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Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 17, 2014
Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Dinand Roeland, Sollentuna, SE;

Kaiyuan Huang, Kanata, CA;

Juying Gan, Shanghai, CN;

Stefan Rommer, Västra Frölunda, SE;

Chengqiong Xie, Shanghai, CN;

Deqin Zhan, Shanghai, CN;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04L 12/70 (2013.01); H04W 36/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/0011 (2013.01); H04L 2012/5618 (2013.01); H04W 36/14 (2013.01); H04W 36/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method in a communication network for facilitating handover of a user equipment (UE) from access via a source access path to access via a target access path is provided. An internet protocol (IP) access is provided to the UE via the source access path and an indication that the UE has configured a communication interface for the target access path is obtained. Switching from providing IP access via the source access path to providing IP access to the UE via the target access path is performed. Further, instructions for releasing communication resources for the source access path are sent after the indication that the communication interface has been configured for the target access path is obtained.


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