IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,463,928
Granted Patent B2
US 11,463,928 · App. 17/068,589 · Granted Oct 4, 2022

Handover method and apparatus

Inventors: Jianmin Fang (Guangdong, CN); Xiaojuan Shi (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
H04W36/08H04W28/0268H04W28/24H04W36/00H04W36/0027H04W36/0044H04W68/005H04W76/27H04W80/02H04W80/08
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,463,928
App. No.
17/068,589
Granted
Oct 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A handover method includes: transmitting a handover request message by a source base station to a target base station when a user equipment (UE) is being handed over from the source base station to the target base station, where the handover request message carries one or more DRB information items configured by the source base station for the UE and one or more flow QoS information items configured by a core network side for the UE; receiving, by the source base station, a handover request acknowledgement message transmitted by the target base station, where the handover request acknowledgement message carries first DRB configuration information generated by the target base station for the UE; and transmitting an RRC connection reconfiguration message carrying the first DRB configuration information by the source base station to the UE. Also disclosed is a handover apparatus.

Claims (42)

1. A handover method, comprising:

receiving, by a target base station, a handover request message from a source base station, wherein the handover request message carries one or more data radio bearer (DRB) information items and one or more flow quality of service (QoS) information items; and

generating, according to the handover request message, a DRB configuration information by the target base station for a user equipment (UE) by:

putting configuration information corresponding to a first DRB of the one or more DRB information items which the target base station agrees to establish into a DRB addition modification list, and

putting a DRB identifier (DRB ID) corresponding to a second DRB of the one or more DRB information item which the target base station does not agree to establish into a DRB release list.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration information in the DRB addition modification list comprises a first DRB ID of the first DRB, one or more flow IDs, packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) configuration information, radio link control (RLC) configuration information and logical channel configuration information.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the source base station, a handover acknowledgement message comprising the DRB configuration information that includes the DRB addition modification list and the DRB release list.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein each flow QoS information item comprises identifier information that indicates the flow QoS information item, wherein the identifier information comprises a flow identifier (flow ID).

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein each flow QoS information item comprises a QoS rule, wherein the QoS rule comprises a guaranteed flow bit rate, a maximum flow bit rate, a flow priority level (FPL), and a reflective QoS indication.

6. A handover method, comprising:

transmitting a handover request message by a source base station to a target base station, wherein the handover request message carries one or more data radio bearer (DRB) information items and one or more flow quality of service (QoS) information items; and

receiving, by the source base station, a handover request acknowledgement message from the target base station, wherein the handover request acknowledgement message carries a DRB configuration information for a user equipment (UE) according to the handover request message,

wherein the DRB configuration information includes a DRB addition modification list that includes configuration information corresponding to a first DRB of the one or more DRB information items, and

wherein the DRB configuration information includes a DRB release list that includes a DRB identifier (DRB ID) corresponding to a second DRB of the one or more DRB information item.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the configuration information in the DRB addition modification list comprises a first DRB ID of the first DRB, one or more flow IDs, packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) configuration information, radio link control (RLC) configuration information and logical channel configuration information.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein each flow QoS information item comprises identifier information that indicates the flow QoS information item, wherein the identifier information comprises a flow identifier (flow ID).

9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein each flow QoS information item comprises a QoS rule, wherein the QoS rule comprises a guaranteed flow bit rate, a maximum flow bit rate, a flow priority level (FPL), and a reflective QoS indication.

10. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the source base station, a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message carrying the DRB configuration information to the UE.

11. A handover apparatus, applied to a target base station, comprising:

a processor configured to:

receive a handover request message from a source base station, wherein the handover request message carries one or more data radio bearer (DRB) information items and one or more flow quality of service (QoS) information items; and

generate, according to the handover request message, a DRB configuration information by the target base station for a user equipment (UE) by being configured to:

put configuration information corresponding to a first DRB of the one or more DRB information items which the target base station agrees to establish into a DRB addition modification list, and

put a DRB identifier (DRB ID) corresponding to a second DRB of the one or more DRB information item which the target base station does not agree to establish into a DRB release list.

12. The handover apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the configuration information in the DRB addition modification list comprises a first DRB ID of the first DRB, one or more flow IDs, packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) configuration information, radio link control (RLC) configuration information and logical channel configuration information.

13. The handover apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

transmit, to the source base station, a handover acknowledgement message comprising the DRB configuration information that includes the DRB addition modification list and the DRB release list.

14. The handover apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein each flow QoS information item comprises identifier information that indicates the flow QoS information item, wherein the identifier information comprises a flow identifier (flow ID).

15. The handover apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein each flow QoS information item comprises a QoS rule, wherein the QoS rule comprises a guaranteed flow bit rate, a maximum flow bit rate, a flow priority level (FPL), and a reflective QoS indication.

16. A handover apparatus, applied to a source base station, comprising:

a processor configured to:

transmit a handover request message by a source base station to a target base station, wherein the handover request message carries one or more data radio bearer (DRB) information items and one or more flow quality of service (QoS) information items; and

receive a handover request acknowledgement message from the target base station, wherein the handover request acknowledgement message carries a DRB configuration information for a user equipment (UE) according to the handover request message,

wherein the DRB configuration information includes a DRB addition modification list that includes configuration information corresponding to a first DRB of the one or more DRB information items, and

wherein the DRB configuration information includes a DRB release list that includes a DRB identifier (DRB ID) corresponding to a second DRB of the one or more DRB information item.

17. The handover apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the configuration information in the DRB addition modification list comprises a first DRB ID of the first DRB, one or more flow IDs, packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) configuration information, radio link control (RLC) configuration information and logical channel configuration information.

18. The handover apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein each flow QoS information item comprises identifier information that indicates the flow QoS information item, wherein the identifier information comprises a flow identifier (flow ID).

19. The handover apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein each flow QoS information item comprises a QoS rule, wherein the QoS rule comprises a guaranteed flow bit rate, a maximum flow bit rate, a flow priority level (FPL), and a reflective QoS indication.

20. The handover apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

transmit a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message carrying the DRB configuration information to the UE.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2020
From: FANG, JIANMIN; SHI, XIAOJUAN
To: ZTE CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201610951190.4 · Nov 2, 2016 · national
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