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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2019
Sagemcom Broadband Sas, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Sylvain Le Roux, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
SAGEMCOM BROADBAND SAS, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Abstract
A method for determining eligibility for a handover of a client node of a distributed communication network that includes a plurality of gathering nodes. The client node is associated with one level among a plurality of levels. The method includes determining a connection quality indicator and determining a connection quality threshold dependent on the level. If the connection quality indicator compared with the threshold indicates a poor relative quality of the connection then incrementing the level or executing a handover method, otherwise if, and as long as, the connection quality indicator compared with a threshold determined according to the level immediately below the level associated with the client node indicates a better connection quality, then decrementing the level.