METHOD OF INITIALIZING AND ESTABLISHING LINKS IN A MULTI-MODE MOBILE TERMINAL
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Abstract
A method of performing a handover with at least one of a homogeneous and heterogeneous network is disclosed. More specifically, the method comprises establishing a heterogeneous network handover module for converging information from the at least one network interface module associated with the at least one of a homogeneous and heterogeneous network into a unified presentation and receiving a message for powering on at least one network interface module in a mobile terminal from the heterogeneous network handover module. The method further comprises performing a power on operation for activating the at least one network interface module and transmitting a confirmation message for indicating a power on operation status to the heterogeneous network handover module.
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25. A method of performing a handover to at least a homogeneous or heterogeneous network in a multi-mode mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving a first message from an upper layer module of the multi-mode mobile terminal to command power up at a media independent handover (MIH) module, wherein the first message indicates a specified link to be powered up, and wherein the MIH module is configured to converge information received from at least one network interface module of the multi-mode mobile terminal corresponding to at least the homogeneous or heterogeneous network into a unified presentation to be provided to the upper layer module; sending a second message to power up the specified link to one of the at least one network interface module upon receipt of the first message, wherein the one of the at least one network interface module corresponds to the specified link; performing a powering up operation on the one of the at least one network interface module; and transmitting a confirmation message from the one of the at least one network interface module for indicating a status of the powering up operation to the MIH module. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of performing a handover to at least a homogeneous network or heterogeneous network in a multi-mode mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving a first message from an upper layer module of the multi-mode mobile terminal to command power up at a media independent handover (MIH) module, wherein the first message indicates a specified link to be powered up, and wherein the MIH module is configured to converge information received from at least one network interface module of the multi-mode mobile terminal corresponding to at least the homogeneous network or heterogeneous network into a unified presentation to be provided to the upper layer module; transmitting a second message for powering up and establishing a connection on the specified link upon receipt of the first message, wherein the second message is transmitted from the MIH module to the at least one network interface module; and receiving a confirmation message in the MIH module for indicating a status of the powering up and the establishing the connection from the at least one network interface module.
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39. A multi-mode mobile terminal for performing a handover to at least a homogeneous or heterogeneous network, the multi-mode mobile terminal comprising:
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a media independent handover (MIH) module configured to converge information received from at least one network interface module of the multi-mode mobile terminal corresponding to at least the homogeneous network or heterogeneous network into a unified presentation to be provided to an upper layer module of the multi-mode mobile terminal, wherein the MIH module receives a first message from the upper layer module to command power up of a specified link, wherein the MIH module sends a second message to power up the specified link to one of the at least one network interface module upon receipt of the first message, wherein the one of the at least one network interface module corresponds to the specified link, wherein the MIH module receives a confirmation message from the one of the at least one network interface module as a result of performing a powering up operation on the one of the at least one network interface module, the confirmation message indicating a status of the powering up operation, and wherein the powering up operation is performed upon receipt of the second message at the one of the at least one network interface module. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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