Context-specific customization of handover parameters using characterization of a device's radio environment

A network entity for managing mobility in a wireless communication system, the network entity comprising:

• a transceiver;
• and
• a processor operably coupled to the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to:
• determine an initial mobility management configuration for a user equipment (UE) in a serving cell when a signaling connection between the UE and the network entity is initially established, wherein the initial mobility management configuration is based on cell configuration information of the serving cell;
• identify a current context of the UE based on reports received from the UE;
• determine an updated mobility management configuration for the UE based on the current context of the UE and a tradeoff between a signaling load and a handover delay;
• transmit a configuration message to update the UE with the updated mobility management configuration;
• determine whether to trigger a handover of the UE based on comparison of the serving cell and neighbor cell measurements with thresholds;
• and
• trigger the handover based on the updated mobility management configuration.