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Method and apparatus for handoff control in mobile communications systems

  • US 7,848,241 B2
  • Filed: 01/31/2006
  • Issued: 12/07/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A mobile communications system, comprising:

  • a first base station to service a first set of connections from a first set of mobile communications devices to a core network;

    a set of neighboring base stations in communication with the first base station;

    wherein the first base station prioritizes the first set of connections according to first predetermined criteria, and prioritizes the set of neighboring base stations according to second predetermined criteria; and

    wherein in response to a backhaul congestion between the first base station and the core network exceeding a first predetermined threshold level, the first base station hands off at least one of the prioritized connections to a base station in the set of neighboring base stations until the backhaul congestion is below a predetermined second threshold level.

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