«2 United States Patent Ahlen et al. US 8,018,909 B2 *Sep. 13, 2011 (10) Patent No. 4s) Date of Patent: (54) ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS. (95) Inventors: Anders Ahlen, Goteborg (SP): Niklas ‘Sven Lundin, Torslanda (SE); Staffan ‘Winell, Askim (SE) (73) Assignee: Telefonaktlebolager I. M Bresson (Pub), Stockholm (SE) (4) Notice: Subject to any diselaimer, the tem of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 US. 154(b) by 721 days. ‘This patent is subject to a terminal dis- claimer, (21) Appl. No: 18744486 (22) PCTFiled: Aug. 28,2008 (86) PCT Ne. $371 (ei). (2), (4) Date PCTIEPZO04N09628 Feb. 28, 2007 (87) PCT Pub. No. PCT Pubs, Dat W02006024307 Mar. 9, 2006 9) Prior Publication Data US 200810316980.A1 Dec. 25, 2008 (1) Ime ‘HOW 400 (2) US.CL (2009.01) 370/338; 455/560; 455/561; 455/453; 455/349; 370331 ($8) Field of Classification Seareh 0... 370/331-400; 455/560, 561, 453, 349, See application ile for complete search history. 66) References Cited US. PATENT DOCUMENTS 6.195.705 BL* 22001 Leong yopinas BI* 102001 Magic eal smans B2* 122004 Raman etal 406 Ssanad7 B2* 62009 Roneke ea 0331 20020172207 AL* 112002 Saito wa 3mao0 Sonauoigson AL 12004 Raman tal assans 20070284661 AL* 11/2007 Chowdhury etal POREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS Wo wouDs2062 © 472002 WO — woz0ni088s72 92004, COTTIER PUBLICATIONS sap Ts23.236¢ 5.436 * cited by examiner Primary Bxaminer — Kamran Afshar Assistant Examiner — Sbahviae Behnamian on ABSTRACT ‘Te presen invention relates to an arrangement comprising funetional server node forming part of a conglomerate, or pool, of functional server nodes in common controlling a umber of radio network control means, cach funetional server node being able to control any, ora number of, radio retWork control means, to which mobile stations ee con ‘nected. The functional server nodes support transfer edisr- ‘ution of mobile stations between each ether without inter ripting the connection of the mobile stations, a target {unetional server nod, 10 which it has boon decided that 2 obi sation iso be transfered from a current funetional server node, generates an area update or transfer acceptance ‘message comprising an identiieation of the eurrent fune- ‘ional server ode an identification of the target Funetional server node and triste indications. The invention also relates to # method of redistributing or transferring mobile Station contexts a jams, 8 Drawing SheetsUS 8,018,909 B2 Sheet 1 of 8 Sep. 13, 2011 U.S, Patent ( L3NMaLN | nev oe o_o 2] Y 3, Tien a) & Tren MN NOSIS AMINLTBNNOD dl NSS] [NS3] [NS3] [NSH]US 8,018,909 B2 Sheet 2 of 8 Sep. 13, 2011 U.S, Patent A3NU3LNI AGNVEINE ME Cae 7 1 00 _y 10d B) | EE