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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Sprint Communications Company L.p., Overland Park, KS (US);
Inventors:
Rajat Kumar, Kansas City, MO (US);
Krishna Sitaram, Chantilly, VA (US);
Jay Douglas Cole, Overland Park, KS (US);
Wen Xue, Overland Park, KS (US);
Assignee:
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 36/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/0066 (2013.01); H04W 36/32 (2013.01); H04W 36/14 (2013.01); H04W 36/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for network handovers are provided. An eNodeB of a fourth generation mobile telecommunications network identifies available channels of a third generation mobile telecommunications network in which to handover user devices. Once an available channel is identified, the user device may be handed off to the available channel without unnecessary latency.