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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING A TARGET CELL FOR HANDOVER OF USER EQUIPMENT IN A LONG TERM EVOLUTION SYSTEM

  • US 20120170547A1
  • Filed: 12/30/2010
  • Published: 07/05/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for selecting a target cell for handover of user equipment (UE) in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, the method comprising:

  • a serving cell performing;

    determining virtual channels supported by each of a plurality of neighboring cells;

    determining a set of virtual channels of interest to a UE;

    selecting a subset of the neighboring cells, which supports at least one virtual channel in the set of virtual channels of interest to the UE;

    modifying handover behavior, and using results of the modified handover behavior to select one of the neighboring cells, from the subset, as a target cell for handover of the UE.

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