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Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016

Filed:

Jun. 08, 2012
Applicants:

Rafael Carmon, Rishon-Lezion, IL;

Alon Shechter, Herzeliya, IL;

Inventors:

Rafael Carmon, Rishon-Lezion, IL;

Alon Shechter, Herzeliya, IL;

Assignee:

Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/04 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/0083 (2013.01); H04W 36/04 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 84/045 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of this disclosure include methods in which a core network controller determines which femtocell base station to handover a cellular device to. Methods include comparing a cell parameter difference provided by a base station with a cell parameter difference provided by the cellular device. The cell parameter difference provided by the base station is the cell parameter difference between the base station and each neighboring base station. The cell parameter difference provided by the cellular device is the cell parameter difference between the base station through which the cellular device is currently associated with to the core network and each neighboring base station. The core network controller compares the cell parameter difference provided by the cellular device with the cell parameter difference provided by the base station. The core network hands the cellular device to the base station when the cell parameter difference provided by each are substantially equivalent.


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