ENHANCED CELL GLOBAL IDENTIFIER-BASED HANDOVER FROM AN eNodeB TO A HOME eNodeB

摘要

Examples are disclosed that facilitate using enhanced cell global identifier to effectively manage the handover of cellular communication services for a mobile device in an LTE network from a source, or serving, evolved Node B (eNB) to a target home evolved Node B (HeNB). The increased use of HeNBs to provide service to mobile devices creates issues for the management of tracking area identifiers associated with the eNB and HeNBs and may increase tracking area update (TAU) signaling in the cellular network. The handover of a mobile device moving from an eNB coverage area to a neighboring HeNB coverage area is managed without use of a tracking area identifier by using enhanced cell global identifiers assigned to the respective HeNB. The following provides examples for minimizing the burden on the network devices to manage the administration of TAIs and that may reduce TAU signaling in the cellular network.

主权项

1. A first device, comprising:
one or more processors to:
receive a request for a handover of a mobile device from a first base station to a second base station,
the first base station being a macro-scale base station, andthe request including handover information,
the handover information indicating an identifier of the second base station;determine that the second base station is a small-scale base station based on the identifier;determine, based on the identifier and based on determining that the second base station is the small-scale base station, whether the second base station is connected to a second device that provides a control service for the mobile device; andprovide the handover information to the second base station based on determining that the second base station is connected to the second device.