System and method to facilitate service hand-outs using user equipment groups in a network environment

摘要

An example method is provided in one example embodiment and may include grouping a plurality of user equipment served by a serving cell radio into one or more groups based on an approximate location of each of the plurality of user equipment and a proximity of each of the plurality of user equipment in relation to each other; selecting a master user equipment for each group; receiving inter-frequency measurement information or inter-Radio Access Technology (RAT) measurement information associated with one or more neighboring cell radios; receiving a first service request for a first user equipment of a particular group; and selecting a particular neighboring cell radio for a service hand-out of the first user equipment based, at least in part, on the first service request and inter-frequency measurement information or inter-RAT measurement information received from a particular master user equipment for the particular group.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
grouping a plurality of user equipment served by a serving cell radio into one or more groups based on an approximate location of each of the plurality of user equipment and a proximity of each of the plurality of user equipment in relation to each other, the serving cell radio providing a first service to the plurality of user equipment, wherein the grouping further comprises triangulating the approximate location of each of the plurality of user equipment based on intra-frequency measurement information received from each of the plurality of user equipment for at least two intra-frequency neighboring cell radios of each of the plurality of user equipment served by the serving cell radio and determining the proximity of each of the user equipment in relation to each other for grouping at least two user equipment in close proximity to each other into a group; selecting a master user equipment for each group; receiving, from the master user equipment for each group, inter-frequency measurement information or inter-Radio Access Technology (RAT) measurement information associated with one or more neighboring cell radios; receiving a first service request for a first user equipment of a particular group, wherein the first service request includes a request for a second service for the first user equipment and wherein the second service is not provided by the serving cell radio; and selecting a particular neighboring cell radio for a service hand-out of the first user equipment based, at least in part, on the first service request and inter-frequency measurement information or inter-Radio Access Technology (RAT) measurement information received from a particular master user equipment for the particular group.