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CONTROL DEVICE, HANDOVER CONTROL METHOD AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

  • US 20080051089A1
  • Filed: 09/20/2007
  • Published: 02/28/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A control device, which constitutes a mobile communication system together with a mobile host, or a moving network comprising a plurality of mobile hosts, and a plurality of mutually connectable access interfaces each constituting an interface for the connection to a core network at the mobile host or moving network, and which serves to control a handover relating to the connection to the core network at the access interfaces, comprising:

  • connection status acquiring means for acquiring information on the connection status to the core network at each access interface, from each access interface;

    handover predicting means for predicting a subsequent handover on the basis of the information on the connection status to the core network at each access interface; and

    changing means for dynamically changing the access interface adopted as the connection interface in accordance with predetermined logic when a predetermined condition is satisfied on the basis of the information on the connection status to the core network at each access interface or the prediction information for a subsequent handover.

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