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Method and apparatus for short handover latency in wireless communication system using beam forming

  • US 8,942,207 B2
  • Filed: 09/28/2012
  • Issued: 01/27/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for handover in a Mobile Station (MS) of a wireless communication system which adjusts a beam direction, the method comprising:

  • sending a scan request message for scanning a downlink (DL) beam or a DL beam and uplink (UL) beam with respect to a serving base station (BS) and a neighboring BS, to the serving BS;

    receiving a scan response message;

    performing scanning or the scanning and association with the serving BS and the neighboring BS based on the scan response message;

    determining the DL beam or the DL beam and UL beam for the MS based on a result of the scanning or the scanning and association; and

    after a handover from the serving BS to the neighboring BS, transmitting and receiving data to and from the neighboring BS based on the DL beam or the DL beam and UL beam.

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