Method of optimizing handoff time in a wireless telecommunication network through dynamic data source control

A method of determining when a mobile communication device should perform a handoff from a first base station to a second base station, the method comprising:

• determining a backhaul delay between a network service node and the second base station wherein the backhaul delay comprises an amount of time that communications are delayed between the network service node and the second base station;
• establishing a scheduling delay for the second base station wherein the scheduling delay comprises a preset time period;
• determining a handoff delay based on the backhaul delay and the scheduling delay wherein the handoff delay comprises an amount of time for delaying the handoff from the first base station to the second base station;
• and
• indicating the handoff delay to the mobile communication device, wherein the mobile communication device performs the handoff from the first base station to the second base station at a time controlled by the handoff delay.