US 12,295,061 B2
Enhanced make-before-break handover
Karthika Paladugu, San Diego, CA (US); Gavin Bernard Horn, La Jolla, CA (US); Prashanth Haridas Hande, San Diego, CA (US); Keiichi Kubota, Tokyo (JP); Prasad Reddy Kadiri, San Diego, CA (US); Alberto Rico Alvarino, San Diego, CA (US); Masato Kitazoe, Tokyo (JP); Umesh Phuyal, San Diego, CA (US); and Supratik Bhattacharjee, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/810,716.
Application 17/810,716 is a continuation of application No. 16/900,142, filed on Jun. 12, 2020, granted, now 11,388,642.
Application 16/900,142 is a continuation of application No. 16/275,214, filed on Feb. 13, 2019, granted, now 10,687,263, issued on Jun. 16, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/631,479, filed on Feb. 15, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/631,350, filed on Feb. 15, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0400422 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 36/18 (2009.01); H04W 12/033 (2021.01); H04W 12/04 (2021.01); H04W 12/106 (2021.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 76/27 (2018.02) [H04W 12/033 (2021.01); H04W 12/04 (2013.01); H04W 12/106 (2021.01)] 50 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A source network entity, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
receive, from a user equipment (UE), capability information indicating that the UE supports intra-frequency make-before-break (MBB) handover;
communicate, as part of a MBB handover procedure, with the UE on a connection between the UE and the source network entity;
transmit or receive a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) sequence number (SN) status transfer; and
cease, as part of the MBB handover procedure, the connection between the UE and the source network entity.