CPC H04W 36/0085 (2018.08) [H04W 36/00837 (2018.08); H04W 36/24 (2013.01); H04W 80/10 (2013.01); H04W 84/042 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including program code which when executed causes the apparatus to at least:
during creation or modification of a bearer, receive, from a management node, a message including a handover threshold that is determined based at least in part on a type of codec for the bearer,
wherein the codec is configured to encode a voice call or a media call and information of the type of codec is obtained during the creation or modification of the bearer,
wherein the apparatus comprises, or is comprised in, a base station,
wherein the handover threshold is determined by a policy and charging rules function node based at least on codec and/or redundancy information obtained by the policy and charging rules function node, and
wherein the handover threshold comprises a packet loss threshold;
receive, from a user equipment, a measurement report providing an indication of a condition of the bearer, and/or perform a measurement, by the apparatus, providing the indication of the condition of the bearer; and
in response to the measurement report and/or the measurement providing the indication of the condition of the bearer, determine, based at least on the condition of the bearer exceeding the handover threshold, whether to initiate a handover.
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