Patent ID: 9426715
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of neighbor access node determination, comprising: receiving from a wireless device in communication with a first access node an identifier of a second access node detected by the wireless device; determining, based on the identifier, that a communication link has not previously been established between the first access node and the second access node; when the communication link between the first access node and the second access node has not been established, instructing the wireless device to provide information about the second access node to verify that the second access node is associated with a network provider of the first access node and instructing the wireless device to provide a signal level of a signal from the second access node; verifying, at the first access node, that the second access node is associated with the network provider of the first access node and that the signal level of the second access node meets a reporting threshold; establishing the communication link between the first access node and the second access node when the network provider of the second access node is verified and when the signal level of the second access node meets the reporting threshold; and enabling the performance of a handover of the wireless device from the first access node to the second access node.