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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2008
Shmuel Shaffer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ramanathan T. Jagadeesan, San Jose, CA (US);
Bich Tu Nguyen, Los Altos, CA (US);
Gregory D. Pelton, Raleigh, NC (US);
Labhesh Patel, San Francisco, CA (US);
Shmuel Shaffer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ramanathan T. Jagadeesan, San Jose, CA (US);
Bich Tu Nguyen, Los Altos, CA (US);
Gregory D. Pelton, Raleigh, NC (US);
Labhesh Patel, San Francisco, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method includes determining a coverage area for each of a plurality of base stations. The method also includes receiving a first location parameter indicative of a mobile unit's location. The method further includes transitioning a first connection between the mobile unit and a first base station of the plurality of base stations to a second connection between the mobile unit and a second base station of the plurality of base stations. The transition is based on the coverage areas of the first base station and the second base station and the first location parameter.