EP3167657A1

5G,4G

Title

INTER-MENB HANDOVER METHOD AND DEVICE IN A SMALL CELL SYSTEM

Application Number:

EP20150819389

Publication Date:

17-05-2017

Current Assignee:

Family ID:

Application Date:

10-07-2015

Declaring Company:

Publication Country:

US

Priority Date:

10-07-2014

Title

INTER-MENB HANDOVER METHOD AND DEVICE IN A SMALL CELL SYSTEM

Application Number:

EP20150819389

Family ID:

Publication Country:

US

Publication Date:

17-05-2017

Application Date:

10-07-2015

Priority Date:

10-07-2014

Current Assignee:

Declaring Company:

Abstract  Abstract

An embodiment of the present disclosure may provide an inter-MeNB handover method in a small cell system including: making by a source MeNB and/or target MeNB a determination as to whether to maintain a SeNB when handover is performed; and triggering different handover processes according to a result of the determination as to whether to maintain the SeNB. Another embodiment of the present disclosure may further provide an inter-MeNB handover device in a small cell system. With the inter-MeNB handover method and device in a small cell system provided by the present disclosure unnecessary deletion and re-establishment of the bearers at the SeNB for the UE may be reduced. False bearer deletion may be avoided and data forwarding may be reduced. Furthermore the SeNB may be maintained according to network deployment and SGW re-selection may be supported. Therefore system capacity and transmission speed of the data may be improved.

An embodiment of the present disclosure may provide an inter-MeNB handover method in a small cell system including: making by a source MeNB and/or target MeNB a determination as to whether to maintain a SeNB when handover is performed; and triggering different handover processes according to a result of the determination as to whether to maintain the SeNB. Another embodiment of the present disclosure may further provide an inter-MeNB handover device in a small cell system. With the inter-MeNB handover method and device in a small cell system provided by the present disclosure unnecessary deletion and re-establishment of the bearers at the SeNB for the UE may be reduced. False bearer deletion may be avoided and data forwarding may be reduced. Furthermore the SeNB may be maintained according to network deployment and SGW re-selection may be supported. Therefore system capacity and transmission speed of the data may be improved.

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