CALL DROP AND CALL BLOCK REDUCTION DURING BTS AND CBSC PLANNED OUTAGE OR UPGRADE

摘要

A network device for causing a wireless device (102) to hand off Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) includes a processor (912) for determining at least one BTS that is a neighbor of a candidate BTS, a power level controller (916) for increasing a communication power level of the at least one neighbor BTS so as to provide service to a larger coverage area, and a switch (910), in communication with the power level controller (916), and further for taking the candidate BTS off-line in response to increasing the communication power level of the at least one neighbor BTS. Related methods are also provided.