Patent ID: 8422460

Claim:
A method of handing off radio resources from a first base station to a second base station, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting same data packets from an application server to each of the first base station and the second base station using their respective identifications; transmitting route information and speed information associated with a client device from the client device to the first base station; selecting a time at which the radio resources are to be handed off from the first base station to the second base station, the selecting being performed by the first base station, the selecting being performed dependent upon the route information and speed information; using the first base station to continuously monitor an outgoing quality of service for an application running on the client device; using the first base station to respond to the quality of service falling below a threshold level by scanning for other base stations that are nearer to the client device; relaying the data packets from the first base station to the client device; and relaying the data packets from the second base station to the client device.