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Neighbor Selection For Handover in a Radio Access Network

  • US 20140228031A1
  • Filed: 09/26/2012
  • Published: 08/14/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of initiating handover of a User Equipment (UE) via an X2 interface in a cellular network comprising a plurality of enhanced Node Bs (eNBs), the method comprising:

  • receiving at a source eNB, from the UE, a handover measurement report containing a Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) of a cell of a neighboring eNB;

    at the source eNB, performing a lookup of a Neighbor Relation Relation Table to identify a global cell identity and access mode associated with the PCI; and

    using the identified global cell identity and the access mode to determine an eNB identity for said neighboring eNB.

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