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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:
Oct. 05, 2021

Filed:

Nov. 17, 2017
Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Ralf Keller, Würselen, DE;

Afshin Abtin, Sollentuna, SE;

Patrik Dannebro, Hisings Kärra, SE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 68/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04W 36/26 (2009.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/14 (2013.01); H04W 36/26 (2013.01); H04W 36/32 (2013.01); H04W 68/005 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of handing over a User Equipment, UE, from a first type of Radio Access Technology, RAT, to a second type of RAT, wherein said UE is attached to a core network via a Radio Access Network, RAN, utilizing said first type of RAT, said method comprising the steps of receiving, by a Mobility Management node in said core network from a network function in said core network, an indication that a particular service is to be invoked for said UE, determining, by said Mobility Management node, that said UE is to be handed over from said first type of RAT to said second type of RAT for supporting said particular service and requesting, by said Mobility Management node, said RAN to hand over said UE from said first RAT to said second RAT.


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