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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Chandra Bontu, Nepean, CA;
Prabaharan Kanesalingam, Ottawa, CA;
Patrick Lie Chin Cheong, Kanata, CA;
Bing Hu Z, Kanata, CA;
Assignee:
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/24 (2009.01); H04W 74/08 (2009.01); H04W 8/24 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/0061 (2013.01); H04W 36/0072 (2013.01); H04W 36/24 (2013.01); H04W 74/0833 (2013.01); H04W 8/24 (2013.01); H04W 36/0088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A network node obtains capability information indicating whether neighbor network nodes support special user equipments (UEs), receives a measurement report for the neighbor network nodes from a special UE, and selects one of the network nodes as a target node for handover of the special UE based on the received measurement report and the obtained capability information.