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(11) EP 1 521 402 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
17.10.2012 Bulletin 2012/42

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
20.06.2012 Bulletin 2012/25

(21) Application number: 04078550.3

(22) Date of filing: 10.11.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04L 12/28(2006.01)
H04W 12/06(2009.01)
H04W 36/08(2009.01)

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Method for performing handoff in a wireless network

Verfahren zum Ausführen von Weiterreichen in einem drahtlosen Netzwerk

Procédé d'exécution de transfert dans un réseau sans fils


(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 08.11.2002 US 425109 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
06.04.2005 Bulletin 2005/14

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
03078527.3 / 1418711

(73) Proprietors:
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 443-742 (KR)
  • The University of Maryland College Park
    College Park, MD 20742 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Shin, Min-Ho
    Laurel, MD 20707 (US)
  • Arbaugh, William Albert
    Ellicott City, MD 21042 (US)
  • Mishra, Arunesh
    Greenbelt, MD 20770 (US)
  • Lee, In-Sun
    Yongsan-gu, Seoul (KR)
  • Jang, Kyung-Hun
    Padal-gu, Suwon-shi, Gyeonggi-do (KR)

(74) Representative: Mertens, Hans Victor 
Exter Polak & Charlouis B.V. (EP&C) J.J. Viottastraat 31
1071 JP Amsterdam
1071 JP Amsterdam (NL)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 1 124 400
   
  • GOPAL R ET AL: "Policy based access router selections and context transfers in mobile IP network" CONFERENCE ON NETWORK CONTROL AND ENGINEERING FOR QUALITY OFSERVICE, SECURITY AND MOBILITY, XX, XX, 23 October 2002 (2002-10-23), pages 3-14, XP002966424
  • PACK S., CHOI Y.: "PRE-AUTHENTICATED FAST HANDOFF IN A PUBLIC WIRELESS LAN BASED ON IEEE 802.1X MODEL" MOBILE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, IFIP TC6 WG6.8 WORKING CONFERENCE ON PERSONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS PWC 2002, [Online] 23 October 2002 (2002-10-23), - 25 October 2002 (2002-10-25) pages 175-182, XP002294124 Singapore Retrieved from the Internet: URL:http://web.archive.org/web/20030407125 550/http://mmlab.snu.ac.kr/rese arch/publication/docs/pwc2002_shpack.pdf> [retrieved on 2004-08-27]
   
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