Method and system for managing handoff in a radio access network

Disclosed is a method and device for managing handoff of an access terminal in a radio access network (RAN). An access terminal may detect a handoff trigger, determine whether there is an ongoing data transfer in progress, determine an amount remaining in the data transfer, compare the amount remain...

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Main Authors VARGANTWAR SACHIN R, KHANKA BHAGWAN, SHETTY MANOJ, SINGH JASINDER P
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 28.08.2012
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Summary:Disclosed is a method and device for managing handoff of an access terminal in a radio access network (RAN). An access terminal may detect a handoff trigger, determine whether there is an ongoing data transfer in progress, determine an amount remaining in the data transfer, compare the amount remaining to a threshold amount, and delay or cancel the handoff if the amount remaining is below the threshold amount. Additionally, the access terminal may consider signal strength of the current (source) coverage area in determining whether to delay or cancel the handoff.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20090414934