Method and arrangements for reducing the number of failed handover procedures

摘要

The invention relates to a method in a source radio base station (14) for enabling a handover of a connection to a user equipment (13) from a source cell (11) to a target cell (17). The source radio base station (14) serves the source cell (11) and is comprised in a radio communications network (100). The source radio base station receives (802) at least a first segment of a measurement report from the user equipment (13), which measurement report indicates received signal power of signals of neighboring cells. The source radio base station then determines (803) a transmission time of the segment of the measurement report and compares (804) the transmission time with a predefined time threshold value. When the transmission time has exceeded the time threshold value, the source radio base station determines (806) whether to perform the handover based on the at least first segment of the measurement report.

主权项

1. A method in a source radio base station for enabling a handover of a connection to a user equipment from a source cell to a target cell, wherein the source radio base station serves the source cell and is included in a radio communications network, and wherein the method comprises:
receiving at least a first segment of a measurement report from the user equipment, which measurement report indicates received signal power of signals of neighboring cells; determining a transmission time for the at least first segment of the measurement report; comparing the transmission time with a predefined time threshold value; and when the transmission time has exceeded the time threshold value, determining whether to perform the handover, based on the at least first segment of the measurement report and without waiting for any further segments of the measurement report.