Employing signal to interference-noise ratio in determining initiation of a user equipment handover event in an advanced network

Abstract

Determining to initiate a user equipment handover event based on a signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value is disclosed. The disclosed subject matter can employ the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value in lieu of a reference signal receive power value. In an aspect, a handover based on the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value can generally be determined faster and with greater reliability than basing the handover on the reference signal receive power value. In an aspect, some embodiments can substitute a determined uplink signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value for a downlink signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value. In some embodiments, a predicted signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value can be determined based on historical channel characteristics, hysterical wireless network environment features, or other historical data. A predicted signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value can be validated to a determined current signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value, permitting a validated predicted value to be employed until a next validation event.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 receiving a signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value, enabling a learning device to determine, based on the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value, a parameter of a handover event corresponding to switching a user equipment from a first connection with a first edge device to a second connection with a second edge device; and 
 based on the parameter having been determined based on the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value, facilitating the handover event in accord with the parameter, wherein the parameter being determined based on the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value results in the handover event occurring in less time than a handover event based on a reference signal reported to a base station. 
   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the reference signal indicates a receive power value. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value is an uplink signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the uplink signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value is detected by the first edge device. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the uplink signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value is detected by the second edge device. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first edge device or the second edge device is a fifth generation new-radio device. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein facilitating the handover event in accord with the parameter results reduces a handover time in comparison to initiating the handover event based on the reference signal. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein facilitating the handover event in accord with the parameter results in a greater handover success rate in comparison to initiating the handover event based on the reference signal. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein facilitating the handover event in accord with the parameter results in an increased new-radio beam handover accuracy in comparison to initiating the handover event based on the reference signal. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value is determined based on at least one of an inter-symbol interference, an inter-frequency interference, or an inter-cell interference. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value is determined based on at least one of noise from the environment or noise from a neighboring wireless system. 
     
     
         12 . A method, comprising:
 receiving, by a system comprising a processor, a signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value for processing by a learning device comprised in the system, wherein the processing by the learning device results in a parameter enabling handover of a user equipment from a first connection with a first edge device to a second connection with a second edge device; and   facilitating, by the system, the handover event in accord with the parameter, resulting in the second connection with the second radio access network edge device supporting the communication session with the user equipment, wherein the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value results in the handover event occurring more quickly than basing the handover event on a reference signal reported to a base station.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the reference signal indicates a receive power value. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein receiving the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value comprises receiving one of a group of signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio values comprising an uplink signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value detected by the first edge device and an uplink signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value detected by the second edge device. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the handover event enabled by the parameter occurs faster in comparison to basing the handover on a reference signal receive power value. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the handover event enabled by the parameter has a lower probability of a radio link failure than a probability associated with basing the handover event on a reference signal receive power value. 
     
     
         17 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 determining, via a learning device of the system, a parameter based on a received signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value; and   initiating a handover of a user equipment, based on the parameter, from a first connection with a first edge device to a second connection with a second edge device, wherein the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value enables performing the handover event in less time than where the handover event is based on a reference signal reported to a base station.   
     
     
         18 . The machine-readable storage medium of  claim 17 , wherein the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value is an uplink signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value detected by the first edge device. 
     
     
         19 . The machine-readable storage medium of  claim 17 , wherein the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value is an uplink signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value detected by the second edge device. 
     
     
         20 . The machine-readable storage medium of  claim 17 , wherein the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio value is determined based on at least one of an inter-symbol interference, an inter-frequency interference, or an inter-cell interference.