METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEDIA INDEPENDENT HANDOVER USING OPERATION, ADMINISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE PROTOCOL

摘要

A method and system for media independent handover (MIH) using an Ethernet operation, administration and maintenance (OAM) protocol are disclosed. Link connectivity between a user equipment (UE) and an MIH point of service (PoS) is monitored by using an OAM protocol. An OAM trigger indicating a link status is mapped to an MIH event and the MIH event is reported for potential handover. The OAM protocol may be IEEE 802.3ah or 802.1ag.