Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for steering idle mobile stations

US7187934B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Dalibor Turina · Täby, SE
Ulrik Wahlberg · Täby, SE
Tomas Hedberg · Stockholm, SE
Stefan Ström · Bissenkamp, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 14, 2004
Grant date	Mar 6, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 19, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W36/1443
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Load redistribution and other benefits may be achieved by dynamically distributing or “steering” idle mobile stations to a particular cell or area. For example, idle mobile stations may be steered from a loaded cell to less loaded cells by changing one or more cell broadcast parameters.

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