Patent ID: 9386497
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of managing a wireless data communication session, comprising: identifying an application requirement of a wireless device in communication with an access node using a first radio access technology, wherein the application requirement is identified using a deep packet inspection of one or more data packets transmitted between the wireless device and the access node; determining a probability that a communication session of the wireless device using the first radio access technology will be dropped based on a wireless device mobility and characteristics of a plurality of neighbor access nodes of the access node; calculating a handover threshold based on the application requirement and the determined probability; and instructing the wireless device to change from communicating with the access node using the first radio access technology to communicating with a second access node using a second radio access technology when a signal level of the first radio access technology received at the wireless device meets the handover threshold.