METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING WHEN TO HANDOVER COMMUNICATIONS FROM A FIRST TO A SECOND ACCESS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method performed by a wireless communication device for determining when to trigger a handover of a communication session from a first access network to a second access network, the method comprising:
- determining, for an active communication session, a set of outgoing traffic statistics for outgoing traffic sent by the wireless communication device using the first access network;
determining, for the active communication session, a set of incoming traffic statistics for incoming traffic received by the wireless communication device using the first access network;
analyzing the incoming and outgoing traffic statistics;
determining when to trigger a handover of the active communication session from the first access network to the second access network based on the analysis of the incoming and outgoing traffic statistics.
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Abstract
A wireless communication device performs a method for determining when to trigger a handover of a communication session from a first access network to a second access network. The method includes determining, for an active communication session, a set of outgoing traffic statistics for outgoing traffic sent by the wireless communication device using the first access network and determining, for the active communication session, a set of incoming traffic statistics for incoming traffic received by the wireless communication device using the first access network. The method further includes analyzing the incoming and outgoing traffic statistics and determining when to trigger a handover of the active communication session from the first access network to the second access network based on the analysis of the incoming and outgoing traffic statistics.
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20 Claims
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1. A method performed by a wireless communication device for determining when to trigger a handover of a communication session from a first access network to a second access network, the method comprising:
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determining, for an active communication session, a set of outgoing traffic statistics for outgoing traffic sent by the wireless communication device using the first access network; determining, for the active communication session, a set of incoming traffic statistics for incoming traffic received by the wireless communication device using the first access network; analyzing the incoming and outgoing traffic statistics; determining when to trigger a handover of the active communication session from the first access network to the second access network based on the analysis of the incoming and outgoing traffic statistics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless communication device configured to determine when to trigger a handover of a communication session from a first access network to a second access network, the wireless communication device comprising:
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a first wireless transceiver configured to transmit outgoing traffic and to receive incoming traffic communicated, using the first access network, during an active communication session; a traffic analysis module coupled to the first wireless transceiver and configured to; determine, for the active communication session, a set of outgoing traffic statistics for the outgoing traffic; determine, for the active communication session, a set of incoming traffic statistics for the incoming traffic; analyze the incoming and outgoing traffic statistics; determine when to trigger a handover of the active communication session from the first access network to the second access network based on the analysis of the incoming and outgoing traffic statistics. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method performed by a wireless communication device for determining when to trigger a handover of a communication session from a first access network to a second access network, the method comprising:
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determining, for an active communication session, a set of outgoing traffic statistics for outgoing traffic sent by the wireless communication device using the first access network; determining and analyzing a signal strength associated with the received incoming traffic; determining, for the active communication session, a set of incoming traffic statistics for incoming traffic received by the wireless communication device using the first access network; analyzing the incoming and outgoing traffic statistics; and determining when to trigger a handover of the active communication session from the first access network to the second access network based on the analysis of the incoming and outgoing traffic statistics and based on the analysis of the signal strength. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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