Patent ID: 6574474
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method, performed by a mobile switching system that provides cellular communication services to a plurality of mobile telephone sets via a plurality of cell sites, for selecting a one of said plurality of cell sites to provide service for a mobile telephone set, comprising the steps of:receiving a request for service transmitted by said mobile telephone set; assigning one of said plurality of cell sites to provide service to said mobile telephone set based upon a primary criteria that Is a function of the service provided to said mobile telephone set; determining, upon provision of service to said mobile telephone set in said one of said plurality of cell sites, whether provision of service to said mobile telephone set causes a secondary criteria that is a function of the service provided to said plurality of mobile telephone sets to be exceeded and a cellular traffic load of said one of said plurality of cell sites to exceed a predetermined threshold; determining a one of said plurality of cell sites having a second strongest signal strength responsive to said cellular traffic load of said one of said plurality of cell sites exceeding said predetermined threshold; and assigning, in response to a determination that said secondary criteria is exceeded, a second one of said plurality of cell sites to provide service to said mobile telephone set.