APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING HANDOVER IN A GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS

摘要

A method is provided for improving handover in a mobile station configured to operate a time division multiple access, TDMA, protocol in a global system for mobile communications, GSM, telecommunication network. The method comprises the steps of receiving a handover command requesting that the mobile station perform a handover operation from a serving cell to a target cell, and configuring the mobile station to transmit and receive user plane data with the serving cell and the target cell during a time period between receiving the handover command and the handover operation being completed.