Various aspects and techniques for facilitating handovers in communication networks are disclosed. In a particular implementation, a method of wireless communication includes transmitting, from a first base station to a second base station, a handover request message corresponding to a user equipment (UE) associated with the first base station. The handover request message includes a request for full configuration. The method further includes receiving, from the second base station, a handover response message. The handover response message includes an indicator of acceptance of the full configuration. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.