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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2008
Caixia Chi, Shanghai, CN;
Christine Liu, Shanghai, CN;
Ruibing Hao, Shanghai, CN;
Xuejun Cai, Shanghai, CN;
Caixia Chi, Shanghai, CN;
Christine Liu, Shanghai, CN;
Ruibing Hao, Shanghai, CN;
Xuejun Cai, Shanghai, CN;
Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for handover of a mobile terminal from a first network to a second network, a network element, a mobile terminal, a base station and a communications system as well as a computer program product and a storage medium. The method comprises the steps of: determining a WDP including an unnecessary handover probability and a missing handover probability according to conditions of the first network and the second network; detecting at least of the following: whether the unnecessary handover probability is greater than the missing handover probability, whether the unnecessary handover probability is greater than a specific threshold and whether the missing handover probability is smaller than a specific threshold; and making a handover decision based on the detection result. The present invention can select a more suitable target network for handover at a more suitable time, thus ensuring the continuity of a mobile user's call.