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Google patents method to keep data quality steady during cell handovers

Patent drawing from the official filing.

This filing describes a way for a network node to manage data quality settings when a device switches from one cell tower to another. The node sends specific quality requirements to the new tower, gets back the necessary setup instructions, and passes them to the device to maintain a stable connection.

Why it mattersThis is a routine technical improvement aimed at making 5G and future network connections more reliable during the brief moments when a phone moves between coverage areas.

In the filing’s own words

A network node transmits, to a target base station, a handover request for a UE. The handover request includes packet data unit (PDU) set quality of service (QOS) parameters for a QoS flow. The network node receives, from the target base station and in response to the handover request, configuration parameters for the UE. The network node transmits, to the UE, the configuration parameters.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method implemented in a network node, the method comprising: transmitting, to a target base station, a handover request for a UE, the handover request including packet data unit (PDU) set quality of service (QoS) parameters for a QoS flow; receiving, from the target base station and in response to the handover request, configuration parameters for the UE; and transmitting, to the UE, the configuration parameters.

Facts

Company: Google (GOOGLE LLC)
Official title: MANAGING PROTOCOL DATA UNIT SETS IN HANDOVER SCENARIOS
Publication number: US20260323406A1
Application number: 19486029
Filed: May 19, 2024
Published: Oct 15, 2026
Inventors: 1
Claims: 21

Classified under

H04W 36/0044 Electricity & electronicsH04W 24/02 Electricity & electronics

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