US 11,696,205 B2
Context-specific customization of handover parameters using characterization of a device's radio environment
Nishith D. Tripathi, Parker, TX (US); Hao Chen, Allen, TX (US); and Jianhua Mo, Allen, TX (US)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Sep. 24, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/31,622.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/909,376, filed on Oct. 2, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/906,498, filed on Sep. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0099942 A1, Apr. 1, 2021
Int. Cl. H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 74/08 (2009.01); H04W 36/36 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 36/32 (2013.01) [H04W 36/0033 (2013.01); H04W 36/0058 (2018.08); H04W 36/0083 (2013.01); H04W 36/00837 (2018.08); H04W 36/36 (2013.01); H04W 74/0833 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A network entity for managing mobility in a wireless communication system, the network entity comprising:
a transceiver; and
a processor operably coupled to the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to:
determine an initial mobility management configuration for a user equipment (UE) in a serving cell when a signaling connection between the UE and the network entity is initially established, wherein the initial mobility management configuration is based on cell configuration information of the serving cell;
identify a current context of the UE based on reports received from the UE;
determine an updated mobility management configuration for the UE based on the current context of the UE and a tradeoff between a signaling load and a handover delay;
transmit a configuration message to update the UE with the updated mobility management configuration;
determine whether to trigger a handover of the UE based on comparison of the serving cell and neighbor cell measurements with thresholds; and
trigger the handover based on the updated mobility management configuration.