US Patent 8406767 Data transfer management in a radio communications network

A mobile communications system comprising, a network with a source network node and a target network node that supports a handover procedure, and a mobile terminal that is allowed to access the source network node and access the target network node according to the handover procedure, whereby information related to a reception status of user data is delivered between at least two among a group comprising the mobile terminal, the source network node, and the target network node. The target network node may receive status information from the source network node. In addition, the target network node may receive a status report from the mobile terminal.