Cell selection and inter-frequency handover

A method for controlling a communications system including a first and second base station and a radio network controller, the method comprising:

• monitoring a radio emission parameter associated with said first and second base stations;
• executing instructions at a mobile wireless device to reduce the emission of radio transmit power from said first and second base stations;
• executing instructions at said radio network controller to cause an inter-frequency handover for a user of said mobile wireless device;
• and
• allocating a lower frequency band to said user on a multiplicity of channels associated with a multi-layer access network across at least two cells communicatively coupled to said first and second base stations, respectively.

A communications system comprising:

• a first and a second base station;
• a radio network controller coupled to said first and second base stations;
• and
• a storage coupled to said radio network controller, said storage storing instructions to cause an inter-frequency handover for a user of a mobile wireless device that monitors a radio emission parameter associated with said first and second base stations to enable allocation of a lower frequency band to said user on a multiplicity of channels associated with a multi-layer access network across at least two cells communicatively coupled to said first and second base stations, respectively, for reducing the emission of radio transmit power from said first and second base stations.

An article comprising a computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed cause a system to:

• monitor a radio emission parameter associated with said first and second base stations;
• execute instructions at a mobile wireless device to reduce the emission of radio transmit power from said first and second base stations;
• execute instructions at said radio network controller to cause an inter-frequency handover for a user of said mobile wireless device;
• and
• allocate a lower frequency band to said user on a multiplicity of channels associated with a multi-layer access network across at least two cells communicatively coupled to said first and second base stations, respectively.

An apparatus for controlling a communications system including a first and second base station and a radio network controller, the apparatus comprising:

• means for monitoring a radio emission parameter associated with said first and second base stations when transferring said mobile wireless device from said first frequency band to said second frequency band with a transmit power level lower than that of said first frequency band;
• means for executing instructions at a mobile wireless device to reduce the emission of radio transmit power from said first and second base stations;
• means for executing instructions at said radio network controller to cause an inter-frequency handover for a user of said mobile wireless device;
• and
• means for allocating a lower frequency band to said user on a multiplicity of channels associated with a multi-layer access network across at least two cells communicatively coupled to said first and second base stations, respectively.