Patent ID: 9398508
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method operable by a handover source while the handover source is serving a user equipment device (UE) with communication service at a quality of service level, the method comprising: determining, by the handover source, a signal strength of an air interface between the UE and a first handover target; based at least in part on a determination that the determined signal strength exceeds a threshold, transmitting from the handover source to the first handover target a first handover request seeking handover of the UE from being served by the handover source to being served by the first handover target, wherein the first handover request includes an indication of the quality of service level; receiving from the first handover target, in response to the transmitted first handover request, a response indicating that the first handover target does not support the quality of service level, the response specifying a second handover target that supports the quality of service level; and responsive to the response received from the first handover target, transmitting to the specified second handover target a second handover request seeking handover of the UE from being served by the handover source to being served by the second handover target.