capability information to prepare a transfer of the user equipment from the current cell; and
an interface for sending information regarding the selected at least one cell to the user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A communication system, comprising:
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a first network;
a second network; and
a controller controlling user equipment in a cell of the first network during ongoing communication, wherein the controller is configured to determine capability information for at least one available cell of the second network based on system information, to select at least one cell of the second network based on the capability information to prepare a transfer of the user equipment from the cell of the first network, and to inform the user equipment in the cell of the first network of the selected at least one cell of the second network.
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