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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2009
Jing Wang, Shenzhen, CN;
Lanlan LI, Shenzhen, CN;
Lin Liu, Shenzhen, CN;
Di Wang, Shenzhen, CN;
ZTE Corporation, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, CN;
Abstract
A Method and apparatus for a user handing over to a home NodeB are provided. The method comprises the following steps: when the user initiates a handover procedure from a source NodeB to a target home NodeB, a target home NodeB gateway receiving a relocation request message from a mobility management unit of a core network; the target home NodeB gateway generating a user context for the user according to the relocation request message, allocating a user context identifier for the user context, and sending the user context identifier and the relocation request message to the target home NodeB; and when receiving a relocation request acknowledgement message replied by the target home NodeB, the target home NodeB gateway sending the relocation request acknowledgement message to the mobility management unit of the core network. The application of the above technical solution can ensure the handover of a user to a home NodeB which serves as a target NodeB successfully.