Patent ID: 9107134
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a wireless communication device, the method comprising: determining a location indicator and a velocity indicator of the wireless communication device; monitoring a radio frequency (RF) signal between the wireless communication device and a wireless access node to detect a reduction in RF signal quality; if the reduction in the RF signal quality is detected, processing the location indicator to determine if the wireless communication device is proximate to an edge sector of the wireless access node; if the wireless communication device is proximate to the edge sector, processing the velocity indicator to determine if the wireless communication device is moving towards the wireless access node; if the wireless communication device is moving towards the wireless access node, inhibiting a handoff to another wireless access node; and if the wireless communication device is not moving towards the wireless access node, waiting for at least a duration of a handoff timer prior to determining a target RF signal quality of a target RF signal between the wireless communication device and the other wireless access node, calculating an RF signal ratio by dividing the RF signal quality of the RF signal between the wireless communication device and the wireless access node by the target RF signal quality, comparing the RF signal ratio to a threshold value, and if the RF signal ratio falls below the threshold value initiating the handoff to the other wireless access node.