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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2016
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Florent Munier, Västra Frölunda, SE;
Gerardo Agni Medina Acosta, Märsta, SE;
Nianshan Shi, Järfälla, SE;
Mark Curran, County Carlow, IE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
In accordance with particular embodiments, a method for offloading a wireless device is disclosed. The method comprises identifying a second best cell. The second best cell provides the wireless device with a second wireless signal that has a first signal characteristic that is less than a corresponding first signal characteristic of a first wireless signal provided by a serving cell. The method also includes offloading the wireless device from the serving cell to the second best cell despite the first signal characteristic of the first wireless signal of the serving cell being better than the first signal characteristic of the second wireless signal of the second best cell.