TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT IN A HYBRID FEMTOCELL/WLAN WIRELESS ENTERPRISE NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method for communication, the method comprisingin a communication system comprising a hybrid network controller and one or more femtocells, one or more access points and/or one or more end-point devices:
- determining by said hybrid network controller, traffic management information for enabling setup and/or handoff of a communication session between and/or among two or more of said one or more femtocells, said one or more access points and said one or more end-point devices; and
communicating said determined traffic management information to said two or more of said one or more femtocells, said one or more access points and/or said one or more end-point devices for said enabling of said setup and/or said handoff.
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Abstract
A hybrid network controller may determine and/or communicate traffic management information for enabling setup and/or handoff of call and/or communication session among femtocells, access points and/or end-point devices. Traffic management information may comprise set-up instructions, handoff instructions, transmit power, neighbor list information, signal quality thresholds, frequency assignments, transmission time, code assignments and/or antenna pattern assignments. The hybrid network controller and/or an end-point device may control handoffs between a communication device external to the communication system and the femtocells, access points and/or end-point devices. Received signal strength, interference levels, SNR, signal path delay, power consumption, traffic loads, bandwidth usage and/or radio resource availability may be monitored and/or analyzed by the hybrid network controller. The hybrid network controller may assign time slots, codes, antenna patterns as well as a serving femtocell and/or AP for a set up and/or a handoff. The information may be communicated via wired, optical and/or wireless interfaces.
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1. A method for communication, the method comprising
in a communication system comprising a hybrid network controller and one or more femtocells, one or more access points and/or one or more end-point devices: -
determining by said hybrid network controller, traffic management information for enabling setup and/or handoff of a communication session between and/or among two or more of said one or more femtocells, said one or more access points and said one or more end-point devices; and communicating said determined traffic management information to said two or more of said one or more femtocells, said one or more access points and/or said one or more end-point devices for said enabling of said setup and/or said handoff. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. For use in a communication system comprising one or more femtocells, one or more access points and/or one or more end-point devices, a system comprising:
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one or more circuits for use in a hybrid network controller; said one or more circuits are operable to determine by said hybrid network controller, traffic management information for enabling setup and/or handoff of a communication session between and/or among two or more of said one or more femtocells, said one or more access points and said one or more end-point devices; and said one or more circuits are operable to communicate said determined traffic management information to said two or more of said one or more femtocells, said one or more access points and/or said one or more end-point devices for said enabling of said handoff. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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