Enhanced mobility for devices using moving relay

摘要

Enhanced mobility for devices using a moving relay, or in a moving relay environment, may be valuable in the Long Term Evolution (LTE) of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3 GPP). In particular, enhanced mobility procedures for user equipment (UE) can be useful with respect to a moving relay and the radio access network (RAN) interface (IF) between the user equipment and the moving relay. Thus, certain embodiments can improve the mobility procedures between moving relays and macro layer (stationary nodes, for example, eNodeBs). A method according to certain embodiments can include determining, by a user equipment, a stable average of a signal characteristic of a signal from a mobile access point. The method can also include limiting handover of the user equipment based on the stable average.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one memory including computer instructions; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one memory and computer instructions are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to determine a signal characteristic of a received signal, determine a stable average of the signal characteristic of the received signal from a mobile access point to a user equipment, and limit handover of the user equipment when the signal characteristic remains within a window based on the stable average, wherein the window is defined with a lower boundary and an upper boundary based on the stable average.