Mobile Communications With Unlicensed-Radio Access Networks
First Claim
1. An access network adapted to communicate with a mobile terminal and packet service nodes in a core network portion of a mobile telecommunications network, said access network comprising:
- a plurality of local base stations each defining a mini-cell and adapted to communicate with mobile terminals located in a respective mini-cell over an unlicensed-radio interface; and
an access network controller connected to a packet service node in said core network portion and adapted to communicate with said packet service node over a predetermined licensed mobile network interface, and connected to said plurality of local base stations;
said mini-cells being grouped into at least two packet service cells with at least two mini-cells in each packet service cell and said local base stations being assigned a cell identifier comprising a first identifier portion that is common for all local base stations connected to said access network controller and a second identifier portion that is common for all local base stations in the same packet service cell but different for local base stations in different packet service cells.
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Abstract
An unlicensed-radio access network is proposed for communication with a mobile terminal and packet service nodes in a core network portion of a mobile telecommunications network. The access network comprises local base stations each defining a mini-cell and adapted to communicate with mobile terminals over an unlicensed-radio interface and an access network controller connected to the local base stations and to a packet service node in the core network portion. The mini-cells are also grouped into at least two packet service cells. The local base stations that generate these mini-cells are assigned a cell identifier comprising a first identifier portion that is common for all local base stations connected to the access network controller and a second identifier portion that is different for local base stations in different packet service cells but common for all local base stations in the same packet service cell.
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16 Claims
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1. An access network adapted to communicate with a mobile terminal and packet service nodes in a core network portion of a mobile telecommunications network, said access network comprising:
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a plurality of local base stations each defining a mini-cell and adapted to communicate with mobile terminals located in a respective mini-cell over an unlicensed-radio interface; and
an access network controller connected to a packet service node in said core network portion and adapted to communicate with said packet service node over a predetermined licensed mobile network interface, and connected to said plurality of local base stations;
said mini-cells being grouped into at least two packet service cells with at least two mini-cells in each packet service cell and said local base stations being assigned a cell identifier comprising a first identifier portion that is common for all local base stations connected to said access network controller and a second identifier portion that is common for all local base stations in the same packet service cell but different for local base stations in different packet service cells. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of utilizing an access network for communicating with a mobile terminal and packet service nodes in a core network portion of a mobile telecommunications network, the method comprising:
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communicating over an unlicensed radio interface with mobile terminals located in a mini-cell, the mini-cell comprising a plurality of local base stations and utilizing an access network controller connected to a packet service node in the core network portion for communicating with the packet service node over a predetermined licensed mobile network interface, the access network controller also connected to the plurality of local base stations, the mini-cells being grouped into at least two packet service cells with at least two mini-cells in each packet service cell and the local base stations being assigned a cell identifier comprising a first identifier portion that is common for all local base stations connected to the access network controller and a second identifier portion that is common for all local base stations in the same packet service cell but different for local base stations in different packet service cells. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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