IP Library Granted Patent US 12707362
Granted Patent B2
US 12707362 · App. 18/288,936 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Device and method for performing handover in consideration of battery efficiency in wireless communication system

Inventors: Yecheng He (Seoul, KR); Jaeky Oh (Seoul, KR); Jaehoon Chung (Seoul, KR); Jae Yong Park (Seoul, KR); Sungjin Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W36/22H04W36/0058H04W36/00837H04W36/08H04W36/302H04W36/36
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Patent No.
US 12707362
App. No.
18/288,936
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to performing a handover in consideration of battery efficiency in a wireless communication system, and a method performed by a terminal includes receiving information related to a threshold of signal strength for triggering a measurement report from a base station, transmitting a measurement report to the base station based on the information related to the threshold, and performing a handover from the base station to a neighbor base station, and the threshold may be determined based on a probability distribution determined based on information observed by terminals performing a handover in the base station.

Claims (43)

1 . A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving configuration information related to a measurement report from a base station;

transmitting the measurement report to the base station based on the configuration information; and

performing a handover from the base station to a neighbor base station,

wherein the configuration information includes a threshold of signal strength for triggering the measurement report, that is determined based on a probability distribution determined based on information observed by terminals performing a handover in the base station, and

wherein the probability distribution is determined based on a reward value, the reward value being determined based on observed information including at least one of information related to whether quality of service of the terminal is maintained or information related to a change in a battery consumption rate.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information related to the threshold includes one of a threshold value adjusted based on an adjustment value determined by the base station and information related to a probability distribution of each adjustment value necessary to adjust the threshold.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting information related to a battery state of the terminal to the base station,

wherein the battery state includes at least one of total power of a battery of the terminal, remaining power, a consumption rate, a battery power amount consumed to transmit or receive a predefined amount of data, and a battery power amount consumed for communication for a predefined stretch of time.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

checking probability distributions selectable adjustment value candidates in the information related to the threshold;

selecting one adjustment value among the adjustment value candidates based on the probability distributions; and

determining a threshold value for determining whether or not to trigger the measurement report based on the adjustment value.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting at least one of evaluation information for updating the probability distribution and information related to the probability distribution updated based on the evaluation information, after the handover is completed.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting a handover confirm message including evaluation information for updating the probability distribution to the neighbor base station.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the probability distribution includes a beta distribution.

8 . A method performed by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting configuration information related to a measurement report to a terminal;

receiving the measurement report generated by the terminal based on the configuration information; and

controlling the terminal to perform a handover from the base station to a neighbor base station,

wherein the configuration information includes a threshold of signal strength for triggering the measurement report, that is determined based on a probability distribution determined based on information observed by terminals performing a handover in the base station, and

wherein the probability distribution is determined based on a reward value, the reward value being determined based on observed information including at least one of information related to whether quality of service of the terminal is maintained or information related to a change in a battery consumption rate.

9 . The method of claim 8 further comprising determining selectable adjustment value candidates for adjusting the threshold based on a state of the terminal,

wherein the state includes at least one of a location of the terminal and data throughput of the terminal.

10 . The method of claim 8 further comprising receiving information related to a battery state of the terminal from the terminal,

wherein the battery state includes at least one of total power of a battery of the terminal, remaining power, a consumption rate, a battery power amount consumed to transmit or receive a predefined amount of data, and a battery power amount consumed for communication for a predefined stretch of time.

11 . The method of claim 8 further comprising:

checking probability distributions of selectable adjustment value candidates for adjusting the threshold;

selecting one adjustment value among the adjustment value candidates based on the probability distributions; and

determining a threshold value for determining whether or not to trigger the measurement report based on the adjustment value.

12 . The method of claim 8 further comprising:

receiving evaluation information for updating the probability distribution from the terminal, after the handover is completed; and

updating the probability distribution based on the evaluation information.

13 . The method of claim 8 further comprising receiving an updated probability distribution from the terminal, after the handover is completed.

14 . A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor coupled with the transceiver,

wherein the processor is configured to:

receive configuration information related to a measurement report from a base station,

transmit the measurement report to the base station based on the configuration information, and

perform a handover from the base station to a neighbor base station, and

wherein the configuration information includes a threshold of signal strength for triggering the measurement report, that is determined based on a probability distribution determined based on information observed by terminals performing a handover in the base station, and

wherein the probability distribution is determined based on a reward value, the reward value being determined based on observed information including at least one of information related to whether quality of service of the terminal is maintained or information related to a change in a battery consumption rate.