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UE

Source eNB

Target eNB

MME/MMEs

Serving Gateway

Area Restriction Provided

1. Measurement Control packet data UL allocation 2. Measurement Reports packet data The MME transfers the Handover Request message to the corresponding target eNodeB for handover preparation.

The source eNodeB sends a Handover Request message to the MME.


Legend L3 signalling L1/L2 signalling

3. HO decision

User Data

4. Handover Reauired
Handover Preparation Handover Execution

After completing admission control and radio resource configuration, the target eNodeB returns a Handover Ack message to the MME.

5. Handover Request

7. Admission Control

7. Handover Request Acknologe 8. Handover Command DL allocation 9. Handover Command

Detach from old cell and synchronize to new cell

Deliver buffered and in transit packets to target eNB

Similar to the handover over the X2 interface, the source target send the SN information to the MME, which then transfers the SN information to the target eNodeB.
10. eNB SN Status Transfer

The MME transfers the Handover ACK message to the source eNodeB.

11. MME SN Status Transfer Data Forwarding Data Forwarding

Buffer packets from MME

12. Synchronization 13. UL allocation + TA for UE

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