Patent ID: 7697479
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of enabling a mobile node to handoff from a first access point in a mobile network, the mobile network enabling communication between a plurality of mobile nodes, the method comprising: receiving information about a position and movement of the mobile node; learning coverage capabilities of a plurality of access points in the mobile network, wherein the information about the position and movement of the mobile node is utilized for learning the coverage capabilities; dividing the mobile network into a plurality of micro cells, each access point servicing a cell, each cell containing multiple micro cell; mapping each micro to at least one access point; instructing the mobile node to report its location more frequently as the mobile node approaches an edge of a current micro cell in which the mobile node is currently located; determining a second access point based on the coverage capabilities of the plurality of access points in the mobile network; and informing the mobile node about the second access point, wherein the mobile node makes a handoff to the second access point.