Handover Type Indication for Mobility Parameter Optimization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current wireless communication systems face challenges in accurately identifying the type of handover, such as normal, conditional, or conditional combined with DAPS handover, which hinders optimal mobility parameter optimization and re-establishment after radio link failures or Secondary Cell Group failures during handovers.

Innovation Solution

The wireless device is configured to transmit an indication of the handover type to the base station upon detection of a radio link failure or Secondary Cell Group failure, allowing the base station to adjust parameters accordingly and differentiate between various handover types, including normal, conditional, and conditional combined with DAPS handovers.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If the wireless device transmits detailed handover type indication information to the base station, then the base station can optimize mobility parameters more accurately, but the signaling overhead and system complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehandover type identification accuracyVSAvoidsignaling complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the essential handover type indication information (normal handover, conditional handover, or conditional handover combined with DAPS handover) from the complete handover process data, transmitting only this specific classification to the base station. This selective extraction achieves accurate handover type identification while minimizing signaling overhead and system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Reliability

If the base station implements comprehensive analysis of handover failure causes, then the reliability of mobility optimization improves, but the processing time and computational resources increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemobility optimization reliabilityVSAvoidfailure analysis time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary classification of handover types (normal, conditional, or conditional combined with DAPS) immediately upon detecting handover failure, before conducting detailed cause analysis. This preliminary action organizes the failure data by handover type, enabling the base station to apply type-specific optimization strategies efficiently, thereby improving reliability while reducing overall processing time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the handover failure analysis process into distinct phases: handover type identification, failure cause analysis, and optimization parameter adjustment. By dividing the comprehensive analysis into manageable segments, the system can process each aspect systematically, improving both reliability and efficiency of the mobility optimization process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20230397080A1Methods and Apparatuses for Providing Handover Related Information
Publication Date: 2023.12.07 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
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AI summary

Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatus for providing handover related information. A method performed by a wireless device for reporting handover related information to a base station for mobility parameter optimization comprises: responsive to detection of a radio link failure or a Secondary Cell Group, SCG, failure after a successful handover, transmitting an indication of a handover type of the successful handover to the base station. A method performed by abase station for receiving handover related information for mobility parameter optimization comprises: responsive to a radio link failure or a Secondary Cell Group, SCG, failure occurring after a successful handover of a wireless device, receiving an indication of a handover type of the successful handover.