Cellular telecommunications network
First Claim
1. A method of operating a first base station in a cellular telecommunications network, the cellular telecommunications network further including a second base station, the method comprising:
- by the first base station;
transmitting at a first transmit power about a first coverage area for a first period of time;
transmitting at a second transmit power about a second coverage area for a second period of time, the second coverage area being larger than the first coverage area and the second period of time being shorter than the first period of time, in order to autonomously create a detection scenario for a Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) conflict between the first and second base station; and
thenreturning to the first transmit power.
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Abstract
A method of operating a first base station in a cellular telecommunications network, the cellular telecommunications network further including a second base station, in order to autonomously create a detection scenario for a Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) conflict between the first and second base station, includes the first base station transmitting at a first maximum transmit power about a first coverage area for a first period of time; the first base station transmitting at a second maximum transmit power about a second coverage area for a second period of time, the second coverage area being larger than the first coverage area and the second period of time being shorter than the first period of time; and then the first base station returning to the first maximum transmit power.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of operating a first base station in a cellular telecommunications network, the cellular telecommunications network further including a second base station, the method comprising:
by the first base station; transmitting at a first transmit power about a first coverage area for a first period of time; transmitting at a second transmit power about a second coverage area for a second period of time, the second coverage area being larger than the first coverage area and the second period of time being shorter than the first period of time, in order to autonomously create a detection scenario for a Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) conflict between the first and second base station; and
thenreturning to the first transmit power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of operating a cellular telecommunications network, the network including a first base station configured to transmit at a first transmit power about a first coverage area for a first period of time, transmit at a second transmit power about a second coverage area for a second period of time, the second coverage area being larger than the first coverage area and the second period of time being shorter than the first period of time, in order to autonomously create a detection scenario for a Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) conflict between the first base station and the second base station, and then return to the first transmit power, the network further comprising a second base station, the method comprising:
by the second base station; discovering the first base station as a result of the first base station transmitting at the second transmit power and coverage area, identifying a PCI conflict in the cellular telecommunications network, and initiating a PCI conflict resolution process. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A first base station in a cellular telecommunications network, the cellular telecommunications network further including a second base station, comprising:
a transceiver and a processor configured to; transmit at a first transmit power about a first coverage area for a first period of time, transmit at a second transmit power about a second coverage area for a second period of time, the second coverage area being larger than the first coverage area and the second period of time being shorter than the first period of time, in order to autonomously create a detection scenario for a Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) conflict with the second base station, and then return to the first transmit power.
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15. A second base station in a cellular telecommunications network, the cellular telecommunications network including a first base station configured to transmit at a first transmit power about a first coverage area for a first period of time, transmit at a second transmit power about a second coverage area for a second period of time, the second coverage area being larger than the first coverage area and the second period of time being shorter than the first period of time, in order to autonomously create a detection scenario for a Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) conflict between the first base station and the second base station, and then return to the first transmit power, the second base station comprising:
a transceiver and a processor configured to; discover the first base station as a result of the first base station transmitting at the second transmit power and coverage area, identify a PCI conflict in the cellular telecommunications network, and initiate a PCI conflict resolution process.
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