Mobile radio handover determination based on rise/fall of signal quality as a function of time
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1. A handover determination system for a mobile radio network including a plurality of cells, each cell having associated with it a base station for supporting communications with a mobile unit, the system comprising:
- means for monitoring a quality of a signal respectively transmitted between each of a plurality of candidate base stations and the mobile unit;
means for producing an indication of the rate of rise or fall in the said quality as a function of time; and
control means for initiating a handover from a serving base station, supporting communications with the mobile unit, to another base station, the decision as to whether a handover should be initiated being based on the rate of rise/fall as a function of time in the said quality of the signals associated with the plurality of candidate base stations being monitored,wherein the rate of rise/fall as a function of time in the quality of a signal is an indication of a base station being able/unable to support communication for a substantial duration.
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An intelligent mobile radio unit is served by one of a network of macrocells and microcells. The unit is arranged to monitor, for example, the signal strength or bit error ratio of signals transmitted from each of a set of candidate base stations of cells surrounding the serving base station based on the assessment of a running average of the rise/fall in signal quality, the unit is arranged to determine from a look-up table of stored templates of conditions for handover whether a handover between base stations and between macro- and microcells is appropriate.
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1. A handover determination system for a mobile radio network including a plurality of cells, each cell having associated with it a base station for supporting communications with a mobile unit, the system comprising:
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means for monitoring a quality of a signal respectively transmitted between each of a plurality of candidate base stations and the mobile unit; means for producing an indication of the rate of rise or fall in the said quality as a function of time; and control means for initiating a handover from a serving base station, supporting communications with the mobile unit, to another base station, the decision as to whether a handover should be initiated being based on the rate of rise/fall as a function of time in the said quality of the signals associated with the plurality of candidate base stations being monitored, wherein the rate of rise/fall as a function of time in the quality of a signal is an indication of a base station being able/unable to support communication for a substantial duration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A handover determination system for a mobile radio network including a plurality of cells, each cell having associated with it a base station for supporting communications with a mobile unit, the system comprising:
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means for monitoring a quality of a signal respectively transmitted between each of a plurality of candidate base stations and the mobile unit; means for producing an indication of the rate of rise or fall in the said quality as a function of time; and control means for initiating a handover from a serving base station, supporting communications with the mobile unit, to another base station, the decision as to whether a handover should be initiated being based on the rate of rise/fall as a function of time in the said quality of the signals associated with the plurality of candidate base stations being monitored; said mobile unit including the means for monitoring and the means for producing, the mobile unit further comprising signalling means for addressing the serving base station with an indication of the need for a handover to be initiated; and said signalling means being arranged to address the serving base station with an indication of the level of priority of a handover and/or with an indication of the possibility of a handover contingent upon the preceding results of monitoring the quality of the transmitted signal, wherein the rate of rise/fall as a function of time in the quality of a signal is an indication of a base station being able/unable to support communication for a substantial duration.
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9. A handover determination system for a mobile radio network including a plurality of cells, each cell having associated with it a base station for supporting communications with a mobile unit, the system comprising:
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means for monitoring a quality of a signal respectively transmitted between each of a plurality of candidate base stations and the mobile unit; means for producing an indication of the rise or fall in the said quality as a function of time; and control means for initiating a handover from a serving base station, supporting communications with the mobile unit, to another base station, the initiation being based on the size of the areas of coverage served by the base stations, relative to the speed of the mobile unit, as determined by the rise/fall as a function of time in the said quality of the signals associated with the plurality of candidate base stations being monitored. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A handover determination system for a mobile radio network including a plurality of cells, each cell having associated with it a base station for supporting communications with a mobile unit, the system comprising:
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means for monitoring a quality of a signal respectively transmitted between each of a plurality of candidate base stations and the mobile unit; means for producing an indication of the rise or fall in the said quality as a function of time; and control means for initiating a handover from a serving base station, supporting communications with the mobile unit, to another base station, the initiation being based on the size of the areas of coverage served by the base stations, relative to the speed of the mobile unit, as determined by the rise/fall as a function of time in the said quality of the signals associated with the plurality of candidate base stations being monitored; said mobile unit including the means for monitoring and the means for producing, the mobile unit further comprising signalling means for addressing the serving base station with an indication of the need for a handover to be initiated; and said signalling means being arranged to address the serving base station with an indication of the level of priority of a handover and/or with an indication of the possibility of a handover contingent upon the preceding results of monitoring the quality of the transmitted signal. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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Current AssigneeSteelhead Licensing LLC
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Original AssigneeBritish Telecommunications PLC (BT Group PLC)
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InventorsChia, Si Tak Stanley
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Primary Examiner(s)Eisenzopf, Reinhard J.
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Assistant Examiner(s)SOBUTKA, PHILIP
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Application NumberUS08/504,070Time in Patent Office818 DaysField of Search455/33.1, 455/33.2, 455/33.3, 455/33.4, 455/57.1, 455/57.2, 455/56.1, 455/67.1, 455/62, 455/226.1, 455/226.2, 379/60US Class Current455/437CPC Class CodesG01S 11/06 using intensity measurementsH04W 36/04 Reselecting a cell layer in...
