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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Ubiquisys Limited, Swindon, Wiltshire, GB;
Inventors:
Raymond Kwan, Swindon, GB;
Colin Kellett, Malborough, GB;
Assignee:
UBIQUISYS LIMITED, Swindon, Wiltshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/00 (2009.01); H04W 24/08 (2009.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 52/34 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/08 (2013.01); H04W 72/04 (2013.01); H04W 52/343 (2013.01); H04W 52/346 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cellular communications networkcomprises a plurality of basestationsandconnected to each other through an interface and to a core network through another interface. Each basestation has a coverage area referred to as a cell k. There are provided methods for estimating the load imparted on a cell in the cellular communications network by user equipments in the cell. The methods make it possible to estimate any potential increase in the load that may impact onto a target cell due to the handover of a UE from a serving cell.