AUTOMATIC PROVISIONING OF POWER PARAMETERS FOR FEMTOCELL
First Claim
1. A method for reducing interference to a network caused by an access point base station, the method comprising:
- performing at least one measurement of signals received by the access point base station;
connecting to a service provider through a wired connection;
transmitting first information to the service provider, wherein the first information comprises location information of the access point base station and the at least one measurement;
receiving second information from the service provider, wherein the second information comprises one or more power parameters, the one or more power parameters comprising a maximum transmit power parameter, wherein the maximum transmit power parameter is determined based on the location information and the at least one measurement; and
operating based on the maximum transmit power parameter, wherein said operating based on the maximum transmit power parameter reduces interference caused by the access point base station.
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Abstract
Automatic provisioning of an access point base station or femtocell. The method may include the femtocell transmitting first information (e.g., location information, signal measurement information, capability information, etc.) to a service provider (e.g., over an IP network). The femtocell may receive second information from the service provider, where the second information includes one or more operational parameters. The operational parameters may include hand-off parameters, admission policy parameters, PN or scrambling codes, power parameters, and/or other parameters. The femtocell may operate according to the received parameters to provide access for a plurality of access terminals in a local area.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for reducing interference to a network caused by an access point base station, the method comprising:
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performing at least one measurement of signals received by the access point base station; connecting to a service provider through a wired connection; transmitting first information to the service provider, wherein the first information comprises location information of the access point base station and the at least one measurement; receiving second information from the service provider, wherein the second information comprises one or more power parameters, the one or more power parameters comprising a maximum transmit power parameter, wherein the maximum transmit power parameter is determined based on the location information and the at least one measurement; and operating based on the maximum transmit power parameter, wherein said operating based on the maximum transmit power parameter reduces interference caused by the access point base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A femtocell, comprising:
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an interface for providing communication with one or more access terminals and a service provider; a processor coupled to the interface; a memory medium coupled to the processor, wherein the memory medium comprises program instructions executable to; perform at least one measurement of signals received by the femtocell using the interface; connect to the service provider through the interface; transmit first information to the service provider using the interface, wherein the first information comprises location information of the femtocell and the at least one measurement; receive second information from the service provider, wherein the second information comprises one or more power parameters, the one or more power parameters comprising a maximum transmit power parameter, wherein the maximum transmit power parameter is determined based on the location information and the at least one measurement; and operate based on the maximum transmit power parameter, wherein said operating based on the maximum transmit power parameter reduces interference caused by the femtocell. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-accessible memory medium which stores program instructions for reducing interference to a network caused by an access point base station, wherein the program instructions are executable by a processor to:
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perform at least one measurement of signals received by the access point base station; connect to a service provider through a wired connection; transmit first information to the service provider, wherein the first information comprises location information of the access point base station and the at least one measurement; receive second information from the service provider, wherein the second information comprises one or more power parameters, the one or more power parameters comprising a maximum transmit power parameter, wherein the maximum transmit power parameter is determined based on the location information and the at least one measurement; and operate based on the maximum transmit power parameter, wherein said operating based on the maximum transmit power parameter reduces interference caused by the access point base station.
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19. A method for reducing interference to a network caused by an access point base station, the method comprising:
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receiving at least one measurement of signals and location information of the access point base station through a wired connection, wherein the at least one measurement of signals is received from the access point base station; determining and storing second information, wherein the second information comprises one or more power parameters, the one or more power parameters comprising a maximum transmit power parameter, wherein the maximum transmit power parameter is determined based on the location information and the at least one measurement; providing the second information to the access point base station, wherein the second information is usable by the access point base station to reduce interference caused by the access point base station.
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20. A communication system for providing wireless communication with one or more access terminals, comprising:
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a service provider; a macro base station for providing wireless communication with the one or more access terminals in a macro area; and an access point base station for providing wireless communication with the one or more access terminals in a local area intersected partially with the macro area, and wherein the access point base station is configured to; perform at least one measurement of signals received by the access point base station; connect to the service provider through a wired connection; transmit first information to the service provider, wherein the first information comprises location information of the access point base station and the at least one measurement; receive second information from the service provider, wherein the second information comprises one or more power parameters, the one or more power parameters comprising a maximum transmit power parameter, wherein the maximum transmit power parameter is determined based on the location information and the at least one measurement; and operate based on the maximum transmit power parameter, wherein said operating based on the maximum transmit power parameter reduces interference caused by the access point base station.
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