Patent ID: 9451522
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for handling a link between a network and a mobile terminal, wherein the network comprises a first base station serving the mobile terminal and a second base station, the method comprising: determining a mobility of the mobile terminal moving through a coverage area of the first base station; determining location information of a coverage area of the second base station that is deemed to have at least partially overlapping coverage with the first base station; predicting that the mobile terminal will enter said coverage area of the second base station, or predicting that the mobile terminal will stay in said coverage area of the second base station at least for a predefined period of time; selecting, based on the determined mobility, the determined location information, and the prediction, a procedure to improve a quality of the link for the mobile terminal; and initiating performance of the selected procedure.