CONFIGURING A HANDOVER PROCEDURE

摘要

It is described a method for configuring a handover procedure of a user equipment from a source cell to a target cell within a cellular network system (100). The cellular network system comprises the source cell and at least one neighboring target cell. The handover procedure is based on measurements being performed by the user equipment prior to a handover, wherein the measurements are based on a cell individual offset. A cell individual offset is assigned to each of the at least one neighboring target cell in relation to the source cell, wherein the cell individual offset is adaptable by a mobility robustness optimization algorithm and a mobility load balancing algorithm. The method comprises computing a first value for the cell individual offset for each of the at least one neighboring target cell representing an optimum cell individual offset for the mobility robustness optimization algorithm, computing a second value lower than or equal to the first value and a third value higher than or equal to the first value for the cell individual offset for each of the at least one neighboring target cell, the second value representing the lowest value being acceptable for the mobility robustness optimization algorithm and the third value representing the highest value being acceptable for the mobility robustness optimization algorithm, setting the cell individual offset to the first value by the mobility robustness optimization algorithm, adapting the cell individual offset between the second value and the third value by the mobility load balancing algorithm, and configuring a handover procedure for the user equipment from the source cell to a target cell based on user equipment measurements being based on the adapted cell individual offset.