Method for selecting base station for handover from plurality of target base stations and device thereof
US8364150B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 7, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/22
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The method for selecting a base station for handover from a plurality of target base stations includes receiving, at a network element, measurement reports and loads of the plurality of target base stations, where the plurality of target base stations are within a coverage area of a mobile station. The method further includes selecting, at the network element, the base station from the plurality of target base stations for handover of the mobile station of a source base station to the selected target base station based on the measurement reports and the loads of the plurality of target base stations.
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