System and method for making handover determinations
AssigneeT-Mobile Innovations LLC
InventorSreekar Marupaduga
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for setting handover thresholds and dynamically initiating handovers based on antenna parameters and wireless device location. A processor identifies an antenna having a sector power ratio exceeding a predefined threshold. Undesirable locations for wireless devices relative to the antenna are determined based on stored information and a first handover threshold is set for wireless devices served by the antenna and in undesirable locations. When a wireless device is found in the undesired location and the sector power ratio exceeds the predefined threshold, the first handover threshold is met. A handover may be initiated.
Claims18
A method for setting handover thresholds for wireless devices in a network, the method comprising:
- determining that a sector power ratio of an antenna deployed by an access node in the network exceeds a pre-defined threshold;
- identifying an undesired location for a wireless device served by the antenna;
- and
- setting a first handover threshold for the wireless device served by the antenna and located in the undesired location and setting a second handover threshold for wireless devices served by the antenna and located in a desired location.
A system for dynamically handing over a wireless device served by an antenna within a sector in a wireless network, the system comprising:
- a processing node;
- and
- a processor coupled to the processing node configured to perform operations comprising:
- determining that a sector power ratio of the antenna deployed by an access node exceeds a predetermined threshold;
- identifying a location of the wireless device as an undesired location within the wireless network;
- setting a first handover threshold for wireless devices served by the antenna and located in the undesired location and setting a second handover threshold for wireless devices served by the antenna and located in a desired location;
- and
- dynamically, in response to the identification, handing the wireless device over to a different RAT or a different sector.
A processing node configured to perform operations comprising:
- determining that a sector power ratio of an antenna deployed by an access node within a wireless network exceeds a predetermined threshold;
- identifying a location of a wireless device as an undesired location within the wireless network based on a parameter of the antenna;
- setting a first handover threshold for wireless devices served by the antenna and located in the undesired location and setting a second handover threshold for wireless devices served by the antenna and located in a desired location;
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- dynamically, in response to the identification, handing the wireless device over to a different RAT or a different sector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.