Communicating radio planning information among control nodes in a cellular communication network
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1. A method of performing radio planning in a cellular communication network, comprising:
- providing radio planning information including at least one frequency assignment for border cells in a first control node that controls a plurality of first fixed-site radio transceivers which define a plurality of first cells in the cellular communication network;
without network operator support, communicating the radio planning information including at least one frequency assignment for border cells from the first control node to a second control node that controls a plurality of second fixed-site radio transceivers which define in the cellular communication network a plurality of second cells including at least one said second cell that is located adjacent to at least one of the first cells;
receiving an incoming message from second control node;
updating a database responsive to the incoming message; and
forwarding the incoming message to a third control node.
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Abstract
In a cellular communication network, radio planning information is provided in a first control node that controls a plurality of first fixed-site radio transceivers which define a plurality of first cells in the cellular communication network. Without network operator support, the radio planning information is communicated from the first control node to a second control node that controls a plurality of second fixed-site radio transceivers which define in the cellular communication network a plurality of second cells including at least one second cell that is located adjacent to at least one of the first cells.
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1. A method of performing radio planning in a cellular communication network, comprising:
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providing radio planning information including at least one frequency assignment for border cells in a first control node that controls a plurality of first fixed-site radio transceivers which define a plurality of first cells in the cellular communication network;
without network operator support, communicating the radio planning information including at least one frequency assignment for border cells from the first control node to a second control node that controls a plurality of second fixed-site radio transceivers which define in the cellular communication network a plurality of second cells including at least one said second cell that is located adjacent to at least one of the first cells;
receiving an incoming message from second control node;
updating a database responsive to the incoming message; and
forwarding the incoming message to a third control node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In an apparatus for controlling a plurality of first fixed-site radio transceivers that define a plurality of first cells of a cellular communication network, an improvement comprising:
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a communications interface for communicating radio planning information, said communications interface including an input for receiving the radio planning information, and further including an output for, without network operator support, communicating the radio planning information including at least one frequency assignment for border cells to a further apparatus that controls a plurality of second fixed-site radio transceivers that define in the cellular communication network a plurality of second cells including at least one said second cell that is located adjacent to at least one of said first cells; and
a message handler coupled between said input and said output for providing a message at said output in response to said radio planning information including at least one frequency assignment for border cells received at said input, for receiving an incoming message from second control nodes, updating a database responsive to the incoming message, and forwarding the incoming message to a third control node. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for radio planning in a cellular communications network, comprising the steps of:
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determining at a first control node other than a network operator support node at least one of a frequency assignments and adaptive frequency allocation for cells supported by the first control node in the cellular communications network;
communicating, without support of a network operator support node, the at least one of the frequency assignment and the adaptive frequency allocation to a second control note supporting cells in the cellular communication network, wherein at least one of said cells supported by said first control node and at least one said cells supported by said second control node are adjacent;
receiving an incoming message from the second control node;
updating a database responsive to the incoming message; and
forwarding the incoming message to a third control node.
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23. A control node comprising:
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means for providing radio planning information relating to at least one of frequency assignment and adaptive frequency allocation for cells supported by the control node;
means for providing messages to a second control node without network operator support, responsive to the radio planning information relating to at least one of frequency assignment and adaptive frequency allocation for cells supported by the control node;
means for receiving an incoming message from the second control node;
means for updating a database responsive to the incoming message; and
means for forwarding the incoming message to a third control node.
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24. A control node comprising:
a radio planner for providing radio planning information relating to a control node; and
a message handler for providing messages to a second control node without t least one of frequency assignment and adaptive frequency allocation for cells supported by the network operator support responsive to the radio planning information relating to at least one of frequency assignment and adaptive frequency allocation for cells supported by the control node, for receiving an incoming message from second control nodes, updating the database responsive to the incoming message, and forwarding the incoming message to a third control node.
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