Patent ID: 8509776
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for initiating a handover scanning procedure on a wireless device, the method comprising: monitoring, by a base station, a first signal strength measurement transmitted by a wireless device; monitoring, by the base station, a second signal strength measurement associated with the wireless device that is measured locally at the base station; determining, by the base station, in response to monitoring the first signal strength and the second signal strength measurement, if a scan event trigger has been detected, wherein the scan trigger event comprises comparing, by the base station, the first signal strength measurement and the second signal strength measurement; determining a mobility capability of the wireless device; associating a scan threshold with the wireless device in response to the mobility capability that has been determined; and transmitting, in response to a scan event trigger being detected, a scan initiation message and the scan threshold to the wireless device, wherein the scan initiation message signals the wireless device to perform handover scanning procedures, and further, wherein the scan threshold indicates to the wireless device to initiate handover scanning procedure when the scan threshold has been satisfied.