METHOD FOR DETERMINING HANDOVER CANDIDATE IN A MULTICELLULAR ENVIRONMENT

摘要

A method as shown in FIG. 6 for determining a handover candidate for a mobile station in a cellular communication system including a serving cell and a number of neighbouring cells where the serving cell and the neighbouring cells include at least one umbrella cell and a number of microcells. The decision on handover candidates from the serving cell to a neighbouring cell is taken by measuring a parameter received by the mobile of an incoming signal from at least one cellular base station for a time duration. The criteria includes determining a step change in the parameter being measured.