Abstract: A method for taking a handover decision in a cellular communications system, wherein a communications network detects a need for initiating a handover for at least one mobile device from a source cell to a selected target cell, and further calculates a virtual traffic load indicator for the source cell after a virtual handover execution of the mobile device from said source cell to said target cell, calculates a virtual traffic load indicator for the target cell after a virtual handover execution of the mobile device from said source cell to said target cell, compares the calculated virtual traffic load indicators, and takes a decision to execute or not to execute said handover according to said comparison.

Abstract: A method of triggering a decision of a wireless communication system on a handover and/or of triggering a handover by means of at least one trigger signal. Using a generic algorithm for triggering handover trigger signals. The algorithm uses generic parameters representing at least an aspect of the quality of service of a radio link. The method facilitates handovers in multi-RAT networks and decreases the signalling as part of the handover decision making is transferred to the terminal device.

Abstract: A method for taking a handover decision in a cellular communications system, wherein a communications network detects a need for initiating a handover for at least one mobile device from a source cell to a selected target cell, and further calculates a virtual traffic load indicator for the source cell after a virtual handover execution of the mobile device from said source cell to said target cell, calculates a virtual traffic load indicator for the target cell after a virtual handover execution of the mobile device from said source cell to said target cell, compares the calculated virtual traffic load indicators, and takes a decision to execute or not to execute said handover according to said comparison.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of forwarding data packets in communications-network routers, in particular of forwarding data packets according to the Internet Protocol (IP) in radio-based access networks. A context identifier (CID1) of a received data packet is evaluated. By means of a table, a communications link (LINK15) assigned to said context identifier (CID1) is found for forwarding the data packet. The data packet is emitted via the communications link (LINK15) found.