Patent ID: 8249596

Claim:
A method comprising: determining a coverage area for each of a plurality of base stations; receiving a first location parameter indicative of a mobile unit's predicted location; receiving a second location parameter indicative of a destination of the mobile unit; determining a route associated with the mobile unit based on the first and second location parameters; determining to transition a first connection between the mobile unit and a first base station of the plurality of base stations to a second connection between the mobile unit and a second base station of the plurality of base stations based on the coverage areas of the first base station and the second base station and the determined route; requesting a reservation of at least one connection resource at the second base station prior to the transition; and facilitating a transition of the first connection between the mobile unit and the first base station of the plurality of base stations to the second connection between the mobile unit and the second base station of the plurality of base stations based on the coverage areas of the first base station and the second base station and the first location parameter.