KT Corporation
Handover control method and device therefor

Abstract:

Provided are a control method for decreasing a service interruption delay in a handover procedure of a mobile communication terminal, and a device therefor. The method of a source base station may include: transmitting, to a target base station, a handover request message including information indicating an improved handover mode for decreasing service interruption when handover of a terminal is determined; receiving a handover request confirmation message including the information indicating the improved handover mode from the target base station; transmitting a radio resource control (RRC) connection reestablishment message including mobility control information to the terminal; and maintaining connection to the UE and continually transmitting data to or receiving data from the terminal through the connection until the terminal transmits a first signal to a target cell of the target base station according to the improved handover mode.