Method and apparatus for performing a handover in an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9497671-B2
Application number	US-201514664829-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 21, 2015
Priority date	Jun 30, 2008
Publication date	Nov 15, 2016
Grant date	Nov 15, 2016

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for performing a handover in an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) sends a measurement report to a source evolved Node B (eNB), and receives a handover command from the source eNB. The WTRU initiates reception and processing of a primary broadcast channel (P-BCH) at the target cell after receiving the handover command. The WTRU then sends a random access preamble to the target eNB, receives a random access response from the target eNB, and sends a handover complete message to the target eNB. The reception and processing of the P-BCH may be initiated immediately after receiving the handover command or after sending the handover complete message. The WTRU may apply default configuration or source cell configuration in the target cell until a target cell SFN and/or P-BCH information are acquired.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method implemented in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for performing a handover from a source cell to a target cell, the method comprising:
initiating reception of a primary broadcast channel (P-BCH) of the target cell after receiving a handover command from an evolved Node B (eNB) associated with the source cell;
sending a random access preamble to an eNB associated with the target cell, the random access preamble being sent using a contention-based random access channel (RACH) procedure on condition that no dedicated RACH preamble is indicated in the handover command;
applying a first mode of operation prior to acquiring a system frame number (SFN) of the target cell, wherein the first mode of operation utilizes a configuration that refrains from utilizing the SFN of the target cell; and
applying a second mode of operation upon acquiring the SFN of the target cell, wherein the second mode of operation utilizes a configuration that takes into account the SFN of the target cell.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sending the random access preamble further includes using a contention-free RACH procedure on condition that a dedicated RACH preamble is indicated in the handover command.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising resetting medium access control (MAC) in response to receiving the handover command.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein applying the first mode of operation includes refraining from using discontinuous reception (DRX) operation in the target cell.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein applying the first mode of operation comprises refraining from using Layer 1 (L1) feedback in the target cell.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein applying the first mode of operation comprises refraining from using semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) in the target cell.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein applying the second mode of operation comprises enabling the DRX operation in the target cell.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein applying the second mode of operation comprises enabling the L1 feedback in the target cell.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein applying the second mode of operation comprises enabling the SPS in the target cell.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: initiating a radio link recovery procedure on condition that the SFN of the target cell is not acquired after a pre-determined period of time.

11. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising a processor the processor configured at least to:
initiate reception of a primary broadcast channel (P-BCH) of a target cell after receiving a handover command from an evolved Node B (eNB) associated with a source cell;
a transceiver, the transceiver configured at least to:
send a random access preamble to an eNB associated with the target cell, the random access preamble being sent using a contention-based random access channel (RACH) procedure on condition that no dedicated RACH preamble is indicated in the handover command, the processor being further configured to:
apply a first mode of operation prior to acquiring a system frame number (SFN) of the target cell, wherein the first mode of operation utilizes a configuration that refrains from utilizing the SFN of the target cell; and
apply a second mode of operation upon acquiring the SFN of the target cell, wherein the second mode of operation utilizes a configuration that takes into account the SFN of the target cell.

12. The WTRU of claim 11 , wherein the transceiver is further configured such that the sending the random access preamble includes using a contention-free RACH procedure on condition that a dedicated RACH preamble is indicated in the handover command.

13. The WTRU of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to reset medium access control (MAC) in response to receiving the handover command.

14. The WTRU of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to apply the first mode of operation by refraining from using discontinuous reception (DRX) operation in the target cell.

15. The WTRU of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to apply the first mode of operation by refraining from using Layer 1 (L1) feedback in the target cell.

16. The WTRU of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to apply the first mode of operation by refraining from using semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) in the target cell.

17. The WTRU of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to apply the second mode of operation by enabling the DRX operation in the target cell.

18. The WTRU of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to apply the second mode of operation by enabling the L1 feedback in the target cell.

19. The WTRU of claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to apply the second mode of operation by enabling the SPS in the target cell.

20. The WTRU of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to: initiate a radio link recovery procedure on condition that the SFN of the target cell is not acquired after a pre-determined period of time.

Assignees

• Interdigital Patent Holdings Inc

Inventors

• Wang Peter S
• Zhang Guodong
• Wang Jin
• Sammour Mohammed
• Somasundaram Shankar
• Terry Stephen E
• Olvera-Hernandez Ulises

Classifications

• H04W88/06

  adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals · CPC title

• H04W52/0229 Primary

  where the received signal is a wanted signal · CPC title

• H04W52/0216

  using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame · CPC title

• H04W48/10

  using broadcasted information · CPC title

• H04W36/0061 Primary

  of neighbour cell information · CPC title