Patent ID: 9167495
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for determining a cell for communication use, comprising: measuring a respective primary quality measure and a respective secondary quality measure of a principal cell and at least one supplemental cell, wherein: weighting the respective primary quality measures and the respective secondary quality measures of the principal cell and the at least one supplemental cell using respective weight coefficients; calculating a quality of the principal cell by adding the weighted respective primary quality measure of the principal cell with the weighted respective secondary quality measure of the principal cell; calculating a quality of the at least one supplemental cell by adding the weighted respective primary quality measure of the at least one supplemental cell with the weighted respective secondary quality measure of the at least one supplemental cell; ranking the principal cell and the at least one supplemental cell based on the quality of the principal cell and the quality of the at least one supplemental cell; and selecting one of the principal cell or the at least one supplemental cell for use based on a result of the ranking.