Method and apparatus for performing handover procedure in wireless communication system including mobile relay node

• US 9,426,700 B2
• Filed: 03/23/2012
• Issued: 08/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Hahn, Gene Beck, Park, Kyung Min, Xu, Jian
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Parth
• Application Number:
  US14/000,671
• Publication Number:
  US 20130322325A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,614 Days
• Field of Search: 370/315, 370/331, 370/345, 370/321, 455/411, 455/437
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0009 for a plurality of users or terminals, e.g. group communication or moving wireless networks user group management H04W4/08; processing of subscriber group data H04W8/186
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0058 Transmission of hand-off measurement information, e.g. measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/005 Moving wireless networks

Abstract

A method and apparatus for performing a handover procedure in a wireless communication system including a mobile relay node is provided. A target evolved NodeB (eNB) receives a handover request message containing a list of a plurality of user equipments (UEs) on the mobile relay node or a group handover indication. The target eNB performs an admission control for the plurality of UEs; and transmits a handover request acknowledge message containing a list of admitted UEs for handover among the plurality of UEs.

Claims

1. A method for performing a handover procedure, by a target evolved NodeB (eNB), in a wireless communication system including a mobile relay node, the method comprising:

receiving, from the mobile relay node, a handover request message containing a list of a plurality of user equipment (UE) groups;

performing an admission control for at least one UE group on the list; and

transmitting, to the mobile relay node, a handover request acknowledge message containing the at least one UE group that is admitted for handover,

wherein the at least one UE group includes a plurality of UEs,

wherein the plurality of UEs are UEs that have transmitted measurement reports to the mobile relay node during a predetermined time period,

wherein the mobile relay node does not move, and

wherein the handover request message contains information on the plurality of UEs.

2. A method for performing a handover procedure, by a mobile relay node, in a wireless communication system including the mobile relay node, the method comprising:

receiving, from a plurality of user equipments (UEs), measurement reports;

grouping the plurality of UEs into at least one UE group based on the measurement reports;

transmitting, to a target evolved NodeB (eNB), a handover request message containing a list of a plurality of UE groups including the at least one UE group; and

receiving, from the target eNB, a handover request acknowledge message containing the at least one UE group that is admitted for handover,

wherein the at least one UE group includes the plurality of UEs,

wherein the plurality of UEs are UEs that have transmitted the measurement reports to the mobile relay node during a predetermined time period,

wherein the mobile relay node does not move, and

wherein the handover request message contains information on the plurality of UEs.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the mobile relay node does not move.

4. An apparatus for performing a handover procedure in a wireless communication system including a mobile relay node, the apparatus comprises:

a Radio Frequency (RF) unit configured to send and receive radio signals; and

a processor functionally coupled to the RF unit and driven, the processor being configured to;

receive, from the mobile relay node via the RF unit, a handover request message containing a list of a plurality of user equipment (UE) groups;

perform an admission control for at least one UE group on the list; and

transmit, to the mobile relay node via the RF unit, a handover request acknowledge message containing the at least one UE group that is admitted for handover,

wherein the at least one UE group includes a plurality of UEs,

wherein the plurality of UEs are UEs that have transmitted measurement reports to the mobile relay node during a predetermined time period,

wherein the mobile relay node does not move, and

wherein the handover request message contains information on the plurality of UEs.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the mobile relay node does not move.