METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING UTILIZATION OF WIRELESS RESOURCES
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- initiating, by a macro base station, wireless communications services with a first mobile communication device utilizing a first spectral segment at a first carrier frequency;
determining, by the macro base station, that a rate of travel of the first mobile communication device satisfies a threshold;
responsive to the determining, identifying, by the macro base station, a micro base station in a communication range of the first mobile communication device;
assigning, by the macro base station, a second spectral segment to the micro base station to enable the micro base station to communicate with the first mobile communication device;
modulating, by the macro base station, a signal to generate a first modulated signal in the second spectral segment;
up-converting, by the macro base station, the first modulated signal in the second spectral segment to a second carrier frequency;
transmitting, by the macro base station, first instructions in a control channel at the second carrier frequency to direct the micro base station to utilize the second spectral segment for communicating with the first mobile communication device; and
transmitting, by the macro base station, the first modulated signal at the second carrier frequency to the micro base station, the transmitting enabling the micro base station to down-convert the first modulated signal at the second carrier frequency and to wirelessly transmit the first modulated signal to the first mobile communication device.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a wireless communication node that receives instructions in a control channel directing it to utilize a spectral segment at a first carrier frequency to communicate with a mobile communication device. Responsive to the instructions, the wireless communication node receives a modulated signal in the spectral segment at a second carrier frequency from the base station, the modulated signal including communications data provided by the base station. The wireless communication node down-shifts the modulated signal at the second carrier frequency to the first carrier frequency, and wirelessly transmits the modulated signal at the first carrier frequency to the mobile communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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24 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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initiating, by a macro base station, wireless communications services with a first mobile communication device utilizing a first spectral segment at a first carrier frequency; determining, by the macro base station, that a rate of travel of the first mobile communication device satisfies a threshold; responsive to the determining, identifying, by the macro base station, a micro base station in a communication range of the first mobile communication device; assigning, by the macro base station, a second spectral segment to the micro base station to enable the micro base station to communicate with the first mobile communication device; modulating, by the macro base station, a signal to generate a first modulated signal in the second spectral segment; up-converting, by the macro base station, the first modulated signal in the second spectral segment to a second carrier frequency; transmitting, by the macro base station, first instructions in a control channel at the second carrier frequency to direct the micro base station to utilize the second spectral segment for communicating with the first mobile communication device; and transmitting, by the macro base station, the first modulated signal at the second carrier frequency to the micro base station, the transmitting enabling the micro base station to down-convert the first modulated signal at the second carrier frequency and to wirelessly transmit the first modulated signal to the first mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A base station, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; initiating wireless communications with a plurality of mobile communication devices utilizing a plurality of spectral segments operating at a first carrier frequency; responsive to determining that a rate of travel of a mobile communication device of the plurality of mobile communication devices satisfies a threshold, selecting, according to a location of the mobile communication device, a wireless communication node from a plurality of wireless communication nodes in a wireless communication range of the mobile communication device, the plurality of communication nodes serving to reduce utilization of wireless resources of the base station by the plurality of mobile communication devices; assigning a spectral segment from the plurality of spectral segments operating at a second carrier frequency to the wireless communication node to enable the wireless communication node to communicate with the mobile communication device; modulating a signal to generate a modulated signal in the spectral segment at the second carrier frequency; up-converting the modulated signal at the second carrier frequency to a third carrier frequency; and transmitting the modulated signal at the third carrier frequency to the wireless communication node to enable the wireless communication node to down-convert the modulated signal at the third carrier frequency to the second carrier frequency and to wirelessly transmit the modulated signal at the second carrier frequency to the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a wireless communication node, instructions in a control channel to utilize a spectral segment at a first carrier frequency to communicate with a mobile communication device, the instructions being sent by a base station responsive to the base station determining that wireless communications between the mobile communication device and the base station can be redirected to the wireless communication node based on a location of the mobile communication device and a rate of travel of the mobile communication device; receiving, by the wireless communication node, a first modulated signal in the spectral segment at a second carrier frequency from the base station, the first modulated signal including first communications data provided by the base station; down-shifting, by the wireless communication node, the first modulated signal at the second carrier frequency to the first carrier frequency; and wirelessly transmitting, by the wireless communication node, the first modulated signal at the first carrier frequency to the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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