Title: Method and apparatus for performing handover in a digital broadcasting system
Application Number: 200610159519 Application Date: 2006.09.25
Publication Number: 1942012 Publication Date: 2007.04.04
Approval Pub. Date: Granted Pub. Date:
International Classifi-cation: H04Q7/38;H04H1/00;H04B17/00
Applicant(s) Name: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Address:
Inventor(s) Name:
Attorney & Agent: huangxiao lin wangzhi sen
Abstract:
    A method is provided for performing handover by a terminal in a digital broadcasting system. The method includes measuring strength of a received signal from a serving broadcast transmitter while receiving a broadcast service, and comparing the measured strength of the received signal with a predetermined reference value; periodically measuring strength of the received signal while continuously receiving the broadcast service when the measured strength of the received signal is greater than the reference value; sending a handover start request message for the broadcasting system to a base station of a mobile communication system when the measured strength of the received signal is less than or equal to the reference value; and performing handover from the serving broadcast transmitter to a target broadcast transmitter upon receipt of an accept message for the handover start request for the broadcasting system from the base station.
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