System and method for non-contention based handover based on pre-reserved target cell uplink allocations in communication systems
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one data processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code, where the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one data processor, to cause the apparatus to at least;
communicate with a source base station;
produce a measurement report based at least in part on a signal received from said source base station, initiate transmission of said measurement report to said source base station;
process a handover command received from said source base station, said handover command comprising information about a reserved window of time; and
enable transmission of access bursts to a target base station in said reserved window of time on an uplink shared channel.
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Abstract
In accordance with aspects of the present invention, a method, apparatus and system for non-contention based handover based on pre-reserved target cell uplink allocations in communication systems. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a transceiver (760) configured to communicate with a source base station and a data processor (750) coupled to the transceiver (760). The data processor (750) is configured to produce a measurement report based on a signal received from the source base station, initiate transmission of the measurement report to the source base station, process a handover command received from the source base station, and enable transmission of access bursts to a target base station in a reserved window of time on an uplink shared channel.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one data processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, where the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one data processor, to cause the apparatus to at least; communicate with a source base station; produce a measurement report based at least in part on a signal received from said source base station, initiate transmission of said measurement report to said source base station; process a handover command received from said source base station, said handover command comprising information about a reserved window of time; and enable transmission of access bursts to a target base station in said reserved window of time on an uplink shared channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium bearing computer program code, the computer program code executed by at least one data processor to perform operations comprising:
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producing a measurement report based at least in part on a signal received from a source base station; initiating transmission of said measurement report to said source base station; and processing a handover command received from said source base station, said handover command comprising information about a reserved window of time; and enabling transmission of access bursts to a target base station in said reserved window of time on an uplink shared channel. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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producing a measurement report based at least in part on a signal received from a source base station; initiating transmission of said measurement report to said source base station; processing a handover command received from said source base station, said handover command comprising information about a reserved window of time; and enabling transmission of access bursts to a target base station in said reserved window of time on an uplink shared channel. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one data processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, where the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one data processor, to cause the apparatus to at least; determine if said apparatus has sufficient resources to accommodate user equipment and reserve a window of time on an uplink shared channel for said user equipment to transmit access bursts; and transmit a message to a source base station confirming handover of said user equipment associated therewith, said message comprising information about said reserved window of time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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determining if a target base station has sufficient resources to accommodate user equipment; reserving a window of time on an uplink shared channel for said user equipment to transmit access bursts; and transmitting a message to a source base station confirming handover of said user equipment associated therewith, said message comprising information about said reserved window of time. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A communication system, comprising:
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a source base station, including; a measurement report handler configured to process a measurement report from user equipment, and a handover subsystem configured to select a target base station for a handover of said user equipment and to generate a handover request for said user equipment to said target base station; and a target base station, including; a packet scheduler configured to determine if said target base station has sufficient resources to accommodate said user equipment and reserve a window of time on an uplink shared channel for said user equipment to transmit access bursts, and a handover subsystem configured to transmit a message to said source base station confirming a handover of said user equipment, said message comprising information about said reserved window of time.
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