Method and apparatus for device handover

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PATENT NO 9807662
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14002114

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Disclosed in the present invention are a method and an apparatus for device handover, which belongs to the mobile communication field. The method comprises the following steps: obtaining a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) service configuration information of neighbor cells; selecting a target cell for a user equipment according to the MBMS service configuration information of the neighbor cells and the MBMS service reception information of the user equipment; handing over the user equipment to the target cell. The apparatus comprises: an acquiring module, for obtaining the Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) service configuration information of the neighbor cells; a selecting module, for selecting a target cell for a user equipment according to the MBMS service configuration information of the neighbor cells and the MBMS service reception information of the user equipment; a handover module, for handing over the user equipment to the target cell. With the implementation of the technical solution that the MBMS service configuration information of the neighbor cells is obtained, the target cell for the user equipment is selected according to the MBMS service configuration information and the MBMS service reception information of the user equipment, and the user equipment is handed over to the target cell, the present invention enables the user equipment to switch to an appropriate target cell.

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DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO LTD1/F BUILDING 1 NO 5 SHANGDI EAST ROAD HAIDIAN DISTRICT BEIJING 100085 100085

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Chen, Li Beijing, CN 997 9317
Li, Guoqing Beijing, CN 298 2993
Wang, Ying Beijing, CN 968 7243

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