Patent ID: 8665826
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: H04J,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for a base station for determining a handover command, the method comprises the steps of: determining a minimum amount of information necessary for said handover command, said information comprises a temporary media access control identification, MAC ID, for a mobile terminal and a number of bits required for said information; and determining an additional number of bits for said handover command, as inversely proportional to a handover margin and/or a time value, said handover margin representing a difference in signal strength required to trigger said handover of said mobile terminal between said base station and another base station, and wherein said time value representing a time required to trigger a handover of said mobile terminal between said base station and said another base station, during which a difference between a signal strength measured by said mobile terminal on a signal from said base station and another signal strength measured by said mobile terminal on a signal from said another base station, is equal to or greater than said handover margin.