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`Notice of Pre-AlA or AIA Status
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`EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT
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`The application has been amendedasfollows:
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`1.
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`(Currently Amended) A user equipmentfor performing a handover
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`procedure in a mobile communication system from a source basestation to a target
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`bandwidth, the user equipment comprising:
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`a transceiver which, in operation, receives from the source base station a
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`handover command message including-+nfermaternregardingatleastathe-configured
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`bandwidth part index indicative of a first bandwidth part-aad orasecond bandwidth part
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`different from the first bandwidth part within a cell bandwidth of the target base station,
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`wherein the target base station is configured for the user equipment with at least the
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`first bandwidth part and the second bandwidth part; and
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`a processor which, in operation and upon reception of the handover
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`command message, activates in the transceiver-ateastapre-selected-one-of the
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`configuredatleastfirst bandwidth part or the second bandwidth part indicated by the
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`bandwidth part index, and controls the transceiver to perform, over the activated aHeast
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`ene-cHhe-configured-atleast first bandwidth part or the activated second bandwidth
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`part, communication with the target base station as part of the handover procedure;
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`wherein the bandwidth part index is selected by the target base station
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`that receives a traffic status of the user equipment, the traffic status of the user
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`equipment indicated in a handover request message from the source base station to the
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`target base station, and the selected bandwidth part index is transmitted in a handover
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`request acknowledge message from the target base station to the source base station
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`wherein the handover command message includes a specific sequence of
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`information, and the bandwidth part index to activate the first bandwidth part or the
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`second bandwidth part is included at a specific position in the specific sequence.
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`2.
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`3.
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`(Currently Amended) The user equipment according to claim 1,
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`wherein the processor controls the transceiver to perform at least a random access
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`message transmission to the target base station as part of the handover procedure; and
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`in case the received handover command message additionally includes a
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`plurality of different random access transmission parameters associated with-aHeast
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`the-pre-selected-one-oHthe-contiguredatleastthe first bandwidth part aadorthe
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`second bandwidth part;
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`the processor controls the transceiver to perform aHeaste the random
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`access message transmission to the target base station using the random access
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`4.
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`(Currently Amended) A target base station for performing a
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`handover procedure of a user equipment in a mobile communication system from a
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`source base station,
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`bandwidth-par-withirts-cel-oandwidth, the target base station comprising:
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`a transceiver which, in operation, receives from the source basestation a
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`handover request message iAeluding which includes a traffic status of the user
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`equipment and which includes information regarding the capability of the user
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`equipment to communicate with the target base station over aHeasttheafirst
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`bandwidth part and a second bandwidth part different from the first bandwidth part
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`within a cell bandwidth of the target base station; and
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`a processor which, in operation and upon reception of the handover
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`request message, selects a bandwidth part index indicative of the first bandwidth part or
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`the second bandwidth part, controls the transceiver to configure for the user equipment
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`at least the first bandwidth part and the second bandwidth part, and controls the
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`transceiver totraAsmHs transmit to the source base station a handover request
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`acknowledge message, wherein the handover request acknowledge message includes
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`information regarding the configured at leastfirst bandwidth part and second bandwidth
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`part which includes the selected bandwidth part index;
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`messageineluding the bandwidth part index+e received by the source basestation
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`whichtransmits is transmitted in a handover command message from the source base
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`station to the user equipment-a
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`wherein the handover command message includes a specific sequence of
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`information, and the bandwidth part index to activate the first bandwidth part or the
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`second bandwidth part is included at a specific position in the specific sequence.
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`5.
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`(Currently Amended) The target base station according to claim 4,
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`wherein
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`the processor, in operation and after controlling the transceiver to transmit
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`the handover request acknowledge message, activates in the transceiver ##e-same-pre-
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`selectedeneoHheconfiguredatleastthe first bandwidth part or the second bandwidth
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`part which the user equipment is expected to activate;
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`6.
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`(Currently Amended) The target base station according to claim 4,
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`wherein:
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`the handover request message additionally includes information regarding
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`the state of the activated bandwidth part or predictedtraffic information-arnd
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`7.
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`(Currently Amended) The target base station according to claim 4,
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`wherein the processor, in operation and after controlling the transceiver to transmit the
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`handover request acknowledge message, activates in the transceiver all ofthe
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`configured-aHeast bandwidth parts including the first bandwidth part-er and the second
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`bandwidth part.
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`8.
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`(Currently Amended) The target base station according to claim 4,
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`wherein the handover request acknowledge message additionally includes:
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`a plurality of different uplink shared channel transmission parameters,
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`each associated with a different one of+he configured bandwidth parts including at least
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`the first bandwidth part and_thesecond bandwidth part; and
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`the processor, in operation, controls the transceiver to schedule
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`candidates of handover complete message transmission using all of the plurality of
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`uplink shared channel transmission parameters which are associated with the
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`configuredaHeasttirstbandwidthpartersecondbandwidth-par parts, aad
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`wherein
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`the plurality of uplink shared channel transmission parameters comprise:
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`time and frequency of radio channel resources, to be used by the
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`user equipment when transmitting a handover complete message to the target base
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`station; and
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`in case the handover request acknowledge message additionally includes
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`athe plurality of uplink shared channel transmission parameters-each-asseciated-with-a
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`the transceiver, in operation, additionally receives from the user
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`equipment the handover complete message using one ofthe plurality of uplink shared
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`channel transmission parameters which is associated-e with the cerfiguredatleastfirst
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`bandwidth part or_the second bandwidth part selected-and activated by the user
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`equipment; and
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`leastHtirstbandwidth_partand-secerd bandwidth part parts which the user equipment
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`the processor, in operation, deactivates the remaining efthe configured-at
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`9.
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`(Currently Amended) The target base station according to claim 4,
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`wherein the handover request acknowledge message additionally includes:
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`a plurality of different random access transmission parameters each
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`associated with a different one of+he configured bandwidth parts including at least_the
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`first bandwidth part and_the second bandwidth part; and
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`the processor, in operation, controls the transceiver to reserve random
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`access message transmissions using all of the plurality of random access transmission
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`parameters which are associated te with the configured aHeasttirstbandwidth_partor
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`secend bandwidth-partparts; and
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`wherein
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`the plurality of random access transmission parameters comprise at least
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`one or moreof:
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`a random access preamble sequence, transmitted with the random
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`access message, and
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`time and frequencyof radio channel resources, to be used by the
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`user equipment when transmitting the random access message to the target base
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`station; and
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`wherein,
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`athe plurality of different random access transmission parameters eacsh-asseciatedwith
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`in case the handover request acknowledge message additionally includes
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`the transceiver, in operation, additionally receives from the user
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`equipment-a the random access message-transmissien using one ofthe plurality of
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`random access transmission parameters which is associated+e+the-cernfiguredatleast
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`with the first bandwidth part or thesecond bandwidth part_selected and activated by the
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`user equipment; and
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`the processor, in operation, deactivates the remaining efHthe configured at
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`leasHirstbandwidth_partandsecondbandwidth-parttparts which the user equipment has
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`10.
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`(Currently Amended) The target base station according to claims 4,
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`wherein the handover request message additionally includes:
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`information regarding at least a third bandwidth part and a different fourth
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`bandwidth part which are configured for the user equipment in the source basestation;
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`and
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`the handover request message additionally includes:
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`information regarding the activated-ere-eHhe-cenfiguredatleast
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`third bandwidth part aad or the activated fourth bandwidth part in the source base
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`station; and
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`wherein
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`the processor, in operation, configures, for the user equipment, the first
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`bandwidth part and the second bandwidth part, in the transceiver, based on the third
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`bandwidth part and fourth bandwidth part, respectively; and
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`the bandwidth part index indicates that the bandwidth part which is the
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`same asthe third bandwidth part or the fourth bandwidth part previously activated ere
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`he-configured atlea
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`hird bandwidthoart
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`and fourth bandwidth part
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`in the source
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`base station.
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`11.
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`(Currently Amended) A method for performing a handover
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`procedure of a user equipment in a mobile communication system from a source base
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`station to a target base station, thetargetbase-station-being-fortheuserconfigured
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`withiris-cellbandwidth_the method comprising:
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`receiving at the user equipment from the source basestation a handover
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`command message includingi#fermatern+egardingthe-configuredaHleasta bandwidth
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`part index indicative of a first bandwidth part-ard orasecond bandwidth part different
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`from the first bandwidth part within a cell bandwidth of the target base station, wherein
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`the target base station is configured for the user equipment with at least the first
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`upon reception of the handover command message, the user equipment
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`activating aHeastapre-selected-oneoHhe-configuredatleastfirst bandwidth part or
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`thesecond bandwidth part_indicated by the bandwidth part index, and communicating,
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`over the activated-ateasternecHheconfiguredatleastfirst bandwidth part or the
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`activated second bandwidth part, with the target base station as part of the handover
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`procedure;
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`wherein the bandwidth part index is selected by the target base station
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`that receives a traffic status of the user equipment, the traffic status of the user
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`equipment indicated in a handover request message from the source basestation to the
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`target base station, and the selected bandwidth part index is transmitted in a handover
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`request acknowledge message from the target base station to the source base station
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`
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`wherein the handover command message includes a specific sequence of
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`information, and the bandwidth part index to activate the first bandwidth part or the
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`second bandwidth part is included at a specific position in the specific sequence.
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`12.
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`(Currently Amended) A methodfor a target base station to perform
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`a handover procedure of a user equipment in a mobile communication system from a
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`source base station,
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`bandwidth-par-withints-cel-parndwidththe method comprising:
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`receiving at the target base station from the source basestation a
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`handover request message-neluding which includes a traffic status of the user
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`equipment and which includes information regarding the capability of the user
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`equipment to communicate with the target base station over aHeasttheafirst
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`bandwidth part and a second bandwidth part different from the first bandwidth part
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`within a cell bandwidth of the target base station; and
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`upon reception of the handover request message, the target bas