METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING A TARGET CELL FOR HANDOVER OF USER EQUIPMENT IN A LONG TERM EVOLUTION SYSTEM
First Claim
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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Abstract
A method and system for selecting a target cell for handover of user equipment in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) communication system are described. In accordance with the method, a serving cell: determines virtual channels supported by each of a plurality of neighboring cells; determines a set of virtual channels of interest to a UE; selects a subset of the neighboring cells, which supports at least one virtual channel in the set of virtual channels of interest to the UE; modifies handover behavior, and uses 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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19 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A serving cell in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, the serving cell comprising:
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an interface to a user equipment (UE); and a processing device coupled to the interface, wherein the processing device is programmed to; determine virtual channels supported by each of a plurality of neighboring cells; determine a set of virtual channels of interest to the UE; select a subset of the neighboring cells, which supports at least one virtual channel in the set of virtual channels of interest to the UE; modify handover behavior, and use 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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19. A non-transient computer-readable storage element having computer readable code stored thereon for programming a computer in a serving cell to perform a method for selecting a target cell for handover of user equipment (UE) in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, the method comprising:
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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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