PROVIDING SERVICE CONTINUITY FOR LOCAL AREA NETWORKS
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Abstract
Provided are methods, corresponding apparatuses, and computer program products for providing service continuity for local area networks. A method comprises receiving, during a handover procedure between local area networks, service information that relates to one or more services supported by one or more neighbor base stations; determining, based upon the service information, which one of the one or more neighbor base stations supports an ongoing service provided by a source base station to a user equipment; and handing over the user equipment from the source base station to the determined neighbor base station. With the claimed inventions, an inter-LAN handover procedure would not impact service continuity, resulting in a more robust user experience.
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30 Claims
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19. A method, comprising:
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receiving, during a handover procedure between local area networks, service information that relates to one or more services supported by one or more neighbor base stations; determining, based upon the service information, which one of the one or more neighbor base stations supports an ongoing service provided by a source base station to a user equipment; and handing over the user equipment from the source base station to the determined neighbor base station. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to; receive, during a handover procedure between local area networks, service information that relates to one or more services supported by one or more neighbor base stations; determine, based upon the service information, which one of the one or more neighbor base stations supports an ongoing service provided by a source base station to a user equipment; and hand over the user equipment from the source base station to the determined neighbor base station. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to; include, during a handover procedure between local area networks, into a measurement report service information that relates to one or more services supported by one or more neighbor base stations; and transmit the measurement report to a source base station. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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Specification