Motorola Corporation

Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Swaminathan Anantha

John McFarland Harris

Rajesh S Pazhyannur

Sean S Kelley

A method includes sending a message from a first base station to another entity in a radio network. The message includes one or more indications one or more conditions have been met. The one or more conditions include one or both of: a duration the user equipment is connected to a first cell served by the first base station, prior to handover from the first cell to a second cell served by a second base station, is less than a threshold; or the signal strength of the second cell as measured by the user equipment and reported to the first base station is better than a signal strength of the first cell for a threshold duration of time. The entity may receive the message, e.g., and use the message to determine whether to effect changes to the radio network. Apparatus, program products, and software are also disclosed.

Condition reporting to enable possible reduction in radio network inefficiencies

A method and apparatus for a mobile device () to register with a private home agent (), the method comprising the steps: generating () and sending () a registration request () addressed in the public network () to a public address of the private home agent, the request () adapted to initiate registration of the mobile device with the private home agent. The mobile device is located within a public network, but belongs to a private network () and has a private address. The private home agent is located in the private network and has both a private address and a public address. The request also indicates that the mobile device is in the public network. In preferred form, the request includes an extension () that provides this indication. The home agent receives and processes the request, then forwards an appropriate reply () back to the mobile device.

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Swaminathan Anantha