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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2011
Applicants:
Wolfgang Granzow, Heroldsberg, DE;
Xipeng Zhu, Beijing, CN;
Miguel Griot, La Jolla, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 48/00 (2009.01); H04W 60/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/14 (2013.01); H04W 48/17 (2013.01); H04W 60/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for providing inter-RAT mobility between 2G/3G and 4 networks are described. A UE camped or connected to a GERAN or UTRAN network may be configured to move, either directly or through network-controlled functions, to an LTE network to perform a data call. The UE may then return to a 2G/3G network.