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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2013
Sprint Spectrum Lp, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sungki Park, Ashburn, VA (US);
Saied Kazeminejad, Ashburn, VA (US);
Senthil K. Veeraragavan, Ashburn, VA (US);
Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A first wireless device is served with an access node. The access node has a first coverage area. A second wireless device is served with a sub-cell access node. The sub-cell access node has a second coverage area that is contained within the access node coverage area. Based on the determination to reduce the load on the sub-cell access node, a handover of a wireless device from the sub-cell access node to the access node is caused by reducing the transmit power used by the sub-cell access node. Based on a comparison of a first signal quality indicator associated with a first sub-cell access node to a second signal quality indicator associated with a second sub-cell access node, a transmit power from the first access node is reduced.