HANDOVER TECHNIQUES BETWEEN LEGACY AND UPDATED WIRELESS NETWORKS
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1. A method comprising:
- transmitting a handover request message from a legacy serving base station to a target updated base station, the request message including an indication that a mobile station is compliant with an updated specification; and
receiving a handover response message at the legacy serving base station from the target updated base station, the handover response message including one or more updated system parameters assigned to the mobile station for an updated time zone of the target base station.
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Abstract
According to an example embodiment, an apparatus may include a processor. The apparatus may be configured to transmit a handover request message from a legacy serving base station to a target updated base station, the request message including an indication that a mobile station is compliant with an updated specification; and receive a handover response message at the legacy serving base station from the target updated base station, the handover response message including one or more updated system parameters assigned to the mobile station for an updated time zone of the target base station.
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1. A method comprising:
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transmitting a handover request message from a legacy serving base station to a target updated base station, the request message including an indication that a mobile station is compliant with an updated specification; and receiving a handover response message at the legacy serving base station from the target updated base station, the handover response message including one or more updated system parameters assigned to the mobile station for an updated time zone of the target base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising a processor, the apparatus configured to:
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transmit a handover request message from a legacy serving base station to a target updated base station, the request message including an indication that a mobile station is compliant with an updated specification; and receive a handover response message at the legacy serving base station from the target updated base station, the handover response message including one or more updated system parameters assigned to the mobile station for an updated time zone of the target base station.
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12. A method comprising:
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receiving, at an updated mobile station from a serving legacy base station, a handover request message including one or more updated system parameters assigned to the mobile station for an updated time zone of a target updated base station; transmitting a handover indication from the updated mobile station to the legacy serving base station; and performing network entry, by the mobile station, in the updated time zone of the target updated base station using the one or more updated system parameters assigned to the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising a processor, the apparatus configured to:
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receive, at an updated mobile station from a serving legacy base station, a handover request message including one or more updated system parameters assigned to the mobile station for an updated time zone of a target updated base station; transmit a handover indication from the updated mobile station to the legacy serving base station; and perform network entry, by the mobile station, in the updated time zone of the target updated base station using the one or more updated system parameters assigned to the mobile station.
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17. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a target updated base station from a serving legacy base station, a handover request message including an indication that a mobile station for handover is compliant with an updated specification; allocating one or more updated system parameters to the mobile station for an updated time zone of the target base station; and transmitting a handover response message from the target updated base station to the serving legacy base station from the target updated base station, the handover response message including one or more updated system parameters assigned to the mobile station for an updated time zone of the target base station.
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18. A method comprising:
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transmitting an association request message from a legacy serving base station to a target updated base station, the request message including an indication that a mobile station is compliant with an updated specification; and receiving an association response message at the legacy serving base station from the target updated base station, the association response message including one or more updated system parameters assigned to the mobile station for an updated time zone of the target base station. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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