Patent ID: 8175603
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for managing a connection of a subscriber device in a wireless network having a plurality of base stations, the base stations being wireless communication stations that handle traffic and signaling of subscriber devices, the method comprising: scanning an airlink connection resource in use by a serving base station that is providing a connection to a subscriber device, the scanning being performed by a candidate base station; determining whether the candidate base station can provide the subscriber device with a minimum grade of service required by the wireless network; and initiating a handover from the serving base station to the candidate base station upon determining that the candidate base station can provide the subscriber device with the minimum grade of service required by the wireless network, wherein the determining step and the initiating step are performed by the candidate base station, and wherein the hand over is completed upon receiving verification from the subscriber device that the candidate base station is suitable for providing the at least minimum grade of service.