US Patent No. 9,277,465
CONTENTION-FREE HANDOFF RETURN IN A WIRELESS NETWORK
| Patent No. | 9,277,465 |
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| Issue Date | March 01, 2016 |
| Title | Contention-free Handoff Return In A Wireless Network |
| Inventorship | Siddharth Oroskar, Overland Park, KS (US) Xianghong Zeng, Overland Park, KS (US) Maulik K. Shah, Overland Park, KS (US) John W. Prock, Peculiar, MO (US) |
| Assignee | Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US) |
Claim of US Patent No. 9,277,465
1. A first enhanced Node B (eNB) for contention-free handoff return in a wireless network, the first eNB comprising:
a transceiver system configured to communicate with a User Equipment (UE); and
a processing system coupled to the transceiver system and configured to receive a signal strength information from the UE
via the transceiver system;
the processing system configured to obtain a pre-handoff CF preamble for handoff of the UE from the first eNB to a second
eNB and provide the pre-handoff CF preamble to the UE;
the processing system configured to generate a post-handoff CF preamble for the UE and a predetermined preamble expiration
time period, wherein the first eNB is configured to expire the post-handoff CF preamble after the predetermined preamble expiration
time period; and
the transceiver system configured to transfer the post-handoff CF preamble for delivery to the UE.
a transceiver system configured to communicate with a User Equipment (UE); and
a processing system coupled to the transceiver system and configured to receive a signal strength information from the UE
via the transceiver system;
the processing system configured to obtain a pre-handoff CF preamble for handoff of the UE from the first eNB to a second
eNB and provide the pre-handoff CF preamble to the UE;
the processing system configured to generate a post-handoff CF preamble for the UE and a predetermined preamble expiration
time period, wherein the first eNB is configured to expire the post-handoff CF preamble after the predetermined preamble expiration
time period; and
the transceiver system configured to transfer the post-handoff CF preamble for delivery to the UE.