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DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING A FEMTOCELL BASE STATION DOWNLINK RANGE FOR INTERFERENCE AVOIDANCE

  • US 20110105110A1
  • Filed: 04/22/2010
  • Published: 05/05/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a cellular communication network exhibiting a femtocell base station, at least one neighboring macrocell base station, and at least one cellular communication device camped on the at least one neighboring macrocell base station and barred from camping on the femtocell base station, wherein the at least one cellular communication device transmits uplink signals receivable by the femtocell base station and the at least one neighboring macrocell base station, and wherein the femtocell base station and the at least one neighboring macrocell base station transmit downlink signals receivable by the at least one cellular communication device, and wherein all downlink and uplink signals exhibit power levels, a femtocell power control module operatively associated with the femtocell base station, the femtocell power control module is operative to:

  • obtain at least one uplink communication characteristic associated with the uplink signals transmitted by the at least one cellular communication device and received by the femtocell base station;

    estimate, from the obtained uplink communication characteristic, the power level of the downlink signals transmitted by the femtocell base station, as received by the at least one cellular communication device;

    if the estimated power level of the downlink signals transmitted by the femtocell base station as received by the at least one cellular communication device exceeds a predefined threshold power level, reduce the power level of the downlink signals transmitted by the femtocell base station to a reduced power level.

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