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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2008
Liang Gu, Shenzhen, CN;
Jianjun Wu, Shenzhen, CN;
Liang Gu, Shenzhen, CN;
Jianjun Wu, Shenzhen, CN;
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for shifting functional entity in WiMAX network is disclosed. A functional entity at the network side is set to be master functional entity or slave functional entity. The method includes: setting a binding relationship between a master functional entity and at least one slave functional entity; triggering the master functional entity to shift, combining a context of the slave functional entity bound with the master functional entity and a context of the master functional entity to form a context message that is required by the master functional entity for the shift, and forwarding the context message according to the course of shifting the master functional entity.