Load sharing in a cellular radio communication system
US9807660B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/00837
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to facilitating load sharing between a serving cell and a neighboring cell of a cellular radio communication system. The serving cell serves a plurality of radio devices. A network node of the cellular radio communication system defines a first group of radio devices. The first group is a sub-group of the plurality of radio devices served by the serving cell. The network node associates the first group of radio devices with a load sharing boundary to a load sharing zone between the serving cell and the neighboring cell. Beyond the load sharing boundary, the radio devices in the first group are regarded as being able to be handed over to the neighboring cell. The network node gathers statistics relating to connection failures experienced by the radio devices in the first group and adjusts the load sharing boundary based on the gathered statistics.
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