Cellular telecommunications network
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1. A method of operating a first base station in a cellular telecommunications network, the method comprising:
- a first base station acting in compensation mode for a third base station;
the first base station determining to switch to an energy saving mode; and
the first base station sending a first message to a second base station, the first message instructing the second base station to compensate for the third base station and including compensation data relating to the third base station so as to enable the second base station to compensate for the third base station.
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Abstract
This disclosure provides a base station, and a method of operating a base station, in a cellular telecommunications network, the method including a first base station determining to switch to energy saving mode; and the first base station sending a first message to a second base station, the first message including compensation data relating to a third base station that the first base station is acting in compensation mode for.
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1. A method of operating a first base station in a cellular telecommunications network, the method comprising:
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a first base station acting in compensation mode for a third base station; the first base station determining to switch to an energy saving mode; and the first base station sending a first message to a second base station, the first message instructing the second base station to compensate for the third base station and including compensation data relating to the third base station so as to enable the second base station to compensate for the third base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of operating a first base station in a cellular telecommunications network, the cellular telecommunications network further including a second base station and a third base station, wherein the second base station acts in compensation mode for the third base station, the method comprising:
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a first base station receiving compensation data from the second base station, the compensation data relating to the third base station so as to enable the second base station to compensate for the third base station; and the first base station determining whether to instruct the second base station to exit an energy saving mode based on the compensation data. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program comprising instructions which, when the computer program is executed by a computer, cause the computer to operate a first base station in a cellular telecommunications network including by:
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the first base station acting in compensation mode for a third base station; the first base station determining to switch to an energy saving mode; and the first base station sending a first message to a second base station, the first message instructing the second base station to compensate for the third base station and including compensation data relating to the third base station so as to enable the second base station to compensate for the third base station.
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11. A first base station comprising a transceiver, a processor and memory, wherein the processor is configured to operate the first base station in a cellular telecommunications network including by:
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the first base station acting in compensation mode for a third base station; the first base station determining to switch to an energy saving mode; and the first base station sending a first message to a second base station, the first message instructing the second base station to compensate for the third base station and including compensation data relating to the third base station so as to enable the second base station to compensate for the third base station.
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12. A cellular telecommunications network comprising a first base station including a transceiver, a processor and memory, wherein the processor is configured to operate the first base station including by:
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the first base station acting in compensation mode for a third base station; the first base station determining to switch to an energy saving mode; and the first base station sending a first message to a second base station, the first message instructing the second base station to compensate for the third base station and including compensation data relating to the third base station so as to enable the second base station to compensate for the third base station.
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