FIRST BASE STATION MANAGING A NEIGHBORING CONDITION AND CELL AREA OPERATION OF A CELL AREA, SERVER OF A WIRELESS CELLULAR NETWORK, AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A NEIGHBORING CONDITION AND CELL AREA OPERATION OF A CELL AREA

• US 20120058793A1
• Filed: 11/10/2011
• Published: 03/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Inventors: VOYER, Nicolas, Lavillonniere, Eric, Pautonnier-Perrot, Sophie
• Granted Patent: US 8,396,478 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/509
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/20 between access points

Abstract

The present invention concerns a first base station managing a neighboring condition and cell area operation of a cell area, the cell area being a cell area of a wireless cellular network, the wireless cellular network comprising a telecommunication network enabling a transfer of information between the first base station and a second base station, where the wireless cellular network comprises a server linked to the telecommunication network.

Claims

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 send, from the base station to the second bases station, information representative of the operation domain of the first cell managed by the base station.

2. The base station according to claim 1, wherein

a sixth unit configured to release the connection with the second base station.

3. The base station according to claim 2, wherein

the sixth unit is further configured to identify whether the connection with the second base station should be released before releasing the connection with the second base station.

4. The base station according to claims 1 to 3, wherein the information representative of operation domain of the first cell comprises a parameter used for performance of appropriate operation in said base station.

5. The base station according to claim 4, wherein the information representative of operation domain of the first cell comprises at least a parameter corresponding to one of frequencies, time slots, and codes used for operations in said base station.