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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 29, 2016
Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Dirk Kampmann, Vaals, NL;

Karl Hellwig, Wonfurt, DE;

Paul Schliwa-Bertling, Ljungsbro, SE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 92/14 (2009.01); H04W 76/22 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/0072 (2013.01); H04W 72/0433 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04W 72/042 (2013.01); H04W 72/0413 (2013.01); H04W 76/22 (2018.02); H04W 92/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods related to performing an assignment and a handover in a radio communication network are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method performed by a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) of a radio communication network may include seizing resources for a Time Division Multiplexed (TDM) bearer and an Internet Protocol (IP) bearer for use on a terrestrial A-interface of the radio communication network for an activity to be performed by a target Base Station Controller (BSC) of the radio communication network. Further, the method may include sending, to the target BSC, an indication that requests the activity be performed by the target BSC and that also identifies the seized resources for the TDM bearer and the IP bearer for use on the terrestrial A-interface for the activity


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