Method and apparatus of supporting wireless femtocell clusters
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1. A method, comprising:
- transmitting a master table from a master femtocell access point to each of a plurality of femtocell access points operating on a femtocell network cluster informing them of an identity of the master femtocell access point;
identifying a new femtocell access point unidentified by the master table;
transmitting an IP address identifying the master femtocell access point;
adding the new femtocell access point to the master table to create an updated master table; and
communicating the updated master table by the master femtocell access point to the plurality of femtocell access points.
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Abstract
A method of operating a femtocell network cluster is disclosed. One example method of operating the femtocell network cluster may include certain operations, such as, selecting a master femtocell access point among various femtocell access points operating on the femtocell network cluster and updating a master table to include the master femtocell access point in the master table neighbor list. Other operations may include transmitting the master table to each of the femtocell access points informing them of the identity of the master femtocell access point. The tables may be maintained by all of the femtocell access points operating on the network.
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1. A method, comprising:
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transmitting a master table from a master femtocell access point to each of a plurality of femtocell access points operating on a femtocell network cluster informing them of an identity of the master femtocell access point; identifying a new femtocell access point unidentified by the master table; transmitting an IP address identifying the master femtocell access point; adding the new femtocell access point to the master table to create an updated master table; and communicating the updated master table by the master femtocell access point to the plurality of femtocell access points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; and a transmitter configured to transmit a master table from a master femtocell access point to each of a plurality of femtocell access points operating on a femtocell network cluster informing them of an identity of the master femtocell access point; wherein a new femtocell access point is unidentified by the master table; wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit an IP address identifying the master femtocell access point; and wherein the new femtocell access point is added to the master table to create an updated master table; wherein the master femtocell access point communicates the updated master table to the plurality of femtocell access points. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform:
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transmitting a master table from a master femtocell access point to each of a plurality of femtocell access points operating on a femtocell network cluster informing them of an identity of the master femtocell access point; identifying a new femtocell access point unidentified by a master table; transmitting an IP address identifying the master femtocell access point; adding the new femtocell access point to the master table to create an updated master table; and communicating the updates of the master table to the plurality of femtocell access points. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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