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Methods and apparatus for performing handoff based on the mobility of a subscriber station

  • US 9,629,054 B2
  • Filed: 10/06/2014
  • Issued: 04/18/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A base station configured to communicate with a subscriber station, the base station comprising:

  • a front end module configured to establish a service with the subscriber station in a licensed spectrum;

    a mobility monitoring module configured to determine a first value of a mobility factor indicative of a relative motion of the subscriber station with respect to the base station, wherein the mobility factor is determined from values of one or more metrics concerning communications between the base station and the subscriber station; and

    the front end module further configured to transfer the service from the licensed spectrum to a non licensed spectrum associated with the base station if the first value of the mobility factor indicates that the subscriber station has been in a low mobility state for at least a predetermined period of time.

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