Comparative-throughput triggered handoff
US8798005B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/0044
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods for comparative-throughput triggered handoff. According to one embodiment of the method, the RAN may determine that a higher priority AT is receiving a lower level of throughput than a lower priority AT in the same sector, and as a response, the RAN will cause the higher priority AT to hand off from the current serving sector. According to another embodiment of the method, the RAN may identify which of the ATs being served in a particular sector are receiving lower than a threshold level of throughput, and subsequently determine the highest service priority level of these identified ATs. The RAN will then cause one or more of the identified ATs that have the highest service priority level to hand off from the current serving sector.
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