Enhanced mobility robustness optimization

US9894571B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY · FI

Inventors

• Bernhard Wegmann · Holzkirchen, DE
• Ingo Viering · Munich, DE
• Richard Waldhauser · Munich, DE
• Krzysztof Kordybach · Puławy, PL
• Yi Zhi Yao · Beijing, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: May 17, 2013
• Grant date: Feb 13, 2018
• Expiry date: May 17, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W76/19
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, apparatus and computer program products are disclosed for enhancing mobility robustness optimization in self optimizing networks. Neighbor relation information indicating relations between a handover source cell and candidate handover target cell(s), each including a first counter indicating events of an unsuccessful handover of a user equipment from the handover source cell to one candidate handover target cell, and a second counter indicating events of connection re-establishment attempt of the user equipment to the candidate handover target cell after an unsuccessful handover to another cell. A first candidate handover target cell to which handover of the user equipment was unsuccessful and a second candidate handover target cell to which the user equipment has re-established a connection, out of the candidate handover target cells, are determined. The first counter and/or the second counter of the neighbor relation information concerning the determined first and second candidate handover target cells is updated.