Initiation of transfer of user equipment to base station according to visual data

Abstract

This disclosure provides a method, and a network node for implementing the method, of initiating a transfer in a cellular telecommunications network, wherein the cellular telecommunications network comprises a User Equipment (UE) and a base station, wherein the UE includes a camera, the method including storing visual data including a visual representation of at least a part of the base station; receiving visual data captured by the camera of the UE; performing a computer vision operation, trained on the stored visual data, on the captured visual data to determine that the visual representation of the base station or part thereof is present in the captured visual data; and, initiating a transfer of the UE to the base station.

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