WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING HANDOVER IN SUCH A SYSTEM

摘要

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for performing handover in a wireless communication system. The method comprises the following processes: confirming whether or not a terminal security information value list on the terminal is stored, upon receipt, from a base station, of a path switch request message related to the terminal; if the terminal security information value list is stored, generating a response message to the path switch request, containing an unused terminal security information value of the stored terminal security information value list; and transmitting, to the base station, the generated response message to the path switch request. According to the present invention, loads caused by the terminal handover signal generated by the base station can be reduced by means of the above-described processes.