Method and devices for improved handover procedures in mobile communication systems

摘要

A method for the handover of a terminal in a cellular communication system with base stations for providing connections to terminals in at least one cell (C) served by the base station is described. A terminal (UE) has a memory for identifying a measurement set of cells and measures quantities of the cells (C) identified in the measurement set. The decision (46, 72) of a handover of a terminal (UE) to a further connection is executed according to the measurement quantities. A classification (22, 62) is performed whether the execution of a handover is urgent. The number of cells (C) identified in the measurement set is reduced to a defined number if the handover is classified as urgent and the number of cells (C) identified is larger than the defined number. Devices and programs performing the method are also described.