Patent ID: 9749926
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method in a primary network node for handling a handover of a wireless device from a primary cell to a neighbor cell; the primary cell being serviced by the primary network node; the neighbor cell being serviced by a neighbor network node; and the wireless device, the primary network node, the primary cell, the neighbor network node and the neighbor cell being comprised in a wireless communications network; the method comprising: sending a configuration message to the wireless device, the configuration message comprising instructions for the wireless device to evaluate in parallel a first handover event based on signal quality measurements from the primary cell and the neighbor cell, and a second handover event based on signal strength measurements from the primary cell and the neighbor cell, wherein the evaluating comprises determining if an entering condition for the first handover event is satisfied and if an entering condition for the second handover event is satisfied; and sending a handover command to the wireless device in response to either of: