Mobility In a Wireless Enterprise Network

• US 20100315974A1
• Filed: 06/09/2010
• Published: 12/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CommScope Technologies, LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Airvana Corporation (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Inventors: Richardson, Andrew, Mahalingam, Nagi Jayaraman
• Granted Patent: US 8,385,291 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/254
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/00835 Determination of neighbour cell lists
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/34 Reselection control

Abstract

A method for configuring a network is described, the method comprising: receiving, from a first radio node in the network, network information associated with one or more second radio nodes in the network; generating a network relation table, the network relation table comprising network information associated with the first radio node and the one or more second radio nodes; and performing a handoff to a third radio node in the network using the network relation table.

Claims

1. A method for configuring a network, the method comprising:

receiving, from a first radio node in the network, network information associated with one or more second radio nodes in the network;

generating a network relation table, the network relation table comprising network information associated with the first radio node and the one or more second radio nodes; and

performing a handoff to a third radio node in the network using the network relation table.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the third radio node comprises one of (i) the first radio node;

or (ii) the one or more second radio nodes.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending, to the first radio node, a request for network information associated with the one or more second radio nodes in the network.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the network relation table comprises a routing table.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the first radio node through a radio interface, information identifying the first radio node as being in the network.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

using a network protocol to identify the first radio node as being in the network.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the handoff comprises one of a soft handoff or a hard handoff.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the handoff is executed through a direct communication link within the network.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the handoff is initiated following a detection, by the first radio node, of one or more of (i) a need to load balance the network, (ii) a need to maintain interference and power limits within the network, and (iii) one or more measurement reports received from a handset.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

automatically organizing one or more operational parameters based on information received about the third radio node in the network.

11. A system for configuring a network, the system comprising:

a first radio device, in the network, configured to receive signals from a second radio device, in the network, and to transmit signals to the second radio device, the first radio device being configured to;

receive, from a second radio node in the network, network information associated with one or more third radio nodes in the network;

generate a network relation table, the network relation table comprising network information associated with the second radio node and the one or more third radio nodes; and

perform a handoff to a fourth radio node in the network using the network relation table.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the fourth radio node comprises one of (i) the second radio node;

or (ii) the one or more third radio nodes.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the first radio device is further configured to:

send, to the second radio node, a request for network information associated with the one or more third radio nodes in the network.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the network relation table comprises a routing table.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the first radio device is further configured to:

receive, from the second radio node through a radio interface, information identifying the second radio node as being in the network.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the first radio device is further configured to:

use a network protocol to identify the second radio node as being in the network.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the handoff comprises one of a soft handoff or a hard handoff.

18. One or more machine-readable media configured to store instructions that are executable by one or more processing devices to perform functions comprising:

receiving, from a first radio node in the network, network information associated with one or more second radio nodes in the network;

generating a network relation table, the network relation table comprising network information associated with the first radio node and the one or more second radio nodes; and

performing a handoff to a third radio node in the network using the network relation table.

19. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 18, wherein the third radio node comprises one of (i) the first radio node;

or (ii) the one or more second radio nodes.

20. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 18, further configured to store instructions that are executable by one or more processing devices to perform functions comprising:

sending, to the first radio node, a request for network information associated with the one or more second radio nodes in the network.