System and method for controlling handover
First Claim
1. A method of controlling handover of a mobile station conducting a communications session in a mobile communications network, the network including a plurality of radio access domains, each having a radio access technology associated therewith, the method comprising:
- receiving a trigger from the mobile station indicating a requirement for handover, wherein said requirement specifies a change in radio access technology requirements;
testing at least one possible handover meeting said requirement for handover against network policy; and
controlling handover in accordance with said requirement for handover and said network policy,wherein the requirement for handover is an application requirement, and wherein the application requirement is a user request requirement related to at least one of the plurality of radio access domains.
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Abstract
A method of, apparatus for and a computer program for controlling handover of a mobile station conducting a communications session in a mobile communications network, the network including a plurality of radio access domains, the method comprising receiving a trigger indicating a requirement for handover; testing at least one possible handover meeting said requirement against network policy; and controlling handover in accordance with said requirement and said network policy.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of controlling handover of a mobile station conducting a communications session in a mobile communications network, the network including a plurality of radio access domains, each having a radio access technology associated therewith, the method comprising:
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receiving a trigger from the mobile station indicating a requirement for handover, wherein said requirement specifies a change in radio access technology requirements; testing at least one possible handover meeting said requirement for handover against network policy; and controlling handover in accordance with said requirement for handover and said network policy, wherein the requirement for handover is an application requirement, and wherein the application requirement is a user request requirement related to at least one of the plurality of radio access domains. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for a mobile communications network, the mobile communications network comprising a plurality of radio access domains, each having a radio access technology associated therewith, the apparatus configured to communicate with a plurality of radio access domains, the apparatus further configured to:
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receive a trigger from the mobile station indicating a requirement for handover, wherein said requirement specifies a change in radio access technology requirements; test at least one possible handover meeting said requirement for handover against said network policy; and control handover in accordance with said requirement for handover and said network policy, wherein the requirement for handover is an application requirement, and wherein the application requirement is a user request requirement related to at least one of the plurality of radio access domains.
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13. A computer-readable medium encoded with a program for performing a method of controlling handover of a mobile station conducting a communications session in a mobile communications network, the network including a plurality of radio address domains, each having a radio access technology associated therewith, the method comprising:
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receiving a trigger from the mobile station indicating a requirement for handover, wherein said requirement specifies a change in radio access technology requirements; testing at least one possible handover meeting said requirement for handover against network policy; and controlling handover in accordance with said requirement for handover and said network policy, wherein the requirement for handover is an application requirement, and wherein the application requirement is a user request requirement related to at east one of the plurality of radio address domains.
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