# US 10,772,023 B2 · Management of mobility traffic flows in mobile cellular networks > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,772,023 B2 - Document ID: US10772023B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/098,762 - Filed: 2016-04-14 - Published: 2017-10-19 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2016-04-14 - Assignees: AT&T Mobility II LLC - Applicants: At&T Mobility II LLC - Inventors: Spyridon Kapoulas; David Ross Beppler; Thomas W. Henderson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10772023B2 ## CPC - H04W 36/08: Reselecting an access point - H04W 36/0094: {Definition of hand-off measurement parameters} - H04W 36/302: {due to low signal strength} - H04W 16/08: Load shedding arrangements - H04W 36/0055: {Transmission or use of information for re-establishing the radio link} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting a triggering event based on a monitoring of utilization of a target cell within a cellular network system. A configuration policy including a handover configuration parameter set is determined, responsive to the triggering event. A target cell of a plurality of neighboring cells of the source cell is identified and a handover procedure of a user equipment from the source cell to the target cell is configured based on the handover configuration parameter set. The source cell provides the handover configuration parameter set to the user equipment connected to the source cell. The user equipment, while connected to the source cell, performs handover measurements from the source cell to the target cell based on the handover configuration parameter set, and a handover of the user equipment from the source cell to the target cell is based on the handover measurements. Other embodiments are disclosed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: monitoring, by a processing system including a processor, a utilization of a target cell of a cellular network system; analyzing, by the processing system, the utilization of the target cell to obtain an analysis result; determining, by the processing system, a predictive trend based on the analysis result; detecting, by the processing system, a triggering event based on the monitoring of the utilization; determining, by the processing system, responsive to the triggering event, a configuration policy comprising a handover configuration parameter according to a service utilized by user equipment via a source cell of the cellular network system and according to the predictive trend, wherein the handover configuration parameter is further determined according to a subscription level associated with the user equipment, wherein the handover configuration parameter further comprises a handover configuration parameter set including an individual cell offset value, and wherein the individual cell offset value is based on the subscription level; and providing, by the processing system, the handover configuration parameter to the source cell, a handover of the user equipment from the source cell to the target cell being managed according to the service by way of handover measurements based on the handover configuration parameter. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the monitoring of the utilization further comprises monitoring, by the processing system, one of an S1 transport utilization, an uplink rise over thermal noise, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the monitoring of the utilization further comprises monitoring, by the processing system, one of a physical resource block utilization, a cell throughput, a hardware utilization, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining, by the processing system, a number of handover requests for each of a plurality of neighboring cells according to a plurality of services comprising the service utilized by the user equipment; ranking, by the processing system, the plurality of neighboring cells based on a number of handover requests; and identifying, by the processing system, the source cell based on the ranking. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the handover further comprises an intra-frequency-intra-radio access technology handover, an inter-frequency/intra-radio access technology handover, or an inter-frequency/inter-radio access technology handover. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the source cell selectively provides the handover configuration parameter to the user equipment connected to the source cell based on a user of the user equipment or the service of the user equipment. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the service of the user equipment is identified by a quality control indicator. ### Claim 8 A device, comprising: a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitates performance of operations, the operations comprising: detecting a triggering event based on a monitoring of a utilization of a target cell within a cellular network system; analyzing the utilization of the target cell to obtain an analysis result; determining a predictive trend based on the analysis result; determining a configuration policy responsive to the triggering event, wherein the configuration policy comprises a handover configuration parameter according to a service utilized by user equipment via a source cell of the cellular network system and according to the predictive trend, wherein the handover configuration parameter is further determined according to a subscription level associated with the user equipment, wherein the handover configuration parameter further comprises a handover configuration parameter set including an individual cell offset value, and wherein the individual cell offset value is based on the subscription level; and providing the handover configuration parameter to the source cell, a handover of the user equipment from the source cell to the target cell being managed according to the service by way of handover measurements based on the handover configuration parameters. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, wherein the monitoring of the utilization further comprises monitoring one of an S1 transport utilization, an uplink rise over thermal noise, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, wherein the monitoring of the utilization further comprises monitoring one of a physical resource block utilization, a cell throughput, a hardware utilization, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise: determining a number of handover requests for each of a plurality of neighboring cells according to a plurality of services comprising the service utilized by the user equipment; ranking the plurality of neighboring cells based on a predetermined number of handover requests; and identifying the source cell based on the ranking. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, wherein the handover further comprises an intra-frequency-intra-radio access technology handover, an inter-frequency/intra-radio access technology handover, or an inter-frequency/inter-radio access technology handover, and wherein the processing system further comprises a plurality of processors operating in a distributed processing environment. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, wherein the source cell selectively provides the handover configuration parameter to the user equipment connected to the source cell based on one of a user of the user equipment or the service utilized by the user equipment. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The device of claim 13, wherein the service of the user equipment is identified by a quality control indicator. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising: detecting a triggering event based on a monitoring of a utilization of a target cell within a cellular network system; analyzing the utilization of the target cell to obtain an analysis result; determining a predictive trend based on the analysis result; determining a configuration policy, responsive to the triggering event, wherein the configuration policy comprises a handover configuration parameter according to a service utilized by user equipment via a source cell of the cellular network system and according to the predictive trend, wherein the handover configuration parameter is further determined according to a subscription level associated with the user equipment, wherein the handover configuration parameter further comprises a handover configuration parameter set including an individual cell offset value, and wherein the individual cell offset value is based on the subscription level; and providing the handover configuration parameter to the source cell, a handover of the user equipment from the source cell to the target cell being managed according to the service by way of handover measurements based on the handover configuration parameter. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the monitoring of the utilization further comprises monitoring one of an S1 transport utilization, an uplink rise over thermal noise, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the monitoring of the utilization further comprises monitoring one of a physical resource block utilization, a cell throughput, a hardware utilization, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise: determining a number of handover requests for each of a plurality of neighboring cells according to a plurality of services comprising the service utilized by the user equipment; ranking the plurality of neighboring cells based on a predetermined number of handover requests; and identifying the source cell based on the ranking. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the handover further comprises an intra-frequency-intra-radio access technology handover, an inter-frequency/intra-radio access technology handover, or an inter-frequency/inter-radio access technology handover. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the source cell selectively provides the handover configuration parameter to the user equipment connected to the source cell based on one of the user of the user equipment or the service utilized by the user equipment, and wherein the processing system comprises a plurality of processors operating in a distributed processing environment.