Patent ID: 9414286
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a communication system to manage a handover of a user equipment device (UE) from a source base station to a target base station, the method comprising: serving, by a source base station, a UE via an air interface extending between the source base station and the UE; while serving the UE, the source base station receiving from the UE a measurement report providing an indication of a plurality of candidate target base stations having coverage detected by the UE; responsive to the source base station receiving the measurement report, determining a respective periodic channel state information (CSI) reporting rate for each of the candidate target base stations, wherein at least one of the determined CSI reporting rates is different than another one of the determined CSI reporting rates; determining a channel coherence for the UE; selecting a target base station from the plurality of candidate target base stations based on (i) the determined channel coherence and (ii) the determined CSI reporting rates; and triggering handover of the UE from the source base station to the selected target base station.