Mobile assisted handover in mobile communications networks

摘要

The invention relates to a technique for mobile assisted handover in mobile communications networks, e.g. Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, in a situation of an ongoing data reception or data transmission of a mobile terminal which hinders reception of system information from a candidate cell for handover. A method embodiment of such technique is performed in a mobile terminal and comprises the steps of accepting information related to an ongoing data reception / transmission from at least one data reception / transmission component of the mobile terminal; establishing if the ongoing data reception / transmission enables a reception of a unique cell identifier indicating a candidate cell for handover; selectively halting the ongoing data reception / transmission, receiving the unique cell identifier of the candidate cell, and resuming afterwards the data reception / transmission.