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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2015
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
John Juha Antero Rasanen, Espoo, FI;
Michael John Rooke, Hyvinkää, FI;
NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
An apparatus comprising at least one processing circuitry, and at least one memory for storing instructions to be executed by the processing circuitry, wherein the at least one memory and the instructions are configured to, with the at least one processing circuitry, cause the apparatus at least: to acquire connection information including at least one of route information and resource requirement information for at least one communication element in a coverage area of a communication network, the communication network comprising a plurality of access points allowing the at least one communication element to communicate with the communication network, to process the acquired connection information for determining at least one candidate for a following access point to be connected to by the at least one communication element following to an access point to which the at least one communication element is currently connected, and to use a result of the determination of the at least one candidate for a following access point for optimizing communication settings in the communication network for the at least one communication element moving in the communication network.