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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2012
Applicants:
Ashwani Dwivedi, Hyderabad, IN;
Sriman Miryala, Hyderabad, IN;
Shashidhar Shenoy, Hyderabad, IN;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04W 36/30 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04J 1/16 (2006.01); H04W 88/04 (2009.01); H04W 76/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/30 (2013.01); H04W 36/0083 (2013.01); H04W 76/043 (2013.01); H04W 88/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a particular embodiment, a method of determining a handoff selection includes determining, at a first station, a direct link quality factor value associated with a direct link between the first station and a second station. The method also includes receiving one or more measurements from the second station. The one or more measurements correspond to one or more access points that are wirelessly detectable by the second station. The method also includes determining a particular access point of the one or more access points as a handoff target based on the one or more measurements.