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State change enabled by a hierarchical class of a radio access network device

  • US 10,375,631 B2
  • Filed: 01/03/2019
  • Issued: 08/06/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A field radio access network device, comprising:

  • a processor; and

    a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

    enabling access to a parameter of the field radio access network device by a controller device; and

    in response to receiving an indication from the controller device, changing a state of the field radio access network device, wherein the changing the state of the field radio access network device is based on a first field radio access network device relationship between the field radio access network device and a gateway radio access network device comprising a gateway neighbor relationship with a macro radio access network device, a second field radio access network device relationship between the field radio access network device and an intermediate radio access network device comprising an intermediate neighbor relationship with the gateway radio access network device, and a third field radio access network device relationship between the field radio access network device and a user equipment that is not affiliated with the field radio access network device and is not affiliated with a neighbor radio access network device that is a neighbor to the field radio access network device.

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