Inter-radio access technology (IRAT) handover

US8942702B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8942702-B2
Application numberUS-201213686698-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 27, 2012
Priority dateNov 27, 2012
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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A user equipment (UE) acquires a time of a first cell of a first RAT and receives instructions to handover from a source RAT to the first cell of a first target RAT. The handover is delayed based on the acquired timing and the UE communicates on the source RAT during the delay.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of wireless communication, comprising: storing timing of a first cell of a first target radio access technology (RAT); receiving instructions to handover from a source RAT to the first cell of the first target RAT after storing the timing of the first cell of the first RAT; delaying the handover based on the stored timing for a delay period; and communicating on the source RAT during the delay period. 2. The method of cl…

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What does patent US8942702B2 cover?
A user equipment (UE) acquires a time of a first cell of a first RAT and receives instructions to handover from a source RAT to the first cell of a first target RAT. The handover is delayed based on the acquired timing and the UE communicates on the source RAT during the delay.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Qualcomm Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W36/1443. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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