Prioritizing carriers in low-cost Internet-base-station (LCIB) frequency-hopping pilot beacons
First Claim
1. A method for a low-cost Internet base station (LCIB) to prioritize carriers on a frequency-hopping pilot beacon, the method comprising:
- providing a frequency-hopping pilot beacon that repeatedly cycles through transmitting pilot-beacon information on each of multiple carriers;
identifying a first list of mobile stations;
identifying a first list of carriers;
using the first list of mobile stations to identify a second list of carriers from among the first list of carriers, thereby identifying a third list of carriers consisting of any carriers that are in the first list of carriers but not in the second list of carriers; and
prioritizing the second list of carriers over the third list of carriers for inclusion in the frequency-hopping pilot beacon.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for prioritizing carriers in low-cost Internet-base-station-(LCIB) frequency-hopping pilot beacons. In one embodiment, an LCIB provides a frequency-hopping pilot beacon that repeatedly cycles through transmitting pilot-beacon information on each of multiple carriers. The LCIB identifies a first list of mobile stations, as well as a first list of carriers. The LCIB uses the first list of mobile stations to identify a second list of carriers from among the first list of carriers, thereby identifying a third list of carriers consisting of any carriers that are in the first list of carriers but not in the second list of carriers. The LCIB then prioritizes the second list of carriers over the third list of carriers for inclusion in the frequency-hopping pilot beacon.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for a low-cost Internet base station (LCIB) to prioritize carriers on a frequency-hopping pilot beacon, the method comprising:
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providing a frequency-hopping pilot beacon that repeatedly cycles through transmitting pilot-beacon information on each of multiple carriers; identifying a first list of mobile stations; identifying a first list of carriers; using the first list of mobile stations to identify a second list of carriers from among the first list of carriers, thereby identifying a third list of carriers consisting of any carriers that are in the first list of carriers but not in the second list of carriers; and prioritizing the second list of carriers over the third list of carriers for inclusion in the frequency-hopping pilot beacon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A low-cost Internet base station (LCIB) comprising:
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a communication interface; a processor; and data storage comprising instructions executable by the processor to; provide a frequency-hopping pilot beacon that repeatedly cycles through transmitting pilot-beacon information on each of multiple carriers; identify a first list of mobile stations; identify a first list of carriers; use the first list of mobile stations to identify a second list of carriers from among the first list of carriers, thereby identifying a third list of carriers consisting of any carriers that are in the first list of carriers but not in the second list of carriers; and prioritize the second list of carriers over the third list of carriers for inclusion in the frequency-hopping pilot beacon.
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