Systems and methods for defining geofences via height threshold adjustments

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a plurality of cells that are located within a threshold distance from location(s) in a designated area, for each cell, defining a respective height threshold that is less than a determined minimum supported aerial UE altitude, based on detecting that an aerial UE has transmitted, to a serving cell, a height-based measurement report that includes information regarding neighboring cells, obtaining data regarding height thresholds associated with the neighboring cells, wherein one or more of the neighboring cells is included in the plurality of cells, determining that each of the one or more of the neighboring cells has a height threshold that is less than the determined minimum supported altitude, and performing an action to prevent each of the one or more of the neighboring cells from being a handover target cell for the aerial UE. Other embodiments are disclosed.