Methods and Apparatus For Performing HO Decisions in a Mobile Network

An apparatus capable of preparing for handover decisions for established radio connections, the apparatus being configured to:

• request a drop prediction report from a communication device, indicating whether or not an established radio connection is predicted to drop;
• determine, based on a requested drop prediction report associated with the radio connection and transmitted by the communication device, a threshold value specifying when a measurement report is to be provided from the communication device using the radio connection for which the drop prediction report has been received;
• determine whether or not the determined threshold value is equal to a currently applied threshold value;
• and
• transmit the determined threshold value, or an indication of the determined threshold value, to the communication device, in case the determined value is not equal to the currently applied threshold value.

An apparatus capable of preparing for handover decisions for established radio connections, comprising:

• a processor and a memory capable of storing instructions which when executed by the processor causes the apparatus to:
• request a drop prediction report from a communication device, indicating whether or not the established radio connection is predicted to drop;
• determine, based on a requested drop prediction report transmitted by the communication device and associated with the radio connection, a threshold value specifying when a measurement report is to be provided from the communication device using the radio connection for which the drop prediction report has been received;
• determine whether or not the determined threshold value is equal to a currently applied threshold value, and
• transmit the determined threshold value, or an indication of the determined threshold value, to the communication device, in case the determined value is not equal to the currently applied threshold value.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program, executable on an apparatus, capable of preparing for handover decisions for established radio connections, the computer program comprising instructions 1240 which, when run on the apparatus causes the apparatus to:

• request a drop prediction report from a communication device, indicating whether or not the radio connection is predicted to drop;
• determine, based on a requested drop prediction report transmitted by the communication device and associated with the radio connection, a threshold value specifying when a measurement report is to be provided from the communication device using the radio connection for which the drop prediction report has been received;
• determine whether or not the determined threshold value is equal to a currently applied threshold value, and
• transmit the determined threshold value, or an indication of the determined threshold value, to the communication device, in case the determined value is not equal to the currently applied threshold value.