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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Inventors:
Timo Koskela, Oulu, FI;
Mikko Säily, Laukkoski, FI;
Ingo Viering, Munich, DE;
Tommi Jokela, Espoo, FI;
Assignee:
NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/0016 (2013.01); H04W 36/0061 (2013.01); H04W 36/00837 (2018.08); H04W 76/11 (2018.02);
Abstract
Various communication systems may benefit from improved handover. For example, it may be helpful to manage a list candidate cells to which a user equipment may be handed over. A method may include receiving at a user equipment a list of prepared candidate cells from a source cell. The method may also include transmitting the list of prepared candidate cells from the user equipment to a target cell after or during handover from the source cell to the target cell.