HANDOVER DECISION PROCEDURE IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
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Abstract
In an advertisement based movement detection a mobile node adjusts its advertisement waiting period when it receives an advertisement from a serving access entity of the mobile node and an advertisement from another access entity. By adjusting the waiting period a timely handover may be performed.
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44 Claims
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23. A method comprising:
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detecting that during a waiting period an advertisement from a serving access entity and an advertisement from another access entity have been received; and adjusting the waiting period in response to the detecting. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive access entity advertisements; a waiting timer configured to measure a waiting period; a detector, operable coupled to the receiver and the waiting timer, the detector being configured to detect an event indicating an overlapping region in response to receiving within a waiting period an access entity advertisement from a serving access entity and an access entity advertisement from another access entity; and an adjuster, operable coupled to the detector and configured to adjust the waiting period in response to the detector detecting the occurrence of the event. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An article of manufacture, comprising a computer readable medium and embodying program instructions thereon executable by a computer operably coupled to a memory which, when executed by the computer, carry out the functions of:
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detecting that during a waiting period an advertisement from a serving access entity and an advertisement from another access entity have been received; and adjusting the waiting period in response to the detecting. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus comprising:
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receiving means for receiving access entity advertisements; measuring means for measuring a waiting period; detecting means, operable coupled to the receiving means and the measuring means, for detecting an event indicating an overlapping region in response to receiving within a waiting period an access entity advertisement from a serving access entity and an access entity advertisement from another access entity; and adjusting means, operable coupled to the detecting means, for adjusting the waiting period in response to the detecting means detecting the occurrence of the event. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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Specification