Method and system for location-based prearranged hand-off

摘要

Methods and systems for location-based prearranged hand-off are disclosed and may include pre-arranging hand-off of communication services with a mobile communication device (MCD) based on present and future locations of the MCD and the availability of wireless services in the locations. The MCD may include location-determining capability which may include one or more of: a global navigation satellite system, triangulation, and ultra-wideband positioning. A travel route of the MCD may be anticipated utilizing the locations. The travel route may traverse one or more wireless coverage areas and the hand-off of communication services with the MCD may be configured when the MCD is expected to enter a wireless coverage area with a desired network resource allocation, which may include one or more of: bandwidth, data transfer rate, cost, power requirements, channel conditions, quality of service, and secure communications capability. Configurable MCD attributes may include antennas, beam forming, codes, and modulation.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
determining to pre-arrange, by a second communication network, a hand-off of communication with a mobile communication device from a first communication network to the second communication network responsive to a predicted travel path of the mobile communication device, a coverage area of the first communication network and a coverage area of the second communication networks positioned along the predicted travel path of the mobile communication device; responsive to determining to pre-arrange the hand-off and prior to the mobile communication device moving into the coverage area of the second communication network, sending, by the second communication network directly to the mobile communication device, a communication parameter for the second communication network to the mobile communication device to facilitate the hand-off, where the mobile communication device has allocated communication resources to listening for communications from the second communication network responsive to a computed probability that the mobile communication device enters the coverage area of the second communication network; and when the mobile communication device is within the coverage area of the second communication network, initiating, by the second communication network, the hand-off in response to a triggering event.