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Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015

Filed:

Feb. 13, 2007
Applicants:

Karine Guillouard, Chantepie, FR;

Philippe Bertin, Acigne, FR;

Servane Bonjour, Acigne, FR;

Julien Montavont, Strasbourg, FR;

Thomas Noel, Westhouse, FR;

Inventors:

Karine Guillouard, Chantepie, FR;

Philippe Bertin, Acigne, FR;

Servane Bonjour, Acigne, FR;

Julien Montavont, Strasbourg, FR;

Thomas Noel, Westhouse, FR;

Assignee:

France Telecom, Paris, FR;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04W 48/08 (2009.01); H04W 36/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/08 (2013.01); H04W 36/08 (2013.01); H04W 36/32 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method is provided for allocating at least one access point to a mobile terminal in a cellular network formed by multiple cells each controlled by an access point, wherein the mobile terminals move about. The method includes the following steps: locating a mobile terminal inside a current cell; identifying, using the locating, a target cell with which the terminal is likely to be connected; transmitting in advance to the terminal a target context, comprising at least one identifier of the access point of the target cell; implementing a procedure for connecting said terminal to the access point of the target cell, based on predetermined cell modification criterion.


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