System and method for estimating interfrequency measurements used for radio network function
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1. In a cellular system, a method for performing handover, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining a transmission quality on a first frequency band;
determining a quality offset;
estimating the transmission quality of a second frequency band based on the quality offset by adding the quality offset to the transmission quality on the first frequency band; and
initiating a handover from the first frequency band to the second frequency band according to the estimated transmission quality of the second frequency band.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for estimating inter-frequency measurements used for radio network functions are disclosed. The systems and methods described allow systems to evaluate the quality of a second frequency by using offset adjusted measurements on a first frequency. By using the described methods, system capacity is increased by providing a “low cost” measurement mechanism for support of handover that substantially balance the load between two or more frequency bands. By using the proposed method, handover can be performed more frequently and the interference within each frequency band can therefore be kept at a more optimal level.
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1. In a cellular system, a method for performing handover, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a transmission quality on a first frequency band;
determining a quality offset;
estimating the transmission quality of a second frequency band based on the quality offset by adding the quality offset to the transmission quality on the first frequency band; and
initiating a handover from the first frequency band to the second frequency band according to the estimated transmission quality of the second frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A quality determining means in a cellular system, comprising,
measurement means for measuring a first transmission quality on a first frequency band; -
determining means for determining a quality offset; and
processing means for estimating a second transmission quality on a second frequency band by adding the quality offset to the first transmission quality, wherein a handover from the first frequency band to the second frequency band is initiated according to the second transmission quality. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A control means in a cellular system comprising a quality determining means,
the quality determining means comprising, measurement means for measuring a first transmission quality on a first frequency band; -
determining means for determining a quality offset; and
processing means for estimating a second transmission quality on a second frequency band by adding the quality offset to the first transmission quality, the control means further comprising means for determining a quality threshold, wherein a handover from the first frequency band to the second frequency band is initiated once the second transmission quality exceeds the quality threshold, provided that the quality offset is positive. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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- 17. A cellular system comprising a base transceiver station and a mobile station that transmits signals across a first frequency band to each other, the cellular system measures the transmission quality on the first frequency band, wherein the cellular system determines a quality offset and estimates the transmission quality on the second frequency band by adding the quality offset to the transmission quality on the first frequency band, and wherein a handover from the first frequency band to the second frequency band is initiated according to the estimated transmission quality of the second frequency band.
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