发明名称 |
Wireless access node and hand-off method for handing-off a WCD to a relay node |
摘要 |
A wireless access node and method for handing-off of a wireless communication device (WCD) to a relay node are provided. The wireless access node in one example includes a communication interface configured to exchange communications between the wireless access node and the WCD and a processing system coupled to the communication interface. The processing system is configured to determine that a hand-off of the WCD is imminent, if the hand-off is imminent, determine whether the WCD is receiving streaming media, if the hand-off is imminent, determine whether the WCD is located to hand-off to a decode-and-forward relay device of the wireless network, and if the WCD is about to hand-off to a decode-and-forward relay device and if the WCD is receiving streaming media, then extend a hand-off criteria in order to delay hand-off of the WCD to the decode-and-forward relay device. |
申请公布号 |
US9615300(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2017.04.04 |
申请号 |
US201314090388 |
申请日期 |
2013.11.26 |
申请人 |
Sprint Communications Company L.P. |
发明人 |
Marupaduga Sreekar |
分类号 |
H04W36/30;H04B7/155 |
主分类号 |
H04W36/30 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A wireless access node configured to hand-off a wireless communication device (WCD) to a relay node, comprising:
a communication interface configured to exchange communications between the wireless access node and the WCD; and a processing system coupled to the communication interface and configured to determine that a hand-off of the WCD is imminent based on a delta signal strength between a wireless access node signal strength and a relay node signal strength exceeding a predetermined delta signal strength threshold, if the hand-off is imminent, determine whether the WCD is receiving one of streaming media or a Voice Over LTE (VoLTE) communication, if the hand-off is imminent, determine whether the WCD is located to hand-off to a decode-and-forward relay device of the wireless network, if the WCD is about to hand-off to a decode-and-forward relay device and if the WCD is receiving one of streaming media or a VoLTE communication, then extend a hand-off criteria in order to delay hand-off of the WCD to the decode-and-forward relay device wherein extending the hand-off comprises increasing the delta signal strength threshold, and send a request to the decode-and-forward relay device to switch over to a store-and-forward relay mode. |
地址 |
Overland Park KS US |