System and method used in a mobile telecommunications network for load balancing ongoing calls between different base station controllers
US6385449B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for load balancing used in a mobile telecommunications network. The load balancing system includes a mobile services switching center and a first base station controller coupled to the mobile services switching center for managing a first plurality of cells. The load balancing system further includes a second base station controller coupled to the mobile services switching center for managing a second plurality of cells, where one cell of the first plurality of cells is adjacent to one cell of the second plurality of cells. The second base station controller includes a processor responsive to receiving a first load indication message from the first base station controller in order to determine whether to handover at least one ongoing call from the one cell of the second base station controller to the one cell of the first base station controller.
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