Patent ID: 8270975
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of managing network traffic within a wireless network, the method comprising: categorizing each one of a plurality of base stations within the wireless network according to its type; setting a load balancing parameter for each one of the plurality of base stations according to its type; for a handover event involving a handover from a first base station, which is a first one of the plurality of base stations, to a second base station, which is a second one of the plurality of base stations, selecting the second base station according to a process that takes into account the load balancing parameters of both the first base station and the second base station, wherein, the process comprises determining which one of the plurality of base stations yields a maximum value of an expression involving a base station utilization factor, a channel quality parameter, and the load balancing parameter wherein the expression is (1−ρ