SECONDARY RADIO-NODES FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS AND RELATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A method of operating a secondary radio-node in a mobile communications network, wherein the secondary radio-node includes a radio-node transmitter and a radio-node receiver, and wherein the mobile communications network includes a primary radio-node, the method comprising:
- monitoring through the radio-node receiver of the secondary radio-node to detect user terminal signals transmitted to the primary radio-node while maintaining the secondary radio-node in a sleep mode; and
responsive to detecting user terminal signals during monitoring in the sleep-mode, changing operation of the secondary radio-node from the sleep mode to an active mode.
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Abstract
A mobile communications network may include a primary and secondary radio-nodes, and the secondary radio-node may include a radio-node transmitter and a radio-node receiver. A method of operating the secondary radio-node may include monitoring through the radio-node receiver of the secondary radio-node to detect user terminal signals transmitted to the primary radio-node while maintaining the secondary radio-node in a sleep mode. Responsive to detecting user terminal signals during monitoring in the sleep-mode, operation of the secondary radio-node may be changed from the sleep mode to an active mode.
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1. A method of operating a secondary radio-node in a mobile communications network, wherein the secondary radio-node includes a radio-node transmitter and a radio-node receiver, and wherein the mobile communications network includes a primary radio-node, the method comprising:
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monitoring through the radio-node receiver of the secondary radio-node to detect user terminal signals transmitted to the primary radio-node while maintaining the secondary radio-node in a sleep mode; and responsive to detecting user terminal signals during monitoring in the sleep-mode, changing operation of the secondary radio-node from the sleep mode to an active mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A secondary radio-node in a mobile communications network including a primary radio-node, the secondary radio-node comprising:
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a radio-node transmitter; a radio-node receiver; and a processor coupled to the radio-node transmitter and to the radio-node receiver of the secondary radio-node, wherein the processor is configured to monitor through the radio-node receiver to detect user terminal signals transmitted to the primary radio-node while maintaining the secondary radio-node in a sleep-mode, and to change operation of the secondary radio-node from the sleep mode to an active mode responsive to detecting user terminal signals during monitoring in the sleep-mode. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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