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Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017

Filed:

Nov. 09, 2014
Applicant:

Comsats Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, PK;

Inventors:

Syed Mohammad Riaz Hussain, Islamabad, PK;

Shahzad Ali Malik, Islamabad, PK;

Hassan Ahmed, Islamabad, PK;

Shahid Ahmed Khan, Islamabad, PK;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01); H04W 60/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/32 (2013.01); H04W 36/14 (2013.01); H04W 60/00 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for protection against loss of communication of a mobile node crossing a black spot region is disclosed. The system to prevent loss of communication with the mobile node consists of a mobile node, RF coverage map generator, black spot predictor, and a vertical handover process. The mobile node can experience uninterrupted communication across black spots. This is achieved by executing vertical handover before entering a black spot region, which is anticipated by using RF coverage maps and mobility pattern of the mobile node.


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