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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014

Filed:

May. 15, 2008
Applicants:

Zexian LI, Espoo, FI;

Roman Pichna, Espoo, FI;

Ravi Shankar Pandey, Masala, FI;

Inventors:

Zexian Li, Espoo, FI;

Roman Pichna, Espoo, FI;

Ravi Shankar Pandey, Masala, FI;

Assignee:

Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The invention relates to method and structures for mobility policy e.g. in a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, WiMAX, based communication. According to embodiments, a method and devices for mobility control of a terminal are provided wherein a mobility policy parameter defines the mobility control of the terminal. The mobility policy parameter preferably is part of a mobility policy or subscription record stored for a subscriber of the terminal in a subscriber data base. The mobility policy parameter may include at least one of an indication of mobility restriction, possibly indicating included or excluded cells or areas etc; an indication of fixed access, indicating a fixed base station to which the subscriber has to request access; nomadicity, indicating that no handover is allowed for that particular subscriber; and restricted mobility limited to a group of base stations or areas. Embodiments allow to deploy mobile WiMAX for fixed access applications, enabling reuse of existing technology and further development towards full mobility.


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