Communication device and method therein for handover in wireless communication network

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10244454-B2
Application number	US-201514652778-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 2, 2015
Priority date	Jun 2, 2015
Publication date	Mar 26, 2019
Grant date	Mar 26, 2019

Abstract

A communication device and method therein for handover from a serving cell to a target cell in a communication network are disclosed. The communication device is configured to obtain a first round trip time between the communication device via the network node and a server and obtain a second round trip time between the communication device via a target node in the target cell and the server. The communication device is further configured to send a request for handover from the serving cell to the target cell based on at least the first round trip time and the second round trip time.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method performed in a communication device for handover from a serving cell to a target cell in a communication network, the method comprising:
obtaining a first round trip time between the communication device via a serving node in the serving cell and a server;
obtaining a second round trip time between the communication device via a target node in the target cell and the server; and
conditionally sending to the serving node, based on a consideration of at least the first round trip time and the second round trip time, a request for handover from the serving cell to the target cell,
wherein conditionally sending, based on a consideration of at least the first round trip time and the second round trip time, a request for handover from the serving cell to the target cell further comprises:
sending a request for handover from the serving cell to the target cell if the first round trip time is larger than the second round trip time.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein obtaining a first round trip time comprises:
sending a ping signal to the server via the serving node; and
measuring the first round trip time.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein obtaining a first round trip time comprises:
receiving from the serving node, a round trip time between the serving node and a server as an estimation to the first round trip time.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein obtaining a second round trip time comprises:
sending a ping signal to the server via the target node; and
measuring the second round trip time.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein obtaining a second round trip time comprises:
receiving information on a measurement gap from the serving node;
sending a ping signal to the server via the target node during the measurement gap; and measuring the second round trip time.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein obtaining a second round trip time further comprises:
sending information on Internet Protocol (IP) address of the server to the target node;
instructing the target node to perform a ping test for measuring a round trip time between the target node and the server; and
receiving from the target node, the round trip time between the target node and the server as an estimation to the second round trip time.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein obtaining a second round trip time between the target node and the server further comprises:
sending information on IP address or a cell identity of the target node to the server;
instructing the server to perform a ping test for measuring a round trip time between the server and the target node; and
receiving from the server, the round trip time between the server and the target node as an estimation to the second round trip time.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein obtaining a second round trip time comprises:
receiving from the serving node, a round trip time between the target node and the server as an estimation to the second round trip time.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein conditionally sending, based on a consideration of at least the first round trip time and the second round trip time, a request for handover from the serving cell to the target cell further comprises:
sending a request for handover from the serving cell to the target cell if the second round trip time is larger than the first round time but lower than a pre-determined threshold and a signal quality of the target cell is better than the serving cell.

10. A communication device for handover from a serving cell to a target cell in a communication network, wherein the communication device is configured to:
obtain a first round trip time between the communication device via a serving node in the serving cell and a server;
obtain a second round trip time between the communication device via a target node in the target cell and the server; and
conditionally send to the serving node, based on a consideration of at least the first round trip time and the second round trip time, a request for handover from the serving cell to the target cell,
wherein the communication device is further configured to:
conditionally send a request for handover from the serving cell to the target cell if the first round trip time is larger than the second round trip time.

11. The communication device according to claim 10 , wherein the communication device is further configured to:
send a ping signal to the server via the serving node; and
measure the first round trip time.

12. The communication device according to claim 10 , wherein the communication device is further configured to:
receive from the serving node, a round trip time between the serving node and a server as an estimation to the first round trip time.

13. The communication device according to claim 10 , wherein the communication device is further configured to:
send a ping signal to the server via the target node; and
measure the second round trip time.

14. The communication device according to claim 10 , wherein the communication device is further configured to:
receive information on a measurement gap from the serving node;
send a ping signal to the server via the target node during the measurement gap; and measure the second round trip time.

15. The communication device according to claim 10 , wherein the communication device is further configured to:
send information on Internet Protocol (IP) address of the server to the target node;
instruct the target node to perform a ping test for measuring a round trip time between the target node and the server; and
receive from the target node, the round trip time between the target node and the server as an estimation to the second round trip time.

16. The communication device according to claim 10 , wherein the communication device is further configured to:
send information on IP address or a cell identity of the target node to the server;
instruct the server to perform a ping test for measuring a round trip time between the server and the target node; and
receive from the server, the round trip time between the server and the target node as an estimation to the second round trip time.

17. The communication device according to claim 10 , wherein the communication device is further configured to:
receive from the serving node, a round trip time between the target node and the server as an estimation to the second round trip time.

18. The communication device according to claim 10 , wherein the communication device is further configured to:
conditionally send a request for handover from the serving cell to the target cell if the second round trip time is larger than the first round time but lower than a pre-determined threshold and a signal quality of the target cell is better than the serving cell.

19. A method performed in a communication device for handover from a serving cell to a target cell in a communication network, the method comprising:
obtaining a first round trip time between the communication device via a serving node in the serving cell and a server;
obtaining a second round trip time between the communication device via a target node in the target cell and the server; and
conditionally sending to the serving node, based on a consideration of at least the first round trip time and the second round trip time, a request for handover from the serving cell to the target cell,
wherein conditionally sending, based on a consideration of at least the first round trip

Assignees

• Ericsson Telefon Ab L M

Inventors

• Lindoff Bengt
• Astrom Magnus
• Eker Johan
• Nilsson Johan

Classifications

• H04W36/0085

  Hand-off measurements · CPC title

• H04W36/08 Primary

  Reselecting an access point · CPC title

• H04W36/30 Primary

  by measured or perceived connection quality data · CPC title

• H04W36/0083

  Determination of parameters used for hand-off, e.g. generation or modification of neighbour cell lists · CPC title

• H04W36/00837

  Determination of triggering parameters for hand-off · CPC title