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Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024

Filed:

Feb. 13, 2020
Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Jens Bergqvist, Linköping, SE;

Johan Rune, Lidingö, SE;

Oscar Ohlsson, Bromma, SE;

Pontus Wallentin, Linköping, SE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/08 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/08 (2013.01); H04W 36/0072 (2013.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01);
Abstract

A process allows a UE to acquire a System Frame Number (SFN) before accessing a target base station/node during a RACH-less handover. The SFN may be provided to the UE in various ways. For example, the SFN may be provided as part of a handover command message (e.g., RRCReconfiguration) or a master information block (MIB). In this manner, the UE acquires the SFN before accessing the target base station/node, which allows the target base station/node and the UE to effect certain timings for the handover. For example, the target base station/node and the UE may set time bounds in which the handover must occur. As another example, different types of uplink grants may be set.


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