Systems and methods for anchor selection in a non-standalone wireless network environment

A non-transitory computer-readable medium, storing a plurality of processor-executable instructions to:

• receive location information indicating respective locations of a plurality of base stations associated with a wireless network;
• select, based on a first location of a first base station of the plurality of base stations and based on a second location of a second base station of the plurality of base stations, the second base station out of the plurality of base stations of the wireless network to serve as an anchor for the first base station;
• select, based on a quantity of handovers between the second base station and a third base station of the plurality of base stations, the third base station to serve an anchor for the first base station;
• and
• output, to the first base station, an indication that the second and third base stations are anchors with respect to the first base station.

A method, comprising:

• receiving location information indicating respective locations of a plurality of base stations associated with a wireless network;
• selecting, based on a first location of a first base station of the plurality of base stations and based on a second location of a second base station of the plurality of base stations, the second base station out of the plurality of base stations of the wireless network to serve as an anchor for the first base station;
• selecting, based on a quantity of handovers between the second base station and a third base station of the plurality of base stations, the third base station to serve an anchor for the first base station;
• and
• outputting, to the first base station, an indication that the second and third base stations are anchors with respect to the first base station.