Active-set management based on an associated codec

摘要

Embodiments may be implemented to take codec quality into account when helping to manage the active set of a wireless communication device (WCD). An illustrative method may involves a radio access network (RAN) component determining a comparative signal-strength measure for a candidate sector as compared to at least one active sector in the active set of a WCD, determining a comparative codec-quality measure for the candidate sector as compared to the at least one active sector in the active set of a WCD, and based at least in part on both (a) the comparative signal-strength measure and (b) the comparative codec-quality measure, making a determination as to whether or not to add the candidate sector to the active set.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
a radio access network (RAN) determining a comparative signal-strength measure based on a comparison of a signal-strength measurement for a candidate sector to a signal-strength measurement for at least one active sector in an active set of a wireless communication device (WCD); determining, by the RAN, whether or not the comparative signal-strength measure is less than a first threshold; if the comparative signal-strength measure is less than a first threshold, then the RAN:
determining a comparative codec-quality measure based on a comparison of a first codec associated with the candidate sector to a second codec associated with the active sector;determining whether or not the comparative codec-quality measure is greater than a second threshold; andif the comparative codec-quality measure is greater than a second threshold, then sending a message to the WCD that indicates to add the candidate sector to the active set; and otherwise, refraining from adding the candidate sector to the active set.