Handover in a radio communication system
First Claim
1. A method of communication by radio, the method comprising:
- allocating radio resources to a subscriber station from a first network-based radio station and communicating with the subscriber station using a portion of the allocated radio resources; and
sending a signalling signal intended exclusively for the subscriber station from a second network-based radio station using another portion of the radio resources, the another portion of the allocated radio resources being allocated by the first network-based radio station,wherein the first network-based radio station and/or the second network-based radio station receives a message from the subscriber station confirming receipt of the signalling signal, the message from the subscriber station prompting a communication of the subscriber station to be handed over from the first network-based radio station to the second network-based radio station, wherein the second network-based radio station stops sending the signalling signal after the subscriber station had been handed over from the first network-based radio station to the second network-based radio station.
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Abstract
In a method for communication by radio a first network radio station allocates radio resources to a subscriber station and communicates with the subscriber station using a portion of the radio resources. A second network radio station uses another portion of the radio resources to send a signaling signal which is intended exclusively for the subscriber station. The first network radio station and/or the second network radio station receives a message from the subscriber station, acknowledging receipt of the signaling signal. In response to the message from the subscriber station, the communication of the subscriber station is handed over from the first network radio station to the second network radio station.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of communication by radio, the method comprising:
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allocating radio resources to a subscriber station from a first network-based radio station and communicating with the subscriber station using a portion of the allocated radio resources; and sending a signalling signal intended exclusively for the subscriber station from a second network-based radio station using another portion of the radio resources, the another portion of the allocated radio resources being allocated by the first network-based radio station, wherein the first network-based radio station and/or the second network-based radio station receives a message from the subscriber station confirming receipt of the signalling signal, the message from the subscriber station prompting a communication of the subscriber station to be handed over from the first network-based radio station to the second network-based radio station, wherein the second network-based radio station stops sending the signalling signal after the subscriber station had been handed over from the first network-based radio station to the second network-based radio station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of communication by radio, comprising:
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receiving, at a subscriber station, information concerning an allocation of radio resources to the subscriber station from a first network-based radio station and communicating with the first network-based radio station using a portion of the radio resources; receiving, at the subscriber station, a signalling signal intended exclusively for the subscriber station from a second network-based radio station using another portion of the allocated radio resources, the another portion of the allocated radio resources being allocated by the first network-based radio station; and sending a message confirming receipt of the signalling signal to the first network-based radio station and/or the second network-based radio station from the subscriber station, wherein a communication of the subscriber station is handed over from the first network-based radio station to the second network-based radio station when the signalling signal is confirmed to have been received, wherein the second network-based radio station stops sending the signalling signal after the subscriber station has been handed over from the first network-based radio station to the second network-based radio station. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A radio communication system having a subscriber station, comprising:
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a first network-based radio station allocating radio resources to the subscriber station and communicating with the subscriber station using a portion of the radio resources; a second network-based radio station sending a signalling signal intended exclusively for the subscriber station using another portion of the allocated radio resources, the another portion of the allocated radio resources being allocated by the first network-based radio station; wherein the first network-based radio station and/or the second network-based radio station receive a message from the subscriber station confirming receipt of the signalling signal, the first network-based radio station and the second network-based radio station handing over a communication of the subscriber station from the first network-based radio station to the second network-based radio station upon receipt of the message from the subscriber station, wherein the second network-based radio station stops sending the signalling signal after the subscriber station has been handed over from the first network-based radio station to the second network-based radio station.
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