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Network and method for sharing radio access nodes between core networks

  • US 20040105429A1
  • Filed: 09/09/2003
  • Published: 06/03/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for radio communication in a cellular radio network having a radio access network (RAN) and a core network (CN), the radio access network (RAN) comprising at least a radio network controller (RNC) and a plurality of base stations (BTS), the method comprising connecting at least two different core networks (CN1, CN2) to one radio access network (RAN), and sharing at least one base station (BTS) of the radio access network (RAN) between the at least two different core networks (CN1, CN2) by using a first frequency to establish a first cell at the base station (BTS) for one of the at least two different core networks (CN1, CN2) and using a second frequency to establish a second cell at the base station for another one of the at least two different core networks (CN1, CN2).

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