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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2010
Xiaojiang Han, Shenzhen, CN;
Hong Ding, Shenzhen, CN;
Gang Zhao, Shenzhen, CN;
ZTE Corporation, Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, CN;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for handover between base stations are disclosed. The method includes: a first base station sending handover request messages to neighboring base stations (); the neighboring base stations judging whether to accept the handover according to information in the handover request messages, and sending judgment results to the first base station through request response messages (); the first base station determining one destination base station from the neighboring base stations which are able to accept the handover, and sending a confirmation handover message to the destination base station (); the destination base station allocating resources for a user equipment after receiving the confirmation handover message, and sending the allocated resources to the first base station through a confirmation handover response message (); and the first base station indicating that the user equipment hands over to the destination base station after receiving the confirmation handover response message ().