Selecting a wireless communication device for handoff based on active set characteristics
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1. A method, performed by a radio access network (RAN), the method comprising:
- the RAN receiving a first resource request from a first wireless communication device (WCD), wherein the first WCD has a first active set of sectors;
the RAN receiving a second resource request from a second WCD, wherein the second WCD has a second active set of sectors;
in response to receiving the first resource request and the second resource request, the RAN determining that the first WCD and second WCD are contending for a resource of a given sector defined by the RAN;
in response to determining that the first WCD and second WCD are contending for the resource, the RAN comparing the first active set with the second active set; and
based on a result of the comparison of the first active set with the second active set, the RAN allocating the resource to the first WCD.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for a radio access network (RAN) to select a wireless communication device (WCD) for handoff to a given sector are presented. In particular, the RAN may receive resource requests from a first WCD and a second WCD, both WCDs contending for a resource of the given sector. Based on the each WCD'"'"'s active sets of sectors, the RAN may grant the resource to one of these WCDs. Preferably, the RAN grants the resource to the WCD that is more likely to benefit from use of the resource.
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1. A method, performed by a radio access network (RAN), the method comprising:
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the RAN receiving a first resource request from a first wireless communication device (WCD), wherein the first WCD has a first active set of sectors; the RAN receiving a second resource request from a second WCD, wherein the second WCD has a second active set of sectors; in response to receiving the first resource request and the second resource request, the RAN determining that the first WCD and second WCD are contending for a resource of a given sector defined by the RAN; in response to determining that the first WCD and second WCD are contending for the resource, the RAN comparing the first active set with the second active set; and based on a result of the comparison of the first active set with the second active set, the RAN allocating the resource to the first WCD. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, performed by a radio access network (RAN), the method comprising:
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the RAN receiving a first resource request from a first wireless communication device (WCD), wherein the first WCD has a first active set of sectors, and wherein signals the first WCD receives from sectors in the first active set cooperatively define a first active set measurement; the RAN receiving a second resource request from a second WCD, wherein the second WCD has a second active set of sectors, and wherein signals the second WCD receives from sectors in the second active set cooperatively define a second active set measurement; in response to receiving the first resource request and the second resource request, the RAN determining that the first WCD and second WCD are contending for a resource of a given sector defined by the RAN, wherein the first WCD receives signals from the given sector at a first signal strength and the second WCD receives signals from the given sector at a second signal strength; in response to determining that the first WCD and second WCD are contending for the resource, the RAN (i) comparing the first signal strength with the first active set measurement to produce a first result, (ii) comparing the second signal strength with the second active set measurement to produce a second result, and (iii) comparing the first result with the second result to produce a third result; and based on the third result, the RAN allocating the resource to the first WCD. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A radio access network (RAN) component capable of controlling a given sector, the RAN component comprising:
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a processor; a data storage; and program instructions, stored in the data storage and executable by the processor, to (i) receive a first resource request from a first wireless communication device (WCD), wherein the first WCD has a first active set of sectors, (ii) receive a second resource request from a second WCD, wherein the second WCD has a second active set of sectors, (iii) in response to receiving the first resource request and the second resource request, determine that the first WCD and second WCD are contending for a resource of the given sector, (iv) in response to determining that the first WCD and second WCD are contending for the resource, compare the first active set with the second active set, and (v) based on a result of the comparison of the first active set with the second active set, allocate the resource to the first WCD. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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