Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Handover method and apparatus based on history information in wireless networks
- Patent Title (中): 基于无线网络历史信息的切换方法和装置
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Application No.: US12190842Application Date: 2008-08-13
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Publication No.: US08504037B2Publication Date: 2013-08-06
- Inventor: Tae Hoon Kim , Youngnam Han , Yonghoon Choi , Deokhoon Lee , Duck Hee Han
- Applicant: Tae Hoon Kim , Youngnam Han , Yonghoon Choi , Deokhoon Lee , Duck Hee Han
- Applicant Address: KR Daejeon
- Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Kaist)
- Current Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Kaist)
- Current Assignee Address: KR Daejeon
- Agency: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC
- Main IPC: H04W4/00
- IPC: H04W4/00

Abstract:
A handover method in a plurality of wireless networks includes selecting one or more candidate networks from the plurality of wireless networks available to a mobile terminal of a user; calculating the latest connection time with a serving network currently serving the mobile terminal; deriving a history utility function based on the latest connection time; deriving system utility functions of the candidate networks in consideration of user and system environments; deriving selection functions for the candidate networks using the history utility function and the system utility functions; and selecting one of the candidate networks as a target network for handover using the selection functions. A target network for handover is selected using not only a system utility function reflecting user and system parameters but also a history utility function reflecting history information, thereby reducing the number of handovers and enhancing service quality.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100041404A1 HANDOVER METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON HISTORY INFORMATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS Public/Granted day:2010-02-18
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