CONTEXT TRANSFER FOR SEAMLESS HANDOVER

摘要

A method and device for seamless handover of a communication link between a mobile device (120) and a current network (110) to a new network (130) is provided. The method includes collecting context parameters at the current network, the context parameters characterizing the communication link and the communication service, and transmitting at least partially the context parameters (150) from the current network to the new network and performing a handover of the communication link from the current network to the new network. By transferring context parameters, the new network is enabled to set-up a required communication environment for handling the communications, avoiding an interruption or termination of a communication service. Since the actual handover requires only a few operations, a seamless inter-network handover at reduced time and with continuous service provision is enabled.