Handling location information for femto cells
First Claim
1. A method for a Home eNode B, HeNB, of a mobile telecommunication network, wherein the HeNB is connectable to a core network of the mobile telecommunication network and is adapted to serve at least one femto cell and the HeNB is further connectable to a set of user equipment, UEs, being authorized to connect to the HeNB, the method comprises the steps of:
- retrieving Femto Cell Location Information indicative of a location of the HeNB;
sending the retrieved Femto Cell Location Information to the core network node for forwarding the retrieved Femto Cell Location Information to a UE authorized to connect to said HeNB, such that the UE can determine whether the UE is within or close to the coverage of the HeNB.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and arrangements for configuring the HeNB (Home eNode B) to retrieve location information indicative of its location and sending this location information via a core network node to a UE (User Equipment) authorized to access the HeNB. The UE can then based on this received location information and on a determination of the location of the UE determine whether the UE is being positioned in the coverage of the HeNB. This implies that the authorized UEs of the HeNB know when they should try to find and access the HeNB and the UEs may then avoid accessing the HeNB when it is out of the HeNB coverage which will save UE battery and reduce interference.
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1. A method for a Home eNode B, HeNB, of a mobile telecommunication network, wherein the HeNB is connectable to a core network of the mobile telecommunication network and is adapted to serve at least one femto cell and the HeNB is further connectable to a set of user equipment, UEs, being authorized to connect to the HeNB, the method comprises the steps of:
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retrieving Femto Cell Location Information indicative of a location of the HeNB; sending the retrieved Femto Cell Location Information to the core network node for forwarding the retrieved Femto Cell Location Information to a UE authorized to connect to said HeNB, such that the UE can determine whether the UE is within or close to the coverage of the HeNB. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for a user equipment, UE, authorized to be connected to a Home eNode B, HeNB, of a mobile telecommunication, wherein the HeNB serves at least one femto cell, the method comprises the steps of:
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receiving Femto Cell Location Information indicative of a location of the HeNB; determining the location of the UE; determining whether the location of the UE is within a range in relation to the location of the HeNB; and performing an access attempt if it is determined that the location of the UE is within a range in relation to the location of the HeNB. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for a core network node connectable to a Home eNode B, HeNB, and to at least one User Equipment, UE, via a radio base station, wherein the UE is authorized to access the HeNB, the method comprises the steps of:
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receiving Femto Cell Location Information indicative of a location of the HeNB; and forwarding the received Femto Cell Location Information to the at least one UE via the radio base station such that the UE can determine whether the UE is within the coverage of the HeNB. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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- 17. A Home eNode B, HeNB, of a mobile telecommunication network, wherein the HeNB is connectable to a core network of the mobile telecommunication network and is adapted to serve at least one femto cell and the HeNB is further connectable to a set of user equipments, UEs, being authorized to connect to the HeNB, the HeNB comprises means for retrieving Femto Cell Location Information indicative of a location of the HeNB, a transmitter for sending the retrieved Femto Cell Location Information to the core network node for forwarding the retrieved Femto Cell Location Information to a UE authorized to connect to said HeNB, such that the UE can determine whether the UE is within or close to the coverage of the HeNB.
- 24. A user equipment, UE, authorized to be connected to a Home eNode B, HeNB, of a mobile telecommunication, wherein the HeNB serves at least one femto cell, the UE comprises means for receiving Femto Cell Location Information indicative of a location of the HeNB, means for determining (272) the location of the UE, means for determining whether the location of the UE is within a range in relation to the location of the HeNB, and means for performing an access attempt.
- 29. A core network node connectable to a Home eNode B, HeNB, and to at least one UE via a radio base station, wherein the UE is authorized to access the HeNB, the core network comprises means for receiving Femto Cell Location Information indicative of a location of the HeNB and means for forwarding the received Femto Cell Location Information to the at least one UE via the radio base station such that the UE can determine whether the UE is within the coverage of the HeNB.
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