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Method of selecting maximum transmission power level to be used by a radio telecommunications base station or base stations in a network, a radio telecommunications base station and radio telecommunications network

  • US 7,088,959 B2
  • Filed: 03/06/2003
  • Issued: 08/08/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of selecting a maximum transmission power level to be used by a radio telecommunications base station in communicating with a mobile user terminal, the method comprising the base station communicating with neighbouring base stations to determine distances to the neighbouring base stations, and setting the maximum transmission power level at a level so as to enable communications with mobile user terminals located at most a fraction of the distance from the base station towards the nearest neighbouring base station, wherein the base station communicates with the neighbouring base stations by sending a message at a predetermined time, a neighbouring base station which successfully receives the message responding with a response indicating the time of successful receipt of the message, the distance to that neighboring base station being determined dependent upon the difference between the receipt time and the predetermined time.

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