Method for handover of user equipment onboard a vehicle

A first base station for performing a handover of one or more user equipment on a vehicle, the first base station comprising:

• a plurality of radio units on a vehicle, each radio unit of the plurality of radio units being connected to the one or more user equipment on the vehicle;
• and
• a distributed unit connected to the plurality of radio units, wherein the distributed unit is configured to:
• determine location information of a first radio unit of the plurality of radio units on the vehicle;
• determine a distance to a first vehicle station based on the location information of the first radio unit on the vehicle;
• perform a forced handover of the one or more user equipment connected to the first radio unit from the first base station to a second base station based on the determined distance, wherein the second base station is within a proximity of the first vehicle station;
• and
• deactivate the plurality of radio units on the vehicle for a first time period.

In a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions executable by one or more processor to perform handover of one or more user equipment on a vehicle, the instructions comprising:

• determining location information of a first radio unit onboard the vehicle, wherein the one or more user equipment are connected to the first radio unit;
• determining a distance to a first vehicle station based on the location information of the first radio unit onboard the vehicle;
• performing a forced handover of the one or more user equipment connected to the first radio unit from the first base station to a second base station based on the determined distance, wherein the second base station is within a proximity of the first vehicle station;
• and
• deactivating the first radio unit onboard the vehicle for a first time period.