US20060194582A1 - Handover between mobile communication networks - Google Patents
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- the present invention is concerned with handover of a call between mobile communication networks.
- the present invention is particularly concerned with handover between UMTS networks and GSM networks but is also applicable to handover between different GSM networks and different cellular mobile communication networks generally.
- the term User Equipment is intended to encompass any equipment capable of communicating with a network; this will typically be a mobile telephone, but may be, for example, a dedicated data, facsimile, E-mail or video communication device or combination device.
- the network supplies a limited list of adjacent cells, normally confined to cells provided by the same network provider and permits the mobile device to make limited investigation of signal strength from the neighboring cells. In the event that the mobile device finds a stronger signal from another cell, it can signal a change to the other cell.
- the network provider would have to supply a significant amount of information concerning other network providers' cells. Therefore, the above mentioned potential solution has the attendant problem that the list of available cells may become too large in practical terms for the User Equipment to
- It is an object of the present invention is to provide a method capable of handing over between mobile communication networks while call is in progress.
- the invention provides a method of facilitating handover from an active network with which User Equipment is in communication to another network.
- the active network provides a list of available other networks to the User Equipment.
- User Equipment selects among the available networks based on preference information and signals to the active network at least one preferred other network.
- the active network provides neighbor cell information for the at least one preferred other network to the User Equipment.
- the User Equipment may signal a preferred network to the active network and then the active network may transmit cell information for only the preferred network(s) to that User Equipment.
- the preference information may be stored in the User Equipment, preferably in the SIM card.
- the preference information may include a list of networks which are “black listed” with which the User Equipment is not able to connect.
- the preference information may also include a list of networks which are “white listed” with which communication is preferred.
- the white list may include partner networks of the home network provider.
- the preference information may include an explicit “gray list” of networks which are to be tried in the absence of a “white listed” network; alternatively, networks which are not explicitly in the white list or black list may be deemed to be in the gray list.
- Multiple levels of preference may be stored.
- the method includes storing in the User Equipment a list of available networks based on information supplied by the active network. This feature, using information supplied by a network rather than that obtained by a (relatively lengthy) search performed by the User Equipment, offers advantages.
- the method may include incrementally adding to or deleting from the list of available networks stored in the User Equipment. This feature avoids the need to re-transmit a complete list, thereby allowing shorter messages to be used.
- the signalling of available networks by an active network is of itself a useful step as it provides a terminal with information concerning available networks without the terminal having to search.
- the signalling by a terminal to an active network with which the terminal is in communication of a preferred (other) network provides useful information to the active network.
- the invention extends to methods of operating terminals and to methods of operating networks, terminals and network for implementing any the above aspects.
- the active network is a UMTS network and the list of available networks comprises a list of available GSM networks. This implementation facilitates handover from UMTS to a selected GSM network.
- the active network is a GSM network (or a UMTS network) provided by an active network provider and the list of available networks comprises a list of other GSM networks (or UMTS networks) provided by other network providers. This facilitates handover within a communication system between network providers.
- FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a processing of the first embodiment according to the present invention.
- the user equipment should ideally have the following components:—
- a store for a list of network preferences for a list of network preferences.
- SIM card which term as used in this specification is intended to encompass any removable device which is used to configure a standard handset
- the equipment may be configured to allow the user to edit at least part of this list, for example by adding networks or modifying preference levels.
- the user may update the preference list so that the cheaper network is always preferred.
- the preference list may simply be binary, 0 for never use (“blacklisted”), 1 for use if possible (“white listed”), unlisted networks being used if a network annotated 1 is not found.
- blacklisted blacklisted
- white listed unlisted networks being used if a network annotated 1 is not found.
- multiple levels may be stored; this facilitates differentiation on the basis of pricing. If multiple levels are used, the home network may be given a unique, highest, preference. If only two or a few levels are provided, the home network may nonetheless be specifically marked, if desired.
- the user may be prompted to select all alternative network on demand; this will normally be inconvenient during a voice call, but may be more acceptable in a data communication application.
- the order in which the networks are listed may or may not be significant; if it is, even in a binary system, the order of networks within the stored list may be used to designate preference and all white listed networks may be ranked in order.
- the User Equipment may be arranged to find the first white listed available network.
- the User Equipment must be able to interpret a special message sent during an active call from the active network listing possible handover networks. This may be based on existing facilities for interpreting messages during a call, the special message being identified by a special prefix or identifier agreed with the network. It is to be noted that it may only be possible to perform preferential handover from certain networks but not others, particularly where certain networks are not configured to provide special messages identifying neighboring networks.
- the UMTS network may be arranged to provide a list of candidate GSM networks, but, when attempting to hand back to UMTS from a GSM network, or when attempting to hand over between at least certain GSM networks, this may not be possible as the GSM network(s) may not be adapted to provide lists of candidate networks.
- the User Equipment is able, in addition to (or instead of) receiving a complete list of available networks, to receive and interpret messages specifying incremental addition or deletion of networks from the current list of available networks.
- a complete list of available networks may be built up in the User Equipment by a series of “ADD” messages, rather than by transmitting a complete list.
- This feature is particularly desirable in regions where there are a number of networks from which to choose and the availability of each network changes from place to place frequently, as it avoids the need to re-transmit a long list each time one network becomes or ceases to be available.
- the network may be arranged to transmit available network information regularly or when the network determines that handover is desirable (for example when the received signal becomes weak). However, preferably, the User Equipment is able specifically to request this information; this may be achieved in a similar manner to the conventional manner for User Equipment to send a handover, but using a message identifier agreed with the network as signifying a request for available networks.
- the network would supply neighbor cell information for the selected network(s) in a similar manner to that presently used to enable cell-to-cell handover and the User Equipment would treat this cell information (radio frequencies, time slots codes, etc.) in the same way to find the most suitable handover candidate.
- a network should implement the following features:—
- This list varies from point to point, so it is conveniently stored at each base station or radio access point. This may be based on stored information, obtained either based on knowledge of other networks in the area and predicted coverage, or based on empirical data, for example obtained by scanning for radio coverage throughout he region covered by a cell, or by fixed receivers located at the access point and surrounding access points. Normally the network will not know the position of the User Equipment to much better than 1 cell accuracy (although, by triangulation from other cells in the network, accurate positioning is possible; alternatively, a rough idea of direction within the cell may be obtained), so the list of potentially available networks may include all networks receivable at any point within the cell.
- the list omits certain networks which are in fact available, then handover to those networks will not be possible, so it is desirable to include more rather than fewer in the list. However, where too many networks are included, efficiency will be degraded, as the User Equipment may be instructed to search for an “available” network which is in fact not available. It may be possible to update the list dynamically, based on information returned from User Equipment concerning availability of networks.
- corresponding neighbor cell information (frequencies, time slots etc.) should be stored.
- the network is configured to send and respond to messages described above in relation to the User Equipment.
- processing steps and exchange of messages are shown in FIG. 1 .
- User Equipment determines handover required and request available networks.
- the active network looks up list of available networks and transmits the list to the User Equipment.
- User Equipment compares the list to preferences, selects preferred network and signals the preferred network to the active network.
- the active network looks up cell information for preferred network and signals neighbor cell information to the User Equipment.
- the User Equipment searches for cell availability, determines cell and network and signals handover to specific cell.
- handover to new network is implemented.
- the first embodiment above deals with transmission of a complete list of available networks in response to a specific request.
- the following second embodiment deals in particular with incremental updating of the list of available networks, and these details may be used in other contexts (not only in the UMTS to GSM handover case in which it is explained), for example in GSM to GSM handover.
- the serving UMTS network U can signal to the dual mode terminal the identity of one or more GSM network that are available, ⁇ Gi. ⁇ for potential handover.
- This signal contains the unique network identifier of each potential GSM network. This message would typically be used when the terminal first enters the coverage area of a potential candidate GSM network while a call is active, or sets up a call while within its coverage area,
- the terminal records the identity of the GSM networks, and compare it with internally stored information (for example a network preference list stored on the SIM and the identity of other available GSM networks previously signalled to it) and signals its preference Gpref back to the serving network, if it can identify a suitable network.
- internally stored information for example a network preference list stored on the SIM and the identity of other available GSM networks previously signalled to it
- the serving network After this the serving network provides neighbor cell information relating to network Gpref until such time as the call ends, the terminal leaves the network or the terminal indicates a new value of Gpref.
- the serving radio network U can signal to the terminal at any time the identity of GSM networks, ⁇ Gi. ⁇ that are now unavailable. This signal contains the unique network identifier of the GSM network which is no longer available.
- the terminal can note that this GSM network is no longer available, and using internally stored information (for example a network preference list stored on the SIM and the identity of remaining available GSM networks) signals its preference Gpref back to the serving network, if a suitable network is identified.
- internally stored information for example a network preference list stored on the SIM and the identity of remaining available GSM networks
- the serving network After this the serving network provides neighbor cell information relating to network Gpref until such time as the call ends, the terminal leaves the network or the terminal indicates a new value of Gpref.
- the terminal can signal a new preference Gpref back to the serving network, which would be chosen from the list of available networks.
- the serving network provides neighbor cell information relating to network Gpref until such time as the call ends, the terminal leaves the network or the terminal indicates a new value of Gpref.
- this signal would be sent if the list of available GSM network changed in such a way that the preferred network needed to be re-evaluated.
- the mobile device always has a preferred other network stored and is therefore regularly updated with neighbor cell information for that preferred network. This is particularly useful in the case of a dual mode terminal (the case of UMTS, to GSM handover being one example, GSM 900 to GSM 1900 being another example) where the “unused” mode components can be kept up dated and ready to change as soon as required.
- the signalling of available GSM candidate network information The signalling of available GSM candidate network information.
- the ability of the terminal to indicate the preferred network is the ability of the terminal to indicate the preferred network.
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The invention provides a method of handover from an active network to a selected one of a plurality of potential other networks. In addition to the overall solution, the solution proposed has several individual aspects. All subsidiary aspects are related to the common problem mentioned above and sharing the underlying common solution concept of implementing a system in which selective handover is possible and in which a list of available other networks provided by an active network can be handled and selection made by a terminal, so that neighbor cell information can be transmitted based on expressed terminal preferences.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention is concerned with handover of a call between mobile communication networks. The present invention is particularly concerned with handover between UMTS networks and GSM networks but is also applicable to handover between different GSM networks and different cellular mobile communication networks generally.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- In current GSM systems, it is possible for a user to select manually among a plurality of available GSM networks when a mobile device (User Equipment) is off line. It is also possible for the User Equipment to select a network automatically from among the available networks based on preferences stored in the User Equipment, normally in the SIM card. However, when a call is in progress, this selection is not possible. In the present specification, the term User Equipment is intended to encompass any equipment capable of communicating with a network; this will typically be a mobile telephone, but may be, for example, a dedicated data, facsimile, E-mail or video communication device or combination device.
- During call progress, the majority of the User Equipment's radio resource are involved in the active call and so it is not possible to scan broadly for available networks. To enable a mobile device to move between cells, while a call is in progress, the network supplies a limited list of adjacent cells, normally confined to cells provided by the same network provider and permits the mobile device to make limited investigation of signal strength from the neighboring cells. In the event that the mobile device finds a stronger signal from another cell, it can signal a change to the other cell.
- According to above prior method, it is not impossible to hand over between mobile communication networks while call is in progress.
- It has been appreciated that it would be desirable to enable User Equipment to select a preferred one of a plurality of available networks while a call is in progress. This would be particularly beneficial when handing over from a UMTS network to a selected GSM network', but would also be useful, particularly when traveling outside the User Equipment's home network territory, to enable handover between preferred “foreign” networks.
- It has been appreciated that, although this is not normally done, it would be possible for an active network to supply a list of cells not only belonging to the active network, but also including cells of other network providers. This potentially offers a solution to the problem mentioned above, and may be provided independently in an aspect of the invention.
- However, to implement the system, the network provider would have to supply a significant amount of information concerning other network providers' cells. Therefore, the above mentioned potential solution has the attendant problem that the list of available cells may become too large in practical terms for the User Equipment to
- investigate during an active call, and this may degrade performance of the network. This solution may therefore be undesirable for many network providers.
- It is an object of the present invention is to provide a method capable of handing over between mobile communication networks while call is in progress.
- Pursuant to the invention, an improved solution has been proposed. According to the first main aspect of the invention, the invention provides a method of facilitating handover from an active network with which User Equipment is in communication to another network. According to the present invention, the active network provides a list of available other networks to the User Equipment. User Equipment selects among the available networks based on preference information and signals to the active network at least one preferred other network. The active network provides neighbor cell information for the at least one preferred other network to the User Equipment.
- In this way, the User Equipment may signal a preferred network to the active network and then the active network may transmit cell information for only the preferred network(s) to that User Equipment.
- The preference information may be stored in the User Equipment, preferably in the SIM card. The preference information may include a list of networks which are “black listed” with which the User Equipment is not able to connect. The preference information may also include a list of networks which are “white listed” with which communication is preferred. The white list may include partner networks of the home network provider. The preference information may include an explicit “gray list” of networks which are to be tried in the absence of a “white listed” network; alternatively, networks which are not explicitly in the white list or black list may be deemed to be in the gray list. Multiple levels of preference may be stored. Preferably, the method includes storing in the User Equipment a list of available networks based on information supplied by the active network. This feature, using information supplied by a network rather than that obtained by a (relatively lengthy) search performed by the User Equipment, offers advantages.
- The method may include incrementally adding to or deleting from the list of available networks stored in the User Equipment. This feature avoids the need to re-transmit a complete list, thereby allowing shorter messages to be used.
- Using the method of claim 1, it becomes possible for a network to send different neighbor cell information to different terminals (User Equipment), based on preferences expressed by the terminals and not solely dependent on the area in which the terminals are located.
- The signalling of available networks by an active network, the first step in the method of claim 1, is of itself a useful step as it provides a terminal with information concerning available networks without the terminal having to search.
- The signalling by a terminal to an active network with which the terminal is in communication of a preferred (other) network (effectively the second step in the method of claim 1) in itself provides useful information to the active network.
- The invention extends to methods of operating terminals and to methods of operating networks, terminals and network for implementing any the above aspects.
- In a first preferred implementation, the active network is a UMTS network and the list of available networks comprises a list of available GSM networks. This implementation facilitates handover from UMTS to a selected GSM network.
- In a second implementation, the active network is a GSM network (or a UMTS network) provided by an active network provider and the list of available networks comprises a list of other GSM networks (or UMTS networks) provided by other network providers. This facilitates handover within a communication system between network providers.
- The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate examples of the present invention.
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FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a processing of the first embodiment according to the present invention. - An embodiment of the invention will now be described, by way of example.
- By way of explanation, we will describe in general terms, the elements of a practical implementation of a handover system embodying several of the above aspects and advantageous features. The following applies to both handover between networks of a similar type (e.g. GSM) belonging to different network providers, or between networks—of differing types (e.g. UMTS to GSM), unless otherwise stated. Indeed, in certain applications it may be possible to select between multiple networks of multiple types, for example GSM 900, GSM 1900, UMTS and local coverage networks.
- Features of User Equipment
- In addition to “standard” user equipment features, for communicating with the networks between which handover is to be performed (for a UMTS to GSM handover, this requires a dual mode terminal), the user equipment should ideally have the following components:—
- A store for a list of network preferences.
- This may be based on an existing store, preferably in the SIM card (which term as used in this specification is intended to encompass any removable device which is used to configure a standard handset), and will normally be at least partially pre-programmed by the home network provider. The equipment may be configured to allow the user to edit at least part of this list, for example by adding networks or modifying preference levels.
- In particular, where a network provider has two or more partner networks in a given (foreign) country and the charges vary (either permanently or from time to time) between networks, the user (or the network provider) may update the preference list so that the cheaper network is always preferred. The preference list may simply be binary, 0 for never use (“blacklisted”), 1 for use if possible (“white listed”), unlisted networks being used if a network annotated 1 is not found. Alternatively, multiple levels may be stored; this facilitates differentiation on the basis of pricing. If multiple levels are used, the home network may be given a unique, highest, preference. If only two or a few levels are provided, the home network may nonetheless be specifically marked, if desired. Although it is greatly preferred to store the preferences, the user may be prompted to select all alternative network on demand; this will normally be inconvenient during a voice call, but may be more acceptable in a data communication application. The order in which the networks are listed may or may not be significant; if it is, even in a binary system, the order of networks within the stored list may be used to designate preference and all white listed networks may be ranked in order. Thus, in the selecting step, the User Equipment may be arranged to find the first white listed available network.
- Means for Receiving and Interpreting a Message Specifying Available Networks.
- The User Equipment must be able to interpret a special message sent during an active call from the active network listing possible handover networks. This may be based on existing facilities for interpreting messages during a call, the special message being identified by a special prefix or identifier agreed with the network. It is to be noted that it may only be possible to perform preferential handover from certain networks but not others, particularly where certain networks are not configured to provide special messages identifying neighboring networks. For example, in the case of UMTS to GSM handover, the UMTS network may be arranged to provide a list of candidate GSM networks, but, when attempting to hand back to UMTS from a GSM network, or when attempting to hand over between at least certain GSM networks, this may not be possible as the GSM network(s) may not be adapted to provide lists of candidate networks.
- Means for Maintaining List of Available Networks.
- Preferably, the User Equipment is able, in addition to (or instead of) receiving a complete list of available networks, to receive and interpret messages specifying incremental addition or deletion of networks from the current list of available networks. In this way, a complete list of available networks may be built up in the User Equipment by a series of “ADD” messages, rather than by transmitting a complete list. This feature is particularly desirable in regions where there are a number of networks from which to choose and the availability of each network changes from place to place frequently, as it avoids the need to re-transmit a long list each time one network becomes or ceases to be available.
- Means for Requesting a List of Available Networks.
- The network may be arranged to transmit available network information regularly or when the network determines that handover is desirable (for example when the received signal becomes weak). However, preferably, the User Equipment is able specifically to request this information; this may be achieved in a similar manner to the conventional manner for User Equipment to send a handover, but using a message identifier agreed with the network as signifying a request for available networks.
- Means for Comparing the List of Available Networks to the List of Preferences and Selecting a Network.
- This may be achieved simply by searching for each available network in the list of preferences and returning the one (or top several) with the highest preference. Where more than one available network has an equal top preference, the User Equipment may select several in turn and then, following receipt of radio cell information, select the network with the strongest signal. Alternatively, other criteria may be provided.
- Means for Signalling the Preferred Network.
- This may be achieved simply by sending a message with an identifier agreed with the network to signify a network selection.
- Thereafter, the network would supply neighbor cell information for the selected network(s) in a similar manner to that presently used to enable cell-to-cell handover and the User Equipment would treat this cell information (radio frequencies, time slots codes, etc.) in the same way to find the most suitable handover candidate.
- Features of Network
- In addition to “standard” network parameters, a network should implement the following features:—
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- Store of list of available other networks.
- This list varies from point to point, so it is conveniently stored at each base station or radio access point. This may be based on stored information, obtained either based on knowledge of other networks in the area and predicted coverage, or based on empirical data, for example obtained by scanning for radio coverage throughout he region covered by a cell, or by fixed receivers located at the access point and surrounding access points. Normally the network will not know the position of the User Equipment to much better than 1 cell accuracy (although, by triangulation from other cells in the network, accurate positioning is possible; alternatively, a rough idea of direction within the cell may be obtained), so the list of potentially available networks may include all networks receivable at any point within the cell. If the list omits certain networks which are in fact available, then handover to those networks will not be possible, so it is desirable to include more rather than fewer in the list. However, where too many networks are included, efficiency will be degraded, as the User Equipment may be instructed to search for an “available” network which is in fact not available. It may be possible to update the list dynamically, based on information returned from User Equipment concerning availability of networks.
- For each available network, corresponding neighbor cell information (frequencies, time slots etc.) should be stored.
- The network is configured to send and respond to messages described above in relation to the User Equipment. Thus, in a practical example, processing steps and exchange of messages are shown in
FIG. 1 . Atstep 101, User Equipment determines handover required and request available networks. Atstep 102, the active network looks up list of available networks and transmits the list to the User Equipment. Atstep 103, User Equipment compares the list to preferences, selects preferred network and signals the preferred network to the active network. Atstep 104, the active network looks up cell information for preferred network and signals neighbor cell information to the User Equipment. Atstep 105, the User Equipment searches for cell availability, determines cell and network and signals handover to specific cell. Finally, atstep 106, handover to new network is implemented. - 2nd Embodiment;
- The first embodiment above deals with transmission of a complete list of available networks in response to a specific request. The following second embodiment deals in particular with incremental updating of the list of available networks, and these details may be used in other contexts (not only in the UMTS to GSM handover case in which it is explained), for example in GSM to GSM handover.
- Application to UMTS to GSM Handover
- Three novel signaling procedures arc proposed as below. All these procedures rely on local interaction between the dual mode terminal and the UTRAN, with no involvement of the VLR or core network.
- We will assume that while a dual mode terminal has a call in progress, it maintains a list of potential GSM handover candidates {G1, G2, G3, . . . } (which may contain no entries if no potential GSM handover candidate is available). At any time it also has a preferred candidate Gpref which is a member of {G1, G2, G3, . . . }. This proposal describes signalling means whereby this list is maintained.
- Signalling the Availability of Candidate GSM Networks
- At any time during a call the serving UMTS network U can signal to the dual mode terminal the identity of one or more GSM network that are available, {Gi.} for potential handover. This signal contains the unique network identifier of each potential GSM network. This message would typically be used when the terminal first enters the coverage area of a potential candidate GSM network while a call is active, or sets up a call while within its coverage area,
- The terminal records the identity of the GSM networks, and compare it with internally stored information (for example a network preference list stored on the SIM and the identity of other available GSM networks previously signalled to it) and signals its preference Gpref back to the serving network, if it can identify a suitable network.
- After this the serving network provides neighbor cell information relating to network Gpref until such time as the call ends, the terminal leaves the network or the terminal indicates a new value of Gpref.
- Signalling the Non-Availability of an Existing Candidate GSM Network
- When the terminal leaves the coverage area of a potential candidate GSM network during a call, the serving radio network U can signal to the terminal at any time the identity of GSM networks, {Gi.} that are now unavailable. This signal contains the unique network identifier of the GSM network which is no longer available.
- The terminal can note that this GSM network is no longer available, and using internally stored information (for example a network preference list stored on the SIM and the identity of remaining available GSM networks) signals its preference Gpref back to the serving network, if a suitable network is identified.
- After this the serving network provides neighbor cell information relating to network Gpref until such time as the call ends, the terminal leaves the network or the terminal indicates a new value of Gpref.
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- At any time the terminal can signal a new preference Gpref back to the serving network, which would be chosen from the list of available networks. After this the serving network provides neighbor cell information relating to network Gpref until such time as the call ends, the terminal leaves the network or the terminal indicates a new value of Gpref.
- Typically this signal would be sent if the list of available GSM network changed in such a way that the preferred network needed to be re-evaluated.
- In the above described second embodiment, the mobile device always has a preferred other network stored and is therefore regularly updated with neighbor cell information for that preferred network. This is particularly useful in the case of a dual mode terminal (the case of UMTS, to GSM handover being one example, GSM 900 to GSM 1900 being another example) where the “unused” mode components can be kept up dated and ready to change as soon as required.
- To summarize, the above embodiments provide the following novel features, each of which may be independently provided:—
- The signalling of available GSM candidate network information.
- The maintenance in the terminal of a list of available networks.
- The possibility of incremental addition and deletion of elements of that list.
- The ability of the terminal to indicate the preferred network.
- The ability to send selective neighbor cell information to different dual mode terminals, so that dif3ferent terminals within the same area may receive different neighbor cell information.
- While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described using specific terms, such description is for illustrative purposes only, and it is to be understood that changes and variations may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the following claims.
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1. A method of facilitating handover from an active network with which User Equipment is in communication to another network, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a list of available other networks to said User Equipment via the active network;
in the User Equipment, selecting among the available networks based on preference information and signalling to said active network at least one preferred other network; and
providing neighbor cell information for the at least one preferred other network to said User Equipment via the active network.
2. A method of facilitating handover from an active network with which User Equipment is in communication to another network, the method comprising a step of providing to User Equipment communicating via the active network a list of available other networks.
3. (canceled)
4. A method of operating User Equipment capable of handover between an active network and another network comprising a step of storing in the User Equipment a list of available networks based on information supplied by the active network with which the User Equipment is in communication.
5. (canceled)
6. A method according to claim 2 further comprising a step of sending a message to the User Equipment containing information for incrementally adding to or subtracting from the list of available networks.
7. A method of operating an active network to facilitate handover to another network comprising a step of providing to User Equipment communicating via the active network a message containing information for incrementally adding to or subtracting from a stored list of available networks.
8-10. (canceled)
11. A method of operating an active network with which User Equipment is in communication comprising a step of sending neighbor cell information to User Equipment based on network preferences communicated by the User Equipment.
12. A method according to claim 11 comprising a step of sending mutually different neighbor cell information to mutually different User Equipments based on mutually different network preferences.
13. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the preferred other network is selected based on information stored in the User Equipment, preferably in a SIM card.
14. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the active network is a UMTS network and the other network is selected from available GSM networks.
15. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the active network is provided by an active network provider and the other network is selected from networks provided by other network providers.
16-18. (canceled)
19. User Equipment for a mobile communications system capable of handover from an active network with which User Equipment is in communication to another network comprising means for signalling a preferred other network to the active network during a call.
20-21. (canceled)
22. A mobile communications network or component thereof including means for communicating to User Equipment communicating with the network a list of available other networks.
23. A mobile communications network or component thereof according to claim 22 having means for sending a message to me User Equipment containing information for incrementally adding to or subtracting from the list of available networks.
24. A mobile communications network or component thereof including means for sending a message to User Equipment containing information for incrementally adding to or subtracting from a list of available networks stored in the User Equipment.
25. (canceled)
26. A mobile communications network or component thereof including means for sending neighbor cell information to User Equipment based on network preferences communicated by the User Equipment.
27. A mobile communications network or component thereof according to claim 26 arranged to send mutually different neighbor cell information to mutually different User Equipments based on mutually different network preferences.
28. A system for facilitating handover from an active network with which User Equipment is in communication to another network, the system comprising:
means for providing a first list including at least one unique network identifier to a user equipment via an active network; and
means for comparing the provided first list with a second list internally stored in the user equipment, the second list containing at least one unique network identifier, and the comparing means being provided in the user equipment.
29. A method for facilitating handover from an active network with which User Equipment is in communication to another network, the method comprising:
providing a first list including at least one unique network identifier to a user equipment via an active network; and
comparing the provided first list with a second list internally stored in the user equipment, the second list containing at least one unique network identifier, and the comparing being performed in the user equipment.
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