RESTRICTING ACCESS POINT TRANSMISSIONS
First Claim
1. A method of communication, comprising:
- detecting an access terminal at a first access point;
identifying a downlink carrier frequency on which the access terminal is actively receiving information from a second access point; and
restricting transmission by the first access point on the identified downlink carrier frequency as a result of the detection of the access terminal.
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Abstract
Transmissions by a first access point (e.g., a femto cell) are restricted upon detecting an access terminal in the vicinity of the first access point in the event the access terminal is communicating with a second access point (e.g., a macro cell). Upon detection of such an access terminal, the access terminal restricts transmission (e.g., beacon transmission) on a downlink carrier frequency on which the access terminal is actively receiving information from the second access point. This restriction of transmission by the access point may involve, for example, temporarily reducing transmit power, reducing the periodicity of transmission, or ceasing transmission.
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60 Claims
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1. A method of communication, comprising:
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detecting an access terminal at a first access point; identifying a downlink carrier frequency on which the access terminal is actively receiving information from a second access point; and restricting transmission by the first access point on the identified downlink carrier frequency as a result of the detection of the access terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for communication, comprising:
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a detection controller operable to detect an access terminal at the apparatus, and further operable to identify a downlink carrier frequency on which the access terminal is actively receiving information from an access point; and a transmission controller operable to restrict transmission by the apparatus on the identified downlink carrier frequency as a result of the detection of the access terminal. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An apparatus for communication, comprising:
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means for detecting an access terminal at the apparatus; means for identifying a downlink carrier frequency on which the access terminal is actively receiving information from an access point; and means for restricting transmission by the apparatus on the identified downlink carrier frequency as a result of the detection of the access terminal. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A computer-program product, comprising:
computer-readable medium comprising code for causing a computer to; detect an access terminal at a first access point; identify a downlink carrier frequency on which the access terminal is actively receiving information from a second access point; and restrict transmission by the first access point on the identified downlink carrier frequency as a result of the detection of the access terminal. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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