Method and system for mobility management

A network device comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• obtain geospatial data, performance metric data, and neighbor criteria data pertaining to a source cell and each candidate target cell of an overlap area relative to the source cell;
• calculate a composite neighbor value on a per application and network slice basis for each candidate target cell based on the geospatial data, the performance metric data, and the neighbor criteria data, wherein the composite neighbor value comprises multiple criterion scores regarding a same performance metric at different geographic tiers including a cluster of cells, a cell, a sector of the cell, and a geo-bin that pertains to each candidate target cell;
• select at least one candidate target cell based on at least one composite neighbor value of the at least one candidate target cell;
• select reconfiguration data based on a network policy pertaining to a mobility procedure and the at least one candidate target cell, wherein the reconfiguration data includes an offset value pertaining to a signal measurement to be performed by an end device of the at least one candidate target cell;
• and
• perform a procedure that includes reconfiguring the end device pertaining to the mobility procedure with the reconfiguration data.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a processor of a network device, wherein the instructions are configured to:

• obtain geospatial data, performance metric data, and neighbor criteria data pertaining to a source cell and each candidate target cell of an overlap area relative to the source cell;
• calculate a composite neighbor value on a per application and network slice basis for each candidate target cell based on the geospatial data, the performance metric data, and the neighbor criteria data, wherein the composite neighbor value comprises multiple criterion scores regarding a same performance metric at different geographic tiers including a cluster of cells, a cell, a sector of the cell, and a geo-bin that pertains to each candidate target cell;
• select at least one candidate target cell based on at least one composite neighbor value of the at least one candidate target cell;
• select reconfiguration data based on a network policy pertaining to a mobility procedure and the at least one candidate target cell, wherein the reconfiguration data includes an offset value pertaining to a signal measurement to be performed by an end device of the at least one candidate target cell;
• and
• perform a procedure that includes reconfiguring the end device pertaining to the mobility procedure with the reconfiguration data.