Patent ID: 8724592
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for use in a mobile telecommunications network comprising at least a first base station serving a first cell, and at least one logical control node for controlling resources in said cell and at least one logical service node for controlling quality of service, wherein said logical service node comprises a terminal instructor configured to instruct at least one mobile terminal communicating with said at least first base station to perform a handover, said method comprising: providing at least one service indicator for said at least one mobile terminal to the at least one logical control node; determining, in the logical control node, if the load in the cell exceeds a first threshold; selecting, in the logical control node, at least one mobile terminal communicating with the at least first base station that should be moved to another carrier if the load in the cell exceeds the first threshold, the selection being based on a type of service between the at least one base station and the at least one mobile terminal, the type of service being indicated by the at least one service indicator; and instructing, by the logical control node on the basis of the selection, said terminal instructor in the logical service node to instruct the at least one mobile terminal to perform a handover to the another carrier, instructing, by said terminal instructor, the at least one mobile terminal to perform a handover to the another carrier upon receiving said instruction from the control node, and providing the at least one service indicator over an Iur interface to the at least one logical control node.