Patent ID: 9363770
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for obtaining optimal parameters to perform efficient handoffs between a macro base station and a femtocell access point, the method comprising: performing at least one measurement of signals received by the femtocell access point from at least one access terminal, wherein the femtocell access point provides wireless communication in a local area; obtaining the femtocell access point's geographical location; obtaining the femtocell access point's propagation characteristics based on the selected femtocell access point's coverage area and environmental information; transmitting the at least one measurement, the geographical location, and the propagation characteristics together with the femtocell access point's capabilities to a service provider in first information; and receiving second information from the service provider, wherein the second information obtained from the femtocell access point's measurements and derived propagation model contains a plurality of handoff parameters comprising: wherein, when the macro base station to femtocell access point handover threshold is exceeded, the femtocell access point sends a handoff request message to a cellular infrastructure over the infrastructure's fixed internet interface requesting to discontinue transmission from the macro base station to the at least one access terminal; and wherein when the femtocell access point to the macro base station handover threshold is lower than the macro base station to femtocell access point handover threshold, the femtocell access point discontinues transmission to the at least one access terminal and sends a transmission termination message to the cellular infrastructure over the infrastructure's fixed internet interface.