Abstract:
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The method comprises: receiving a message at a user equipment (UE) from a source base station connected to a first radio network controller to relocate to a target base station connected to a second network controller different from the first network controller; detecting an unrecoverable Radio Link Control (RLC) error at the UE; and ignoring the RLC unrecoverable error when it occurs after receiving the message to relocate while the UE is still connected to the source base station, before relocation is completed, and proceeding to relocate to the target base station. Various alterations and embodiments are disclosed.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for reducing call drop rate by validating reconfiguration messages based on service data unit (SDU) lifetime are described. A receiving device, such as a user equipment, may determine a receiving delay between receiving a first protocol data unit (PDU) and receiving a last PDU of a reconfiguration message SDU. The receiving delay may be compared with an SDU lifetime. The reconfiguration message SDU may be validated based on the comparison of the receiving delay with the SDU lifetime. A receiving delay that is greater than the SDU lifetime may indicate that the SDU is stale and, therefore, invalid. A receiving delay that is less than the SDU lifetime may indicate that the timing of the SDU is valid and the reconfiguration message SDU is to be processed. An activation time of the reconfiguration message SDU may also be honored or disregarded based on the receiving delay.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for avoiding call drops during Serving Radio Network Subsystem (SRNS) relocation procedure are described. In an aspect, the method may include receiving an SRNS RELOCATION message and initiating a handover procedure from a first radio network subsystem (RNS) to a second RNS based on the SRNS RELOCATION message. The method may include identifying a downlink (DL) message and identifying an uplink (UL) message. The method may include holding the DL message and the UL message at a radio resource control (RRC) layer until completion of the handover procedure. In another aspect, the SRNS RELOCATION message may include a new FRESH value. The method may include retaining an old FRESH value determined before the SRNS RELOCATION was received. The method may include applying both the old FRESH value and new FRESH value to the DL message to determine if the DL message is valid.