NON-PERSISTENT HETEROGENEOUS NEIGHBORS

摘要

A heterogeneous network comprising macro network devices and micro network devices operates to maintain a dynamic data set of neighbor relations for a potential transfer of a User Equipment (UE) device from one network zone to another network zone. In response to detecting a failure of a macro network device to establish a network connection with a network device, a dynamic management of the data set initiates. A capacity number of network connections is determined for the macro network device (e.g., macro eNB sector carrier) based on the data set of neighbor relations. A threshold number is determined from the network neighbor device data, representing the set of micro network devices with which the macro network device is operable to establish the network. A defined number of micro network devices is maintained that is less than the threshold number of the network neighbor device data.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
in response to receiving a communication indicating a failure to establish a first network connection with a network device of a communication network,
detecting, by a system comprising a processor, a number of network connections with which the network device is operable to establish with network devices of the communication network,determining, by the system, a first number of network devices with which the network device is operable to establish at least a portion of the number of network connections,determining, by the system, a second number of network devices that is less than the first number of network devices, andfacilitating, by the system, a second network connection for the network device based on the second number of network devices.