FEMTO CELL SYNCHRONIZATION AND PILOT SEARCH METHODOLOGY
First Claim
1. A method for synchronizing a femto cell with a macro cell, the method comprising:
- receiving the femto cell transmission timing from a macro cell due to a forward link receiver in the femto cell; and
synchronizing the femto cell transmission timing with the macro cell transmission timing in reliance on the forward link receiver signal.
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Abstract
A system, a method and computer product for synchronizing of a femto cell with a macro cell, the method comprising: placing a forward link receiver into the femto cell; receiving by a micro cellular network the femto cell transmission timing; and synchronizing the femto cell transmission timing with the macro cellular network transmission timing in reliance on the forward link receiver signal. Further, a system, a method and computer product for allocating pilot phases to femto cells, the method comprising: creating at least as many new potential pilot phases for femto cells as there are for macro cells; and allowing a mobile device on a macro cell to search and find a femto cell pilot without explicitly listing femto pilot phases in the neighbor list.
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41 Claims
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1. A method for synchronizing a femto cell with a macro cell, the method comprising:
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receiving the femto cell transmission timing from a macro cell due to a forward link receiver in the femto cell; and synchronizing the femto cell transmission timing with the macro cell transmission timing in reliance on the forward link receiver signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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a forward link receiver for receiving macro cell transmission timing, wherein the femto cell synchronizes femto cell transmission timing with the macro cell transmission timing in reliance on the forward link receiver signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer-readable medium, comprising; a first set of codes operable to cause a computer to receive the femto cell transmission timing from a micro cell, due to a forward link receiver in the femto cell; and a second set of codes operable to cause a computer to synchronize the femto cell transmission timing with the macro cell transmission timing in reliance on the forward link receiver signal.
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14. An apparatus for synchronizing a femto cell with a macro cell, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving the femto cell transmission timing from a macro cell, due to a forward link receiver in the femto cell; and means for synchronizing the femto cell transmission timing with the macro cell transmission timing in reliance on the forward link receiver signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for setting femto cell pilot phases, the method comprising:
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dividing 2π
into a plurality macro phase offsets;inserting a plurality of femto phase offsets among macro phase offsets, wherein each femto phase offset is inserted between two adjacent macro phase offsets; and creating at least the same number of pilot phase offsets for femto cells as there are for macro cells. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A apparatus for setting femto cell pilot phases, comprising:
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means for dividing 2π
into a plurality macro phase offsets;means for inserting a plurality of femto phase offsets among macro phase offsets, wherein each femto phase offset is inserted between two neighboring macro phase offsets; and means for creating at least the same number of pilot phases for femto cells and for macro cells. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus for setting femto cell pilot phases, comprising:
processor for dividing 2π
into a plurality macro phase offsets, for inserting a plurality of femto phase offsets among macro phase offsets, wherein each femto phase offset is inserted between two neighboring macro phase offsets, and for creating at least the same number of pilot phases for femto cells and for macro cells.
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31. A computer-program product, comprising:
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computer readable medium comprising codes for causing a computer to; divide 2π
into a plurality macro phase offsets;insert a plurality of femto phase offsets among macro phase offsets, wherein each femto phase offset is inserted between two neighboring macro phase offsets; and create at least the same number of pilot phases for femto cells and for macro cells. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of an idle hand in, the method comprising:
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operating a legacy mobile station (“
MS”
) in idle state on a macro cellular network on a frequency on which femto cells are deployed;detecting by the legacy MS a femto pilot signal of dominant strength; demodulating a signal from a femto cell in idle mode; detecting a new femto system network identification; completing a femto cell selection; and sending a registration message. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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38. A computer-program product, comprising:
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computer readable medium comprising codes for causing a computer to; operate a legacy mobile station (“
MS”
) in idle state on a macro cellular network on a frequency on which femto cells are deployed;detect by the legacy MS a femto pilot signal of dominant strength; demodulate a signal from a femto cell in idle mode; detect a new femto system network identification; complete a femto cell selection; and send a registration message. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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40. A apparatus for an executing an idle hand in, the apparatus comprising:
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means for operating a legacy mobile station (“
MS”
) in idle state on a macro cellular network on a frequency on which femto cells are deployed;means for detecting by the legacy MS a femto pilot signal of dominant strength; means for demodulating a signal from a femto cell in idle mode; means for detecting a new femto system network identification; means for completing a femto cell selection; and means for sending a registration message.
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41. The apparatus of claim 41, wherein the means for the idle hand in further comprises:
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means for registering an authorized MS on the femto cell; and means for servicing the authorized MS on the femto cell.
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