Systems and methods for enabling inter-rat conditional handovers

A device comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• receive an indication that a user equipment (UE) device is enabled for performing conditional handovers between different Radio Access Technology (RAT) types;
• select to prepare a conditional handover for the UE device;
• select a plurality of potential target nodes for the conditional handover for the UE device, wherein the plurality of potential target nodes includes, based on the received indication, at least one potential target node of a different RAT type than a RAT type currently being used by the UE device to communicate with a base station;
• generate one or more inter-RAT conditional event criteria for performing an inter-RAT conditional handover by the UE device based on the received indication, wherein the processor configured to generate the one or more inter-RAT conditional event criteria for performing the inter-RAT conditional handover is further configured to:
• select a range of values for a parameter associated with the UE device;
• and
• associate a threshold value for a signal strength or quality parameter for a synchronization signal or a reference signal as a condition for activating the inter-RAT conditional handover with the selected range of values for the parameter associated with the UE device;
• and
• provide conditional handover information to the UE device, wherein the conditional handover information includes information identifying the selected plurality of potential target nodes and information identifying the generated one or more inter-RAT conditional event criteria.

A non-transitory computer-readable memory device storing instructions executable by a processor, the non-transitory computer-readable memory device comprising:

• one or more instructions to receive an indication that a user equipment (UE) device is enabled for performing conditional handovers between different Radio Access Technology (RAT) types;
• one or more instructions to select to prepare a conditional handover for the UE device;
• one or more instructions to select a plurality of potential target nodes for the conditional handover for the UE device, wherein the plurality of potential target nodes includes, based on the received indication, at least one potential target node of a different RAT type than a RAT type currently being used by the UE device to communicate with a base station;
• one or more instructions to generate one or more inter-RAT conditional event criteria for performing an inter-RAT conditional handover by the UE device based on the received indication, wherein the one or more instructions to generate the one or more inter-RAT conditional event criteria for performing the inter-RAT conditional handover include:
• one or more instructions to select a range of values for a parameter associated with the UE device;
• and
• one or more instructions to associate a threshold value for a signal strength or quality parameter for a synchronization signal or a reference signal as a condition for activating the inter-RAT conditional handover with the selected range of values for the parameter associated with the UE device;
• and
• one or more instructions to provide conditional handover information to the UE device, wherein the conditional handover information includes information identifying the selected plurality of potential target nodes and information identifying the generated one or more inter-RAT conditional event criteria.