Polymorphic cellular network architecture
First Claim
1. A nanoCell base station for providing radio connectivity among one or more mobile stations, one or more base transceiver stations or one or more other nanoCell base stations comprising one or more transceivers, one of said transceivers providing a base station function, and one of said transceivers providing a mobile station function, and a controller for managing the transceivers, and determining the communications connectivity paths between base station and mobile station functions.
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Abstract
A nanoCell base station is disclosed for providing radio connectivity among one or more mobile stations, one or more base transceiver stations or one or more other nanoCell base stations. The nanoCell base station of the present invention has one or more transceivers. One of the transceivers provides a base station function, and one of the transceivers provides a mobile station function. A controller is present for managing the transceivers, and determining the communications connectivity paths between base station and mobile station functions.
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- 1. A nanoCell base station for providing radio connectivity among one or more mobile stations, one or more base transceiver stations or one or more other nanoCell base stations comprising one or more transceivers, one of said transceivers providing a base station function, and one of said transceivers providing a mobile station function, and a controller for managing the transceivers, and determining the communications connectivity paths between base station and mobile station functions.
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35. A method of configuring traffic loads in a network comprising
synchronizing a first nanoCell to a beacon channel and establishing its local frequency and timing reference; -
registering said first nanoCell with a BTS as a mobile station (MS);
broadcasting said first nanoCell as a BTS on an alternative beacon channel;
synching a second nanoCell to said first node'"'"'s beacon channel and establishing the frequency and timing reference;
registering said second nanoCell with said first node as an MS;
broadcasting said second nanoCell as a BTS on an alternative beacon channel;
synchronizing a user MS to said second nanoCell'"'"'s beacon channel and establishing its local frequency and timing reference;
registering the user MS with said second nanoCell;
establishing a circuit or packet connection with said second nanoCell once the user registers with said second nanoCell and, the user requests service;
establishing appropriate connections between said second nanoCell, said first nanoCell and said BTS;
establishing a connection between said BTS and an MSC for billing purposes.
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36. A method of synchronization and channel allocation in a communications network comprising
a first nanoCell receiving a beacon channel f1 and f2 from a BTS b1 and b2, respectively, and synchronizing to each individually; -
said first nanoCell selecting beacon channel f3 to transmit;
at least a second nanoCell receiving frequencies f1, f2 and f3, and synchronizing to each individually;
said additional nanoCells selecting beacon channels f4 and f5 respectively to transmit.
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52. A nanoCell base station comprising
a base station portion adapted to communicate with one or more mobile stations or with one or more other nanoCell base stations; - and
a mobile station portion adapted to communicate with one or more other nanoCell base stations, with one or more base transceiver stations, or one or more primary base stations.
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