Proactive handover policy

A communication system, comprising:

• a handover server storing a heuristic for determining handovers for a mobile device;
• wherein the handover server is configured to detect an initiated communication between the mobile device and a first communication link, the handover server further configured to determine a value for each of a plurality of factors associated with each of a plurality of available communication links, the handover server further configured to assign a desired communication link to the mobile device from the plurality of available communication using a simultaneous assessment of the plurality of factors.

A system, comprising:

• a handover server in communication with a communication network configured to support initiated communications from a mobile device;
• wherein the handover server is configured to detect an initiated communication between the mobile device and a first communication link, the handover server further configured to determine a value for each of a plurality of factors associated with each of a plurality of available communication links, the handover server further configured to assign a desired communication link to the mobile device from the plurality of available communication using a simultaneous assessment of the plurality of factors.