Dynamic Building of Monitored Set
First Claim
1. A radio access network comprising:
- a radio network control node;
a database;
a femto radio base station node serving a femtocell of the radio access network, the femto radio base station node comprising;
a receiver for receiving scanned cell information broadcast for one or more receivable cells of the radio access network;
a reporting unit for providing the scanned cell information for the one or more receivable cells of the radio access network to the radio network control node;
wherein the radio network control node is arranged upon receipt of the scanned cell information for providing configuration information to the femto radio base station node for configuring the femto radio base station node and for storing macro cell information for one or more receivable cells in the database.
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Abstract
A radio access network (24) comprises a radio network control node (26); a database (40); and a femto radio base station node (28f) serving a femtocell (Cf) of the radio access network. The femto radio base station node (28f) comprises a receiver (54) for receiving scanned cell information broadcast for one or more receivable cells of the radio access network, and a reporting unit (60). The reporting unit (60) provides the scanned cell information for the one or more receivable cells of the radio access network to the radio network control node (26). The radio network control node (60) is arranged, upon receipt of the scanned cell information, for providing configuration information to the femto radio base station node (for configuring the femto radio base station node) and for storing macro cell information for one or more receivable cells in the database (40). The macrocell information is stored in the database (40) in association with the femto radio base station node.
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1. A radio access network comprising:
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a radio network control node;
a database;
a femto radio base station node serving a femtocell of the radio access network, the femto radio base station node comprising;
a receiver for receiving scanned cell information broadcast for one or more receivable cells of the radio access network;
a reporting unit for providing the scanned cell information for the one or more receivable cells of the radio access network to the radio network control node;
wherein the radio network control node is arranged upon receipt of the scanned cell information for providing configuration information to the femto radio base station node for configuring the femto radio base station node and for storing macro cell information for one or more receivable cells in the database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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- 11. A radio network control (RNC) node of a radio access network which, upon receipt from a femtocell radio base station node of scanned cell information for one or more cells of the radio access network receivable in femtocell the femto radio base station node, provides configuration information to the femto radio base station node for configuring the femto radio base station node and stores macro cell information for one or more receivable cells in the database.
- 21. A database for a radio access network wherein macrocell information, for one or more macrocells having scanned cell information receivable by a femto radio base station serving a femtocell of the radio access network, is stored in association with the femto radio base station node and is accessed to determine which femtocells of the radio access network are to be included in a monitored set for a user equipment unit (UE) in connected mode in the radio access network.
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24. A femtocell radio base station which serves a femtocell of a radio access network, the femtocell being at least partially overlapped by a macrocell of the radio access network, the femto radio base station comprising:
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a receiver for receiving scanned cell information broadcast for one or more receivable cells of the radio access network;
a reporting unit for providing the scanned cell information for the one or more receivable cells of the radio access network to the radio network control node.
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25. A method of operating a radio access network, the radio access network comprising a radio network control node and a femto radio base station node serving a femtocell of the radio access network, the method comprising:
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at the femto radio base station node receiving scanned cell information broadcast for one or more receivable cells of the radio access network;
providing the scanned cell information for the one or more receivable cells of the radio access network to the radio network control node and, upon receipt of the scanned cell information by the radio network control node;
providing configuration information to the femto radio base station node for configuring the femto radio base station node; and
storing macro cell information for one or more receivable cells in a database. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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