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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2013
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
A method includes, when operating in a connected state in a first cell such as a macro cell, reporting a presence of a second cell such as a small cell to the macro cell; receiving a first offloading command; storing connected state context information associated with the macro cell; establishing a connected state with the small cell; storing connected state context information associated with the small cell; performing at least one data offloading operation with the small cell and, upon a termination of data offloading operation, reestablishing the connected state with the macro cell using the stored connected state context information associated with the macro cell.