APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR HAND-IN TO A FEMTO NODE
First Claim
1. A method for wireless communications, comprising:
- receiving a handover message for a device comprising one or more parameters including a primary scrambling code (PSC) related to a target femto node;
applying, to one or more femto nodes that utilize the PSC, one or more filters based in part on the one or more parameters to determine whether at least one femto node of the one or more femto nodes corresponds to the target femto node; and
preparing the at least one femto node to receive hand-in of the device.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided for causing active hand-in of a device from a macrocell base station to a femto node, which can be an inter-frequency hand-in. The femto node can broadcast a beacon, which can be received and reported by a device to a source base station along with one or more parameters for disambiguating a target femto node. The source base station can communicate a handover message to the femto node or a related femto gateway along with the one or more parameters. The femto node or femto gateway can disambiguate the intended target femto node based in part on the one or more parameters, which can include applying one or more filters. Additionally, the femto node can broadcast multiple beacons to assist in disambiguation of the target femto node. Also, where complete disambiguation is not possible, the femto gateway can prepare multiple femto nodes for hand-in.
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56 Claims
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1. A method for wireless communications, comprising:
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receiving a handover message for a device comprising one or more parameters including a primary scrambling code (PSC) related to a target femto node; applying, to one or more femto nodes that utilize the PSC, one or more filters based in part on the one or more parameters to determine whether at least one femto node of the one or more femto nodes corresponds to the target femto node; and preparing the at least one femto node to receive hand-in of the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for disambiguating a target femto node, comprising:
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at least one processor configured to; receive a handover message for a device comprising one or more parameters including a primary scrambling code (PSC) related to a target femto node; apply, to one or more femto nodes that utilize the PSC, one or more filters based in part on the one or more parameters to determine whether at least one femto node of the one or more femto nodes corresponds to the target femto node; and prepare the at least one femto node to receive hand-in of the device; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus for disambiguating a target femto node, comprising:
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means for receiving a handover message for a device comprising one or more parameters including a primary scrambling code (PSC) related to a target femto node; means for applying, to one or more femto nodes that utilize the PSC, one or more filters based in part on the one or more parameters to determine whether at least one femto node of the one or more femto nodes corresponds to the target femto node; and means for preparing the at least one femto node to receive hand-in of the device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A computer program product for disambiguating a target femto node, comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising; code for causing at least one computer to receive a handover message for a device comprising one or more parameters including a primary scrambling code (PSC) related to a target femto node; code for causing the at least one computer to apply, to one or more femto nodes that utilize the PSC, one or more filters based in part on the one or more parameters to determine whether at least one femto node of the one or more femto nodes corresponds to the target femto node; and code for causing the at least one computer to prepare the at least one femto node to receive hand-in of the device. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An apparatus for disambiguating a target femto node, comprising:
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a communications component for receiving a handover message for a device comprising one or more parameters including a primary scrambling code (PSC) related to a target femto node; a femto node disambiguating component for applying, to one or more femto nodes that utilize the PSC, one or more filters based in part on the one or more parameters to determine whether at least one femto node of the one or more femto nodes corresponds to the target femto node; and a component for preparing the at least one femto node to receive hand-in of the device. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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