CPC H04W 48/04 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 8/20 (2013.01); H04W 36/32 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
10. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a system comprising a processor, information from a device that identifies the device as an aerial user equipment, wherein the information allows for a determination that the device is airborne and thus distinguished from being a ground based user equipment;
determining, by the system and based upon receiving a handover radio link failure report, that the aerial user equipment is engaged in a ping-pong handover event with terrestrial based network equipment located in a defined geographic area; and
transmitting, by the system and based upon receiving the handover radio link failure report, an instruction to the aerial user equipment to generate a confirmation of the ping-pong handover event, wherein the instruction comprises a delay value representing a back off time for the aerial user equipment to refrain from gathering measurement data within the defined geographic area after generating the confirmation.
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