METHOD FOR DETERMINING IF A FIRST CELL MANAGED BY A FIRST BASE STATION IS NEIGHBOUR OF A SECOND CELL MANAGED BY A SECOND BASE STATION
First Claim
1. A base station managing a neighboring condition and cell operation of a cell, the cell being a cell of a wireless cellular network, the wireless cellular network comprising a telecommunication network enabling a transfer of information between the base station and a second base station, wherein the wireless cellular network comprises a server linked to the telecommunication network, the base station comprising:
- a first unit configured to receive, at the base station and from the server, information identifying the second base station in the telecommunication network, the information identifying the second base station being used for establishing a connection between the base stations;
a second unit configured to establish a connection between the base station and the second base station through the telecommunication network;
a third unit configured to receive, at the base station, information representative of an operation domain of a second cell managed by the second base station;
a fourth unit configured to determine, at the base station, an operation domain of a first cell managed by the base station according to the information representative of the operation domain of the second cell; and
a fifth unit configured to release the connection with the second base station.
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a method for determining if a first cell managed by a first base station is neighbour of a second cell managed by a second base station, the cells being cells of wireless cellular network, the wireless cellular network comprising a telecommunication network enabling the transfer of information between the base stations. The first base station monitors the amount of information transferred between the first base station and the second base station through the telecommunication network and determines if the second cell managed by the second base station is neighbour of the first cell managed by the first base station according to the amount of monitored information transferred between the first base station and the second base station through the telecommunication network. The invention concerns also the associated device.
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1. A base station managing a neighboring condition and cell operation of a cell, the cell being a cell of a wireless cellular network, the wireless cellular network comprising a telecommunication network enabling a transfer of information between the base station and a second base station, wherein the wireless cellular network comprises a server linked to the telecommunication network, the base station comprising:
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a first unit configured to receive, at the base station and from the server, information identifying the second base station in the telecommunication network, the information identifying the second base station being used for establishing a connection between the base stations; a second unit configured to establish a connection between the base station and the second base station through the telecommunication network; a third unit configured to receive, at the base station, information representative of an operation domain of a second cell managed by the second base station; a fourth unit configured to determine, at the base station, an operation domain of a first cell managed by the base station according to the information representative of the operation domain of the second cell; and a fifth unit configured to release the connection with the second base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A server of a wireless cellular network, the wireless cellular network having a cell and comprising a telecommunication network enabling the transfer of information between a first base station and a second base station, wherein the server is linked to the telecommunication network, the server comprising:
a first unit configured to transmit to the first base station, information identifying the second base station in the telecommunication network, the information identifying the second base station being used for establishing a connection between the base stations through the telecommunication network, the connection between the base stations enabling a transmission of information representative of an operation domain of a second cell managed by the second base station from the second base station to the first base station, the first base station determining an operation domain of a first cell managed by the first base station according to the information representative of the operation domain of the second cell.
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7. A system for managing a neighboring condition and cell operation of a cell, the cell being a cell of a wireless cellular network, the wireless cellular network comprising a telecommunication network enabling a transfer of information between a first base station and a second base station of the system, wherein the wireless cellular network comprises a server linked to the telecommunication network, the system comprising:
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the first base station including; a first unit configured to receive, at the first base station and from the server, information identifying the second base station in the telecommunication network, the information identifying the second base station being used for establishing a connection between the base stations, a second unit configured to establish a connection between the first base station and the second base station through the telecommunication network, a third unit configured to receive, at the first base station, information representative of an operation domain of a second cell managed by the second base station, a fourth unit configured to determine, at the first base station, an operation domain of a first cell managed by the base station according to the information representative of the operation domain of the second cell, and a fifth unit configured to release the connection with the second base station; the second base station including; a sixth unit configured to send, to the server, information identifying the second base station in the telecommunication network, the information identifying the second base station being used for establishing the connection between the base stations, and a seventh unit configured to send, to the first base station via the established connection, information representative of the operation domain of the second cell managed by the second base station. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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