Hybrid management of handovers in a self organizing network (son)

An apparatus for hybrid management of handovers at a base station in a self organizing network (SON), comprising:

• means for transmitting, via a transmitting component at the base station, handover signaling data from the base station to a network entity, wherein the base station is one of a plurality of base stations transmitting handover signaling data to the network entity;
• means for receiving, at the base station, feedback associated with one or more handover parameters of the base station, wherein the feedback is received from the network entity and includes an indication of an amount of handover signaling data generated by the base station or the plurality of base stations;
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• means for updating the one or more handover parameters at the base station based on the feedback received and local information available at the base station.

An apparatus for hybrid management of handovers at a base station in a self organizing network (SON), comprising:

• a handover signaling data transmitting component to transmit handover signaling data from the base station to a network entity, wherein the base station is one of a plurality of base stations transmitting handover signaling data to the network entity;
• a feedback receiving component to receive, at the base station, feedback associated with one or more handover parameters of the base station, wherein the feedback is received from the network entity and includes an indication on an amount of handover signaling data generated by the base station or the plurality of base stations;
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• a handover parameter updating component to update the one or more handover parameters at the base station based on the feedback received and local information available at the base station.

A non-transitory computer readable medium for hybrid management of handovers at a base station in a self organizing network (SON) comprising code that, when executed by a processor or processing system included within the UE, causes the UE to:

• transmit, via a transmitting component at the base station, handover signaling data from the base station to a network entity, wherein the base station is one of a plurality of base stations transmitting handover signaling data to the network entity;
• receive, at the base station, feedback associated with one or more handover parameters of the base station, wherein the feedback is received from the network entity and includes an indication on an amount of handover signaling data generated by the base station or the plurality of base stations;
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• update the one or more handover parameters at the base station based on the feedback received and local information available at the base station.