Patent ID: 9191948
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: measuring a first radio interface quality between a user equipment and a first femtocell system; measuring a second radio interface quality between the user equipment and a second femtocell system; transmitting an indication of the second radio interface quality from the second femtocell system to the first femtocell system; and invoking a handoff procedure from the first femtocell system to the second femtocell system; wherein the first femotocell and the second femtocell are connected to the internet via a same internet access device, wherein the internet access device is a packet-switched backhaul, and wherein at least one of the first femtocell system and the second femtocell system periodically transmit one or more link quality metrics to one another via the packet-switched backhaul that enables the first femtocell system and the second femtocell system to communicate with one another without communicating via the internet.