Map-Based Handover Prediction for Unreliable UE Location Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing handover prediction methods in communication systems suffer from low accuracy due to reliance on location information that is prone to errors and unstable signal strength, leading to reduced prediction efficiency and performance.

Innovation Solution

A method that utilizes pre-trained models to predict handover based on high-precision map information, incorporating environmental error information to accurately determine the target base station, without requiring location or signal strength data from the user equipment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If location information and received signal strength are used for handover prediction, then prediction can be performed, but prediction accuracy is low due to errors in location information and unstable signal strength

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehandover prediction accuracyVSAvoidlocation information reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent pre-processes location information and signal strength data through error correction mechanisms before using them for handover prediction. By performing preliminary actions to correct errors and stabilize data quality, the system improves prediction accuracy without relying on inherently unreliable raw measurements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces map information as an intermediary element that connects the unreliable location/signal data with the handover decision. This intermediary provides a stable reference framework that compensates for errors in the original measurements, enabling more accurate prediction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If location information and signal strength data are collected from UE, then handover prediction can be performed, but computational complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehandover prediction efficiencyVSAvoidcomputational complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and utilizes map information that is already available in the system, rather than collecting and processing all possible location and signal data from the UE. This extraction approach reduces computational complexity while maintaining prediction capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameters used for prediction from raw location and signal strength measurements to processed map information and error-corrected data. This parameter transformation reduces the computational burden while improving prediction reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Measurement precision

If traditional handover prediction methods are used, then system operation is simple, but prediction accuracy is low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehandover prediction accuracyVSAvoidsystem operation simplicity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary error correction and data processing before handover prediction, which improves accuracy. Although this adds steps to the process, the pre-processing nature of these operations means they can be implemented systematically without significantly complicating the overall system operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces map information as an intermediary that simplifies the prediction process by providing a stable reference framework. This intermediary element makes the system more robust and easier to operate reliably, even though it adds a data source.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentEP4712567A1Handover prediction method and apparatus, and device and storage medium
Publication Date: 2026.03.18 BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided in the present disclosure are a handover prediction method and apparatus, and a device and a storage medium. The method comprises: receiving map information, which is sent by a second device, of a physical environment in which a user equipment (UE) is located; and predicting, according to the map information, a base station to which the UE needs to be handed over. The method of the present disclosure has both high prediction accuracy and good performance.