Methods for mobility management of user equipment in a long term evolution system
First Claim
1. A method for mobility management of user equipment (UE) in a long term evolution (LTE) system, the method comprising:
- a UE connected to a serving cell, the UE performing;
determining a set of virtual channels of interest to the UE;
determining that the UE is in one of a plurality of ACTIVE states based on whether or not the UE is transmitting or receiving on one of the virtual channels of interest to the UE;
detecting occurrence of an event effecting service availability for the UE;
determining behavior of the UE based on the ACTIVE state of the UE and the occurrence of the event;
wherein a first virtual channel of the plurality of virtual channels of interest to the UE comprises an uplink path and a downlink path, wherein the first virtual channel supports media transmissions for a first application on the UE, wherein the ACTIVE state comprises the UE transmitting on the uplink path, wherein when the event comprises the UE receiving, from the serving cell, a command to execute a handover to a target cell, the UE performing;
determining whether the target cell supports the first virtual channel;
when the target cell supports the first virtual channel, executing the handover to the target cell;
when the target cell does not support the first virtual channel, but a second application that does not use the first virtual channel is running on the UE and is exchanging information with the serving cell, executing the handover to the target cell, and releasing a bearer that comprises the uplink path;
otherwise, ignoring the command to execute the handover to the target cell.
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Abstract
A UE connected to a serving cell: determines a set of virtual channels of interest to the UE; determines that the UE is in one of a plurality of ACTIVE states; detects occurrence of an event effecting service availability for the UE; and determines behavior of the UE based on the ACTIVE state of the UE and the occurrence of the event. A UE in an IDLE state: determines a set of virtual channels of interest to the UE; determines a list of cells, wherein each cell in the list supports at least one of the virtual channels; determines a candidate subset of the list of cells, wherein inclusion of a cell in the candidate subset is based on whether or not the UE is receiving on a downlink path of one of the virtual channels; and selects one of the cells in the candidate subset as a target cell.
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1. A method for mobility management of user equipment (UE) in a long term evolution (LTE) system, the method comprising:
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a UE connected to a serving cell, the UE performing; determining a set of virtual channels of interest to the UE; determining that the UE is in one of a plurality of ACTIVE states based on whether or not the UE is transmitting or receiving on one of the virtual channels of interest to the UE; detecting occurrence of an event effecting service availability for the UE; determining behavior of the UE based on the ACTIVE state of the UE and the occurrence of the event; wherein a first virtual channel of the plurality of virtual channels of interest to the UE comprises an uplink path and a downlink path, wherein the first virtual channel supports media transmissions for a first application on the UE, wherein the ACTIVE state comprises the UE transmitting on the uplink path, wherein when the event comprises the UE receiving, from the serving cell, a command to execute a handover to a target cell, the UE performing; determining whether the target cell supports the first virtual channel; when the target cell supports the first virtual channel, executing the handover to the target cell; when the target cell does not support the first virtual channel, but a second application that does not use the first virtual channel is running on the UE and is exchanging information with the serving cell, executing the handover to the target cell, and releasing a bearer that comprises the uplink path; otherwise, ignoring the command to execute the handover to the target cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for mobility management of user equipment (UE) in a long term evolution (LTE) system, the method comprising:
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a UE connected to a serving cell, the UE performing; determining a set of virtual channels of interest to the UE; determining that the UE is in one of a plurality of ACTIVE states based on whether or not the UE is transmitting or receiving on one of the virtual channels of interest to the UE; detecting occurrence of an event effecting service availability for the UE; determining behavior of the UE based on the ACTIVE state of the UE and the occurrence of the event; wherein a first virtual channel of the plurality of virtual channels of interest to the UE comprises a downlink path, wherein the first virtual channel supports media transmissions for a first application on the UE, wherein the ACTIVE state comprises the UE receiving on the downlink path, wherein the event comprises the UE receiving, from the serving cell, a command to execute a handover to a target cell, the UE performing; determining that the target cell does not support the first virtual channel; when a second application that does not use the first virtual channel is running on the UE and exchanging information with the serving cell and has at least the same priority as the first application, executing the handover to the target cell and ceasing reception on the downlink path, otherwise, ignoring the command to execute the handover to the target cell. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A method for mobility management of user equipment (UE) in a long term evolution (LTE) system, the method comprising:
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the UE performing; determining a set of virtual channels of interest to the UE; detecting occurrence of an event effecting service availability for the UE; determining behavior of the UE based on the state of the UE and the occurrence of the event; when UE is in an ACTIVE state and not transmitting or receiving on any of its virtual channels of interest, and the UE receives, from the serving cell, a command to execute a handover to a target cell, the UE performing; determining whether the target cell supports any virtual channel in the plurality of virtual channels of interest to the UE; when the target cell supports a virtual channel in the plurality of virtual channels of interest to the UE, executing the handover to the target cell; when the target cell does not support any of the virtual channels in the plurality of virtual channels of interest to the UE, but an application that does not use any of the virtual channels of interest to the UE is running on the UE and exchanging information with the serving cell, executing the handover to the target cell; otherwise, ignoring the command to execute the handover to the target cell. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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