Global Patent Index - EP 1275264 A1

EP 1275264 A1 20030115 - HANDOVER IN A MULTI-BEARER-TYPE NETWORK

Title (en)

HANDOVER IN A MULTI-BEARER-TYPE NETWORK

Title (de)

WEITERREICHUNG IN EINEM NETZWERK DES MEHRTRÄGERTYPS

Title (fr)

TRANSFERT INTERCELLULAIRE DANS UN RESEAU DU TYPE A PORTEUSES MULTIPLES

Publication

EP 1275264 A1 20030115 (EN)

Application

EP 01921396 A 20010320

Priority

  • FI 0100275 W 20010320
  • FI 20000662 A 20000321

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0172076A1] A network element, or MBAS, for supporting mobility of mobile nodes (MN) in a system (MBN) which is connected to several different cellular bearer networks (BN) including unidirectional networks (DAB, DVB) and bidirectional networks (GSM, GPRS, UMTS). The MBAS is associated with at least one support area, each support area comprising one or more cells in the bearer networks (BN). The MBAS acts as a home agent to mobile nodes at home and as a foreign agent to visiting mobile nodes. The home agent and foreign agent functions are substantially compatible with mobile-IP protocol. The MBAS and the mobile node (MN) have a handover logic for handing over a mobile node to a neighbouring network element. The handover logic is adapted to provide continuous service for a mobile node after it has moved to the support area of the neighbouring network element and before it has re-registered with its home agent.

IPC 1-7

H04Q 7/38

IPC 8 full level

H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04H 20/72 (2008.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H04W 36/0019 (2023.05 - EP US); H04H 20/72 (2013.01 - EP); H04H 2201/20 (2013.01 - EP); H04W 36/142 (2023.05 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0172076 A1 20010927; AU 4839201 A 20011003; EP 1275264 A1 20030115; FI 20000662 A0 20000321; FI 20000662 A 20010922

DOCDB simple family (application)

FI 0100275 W 20010320; AU 4839201 A 20010320; EP 01921396 A 20010320; FI 20000662 A 20000321