Automatic provisioning of femtocell
First Claim
1. A method for performing automatic provisioning of an access point base station, the method comprising:
- transmitting first information to a service provider, wherein the first information comprises location information of the access point base station and capability information of the access point base station;
receiving second information from the service provider, wherein the second information comprises one or more operational parameters, wherein the second information is determined at least in part based on the first information; and
operating based on the one or more operational parameters.
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Abstract
Automatic provisioning of an access point base station or femtocell. The method may include the femtocell transmitting first information (e.g., location information, signal measurement information, capability information, etc.) to a service provider (e.g., over an IP network). The femtocell may receive second information from the service provider, where the second information includes one or more operational parameters. The operational parameters may include hand-off parameters, admission policy information, PN or scrambling codes, power parameters, and/or other parameters. The femtocell may operate according to the received parameters to provide access for a plurality of access terminals in a local area.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for performing automatic provisioning of an access point base station, the method comprising:
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transmitting first information to a service provider, wherein the first information comprises location information of the access point base station and capability information of the access point base station; receiving second information from the service provider, wherein the second information comprises one or more operational parameters, wherein the second information is determined at least in part based on the first information; and operating based on the one or more operational parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A femtocell, comprising:
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an interface for providing communication with one or more access terminals in a local area and communication with a service provider over a wired network; a processor coupled to the interface; a memory medium coupled to the processor, wherein the memory medium comprises program instructions executable to; connect to the service provider using the interface; transmit first information to the service provider, wherein the first information comprises location information of the femtocell and capability information of the femtocell; receive second information from the service provider, wherein the second information comprises one or more operational parameters, wherein the second information is determined at least in part based on the first information; and operate the femtocell based on the one or more operational parameters. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer accessible memory storing program instructions for operating an access point base station, wherein the program instructions are executable to:
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connect to the service provider using an interface; transmit first information to the service provider, wherein the first information comprises location information of the access point base station and capability information of the access point base station; receive second information from the service provider, wherein the second information comprises one or more operational parameters, wherein the second information is determined at least in part based on the first information; operate the point base station based on the one or more operational parameters. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for performing automatic provisioning of an access point base station, the method comprising:
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connecting to an access point base station through a wired connection, wherein the access point base station provides wireless communication in a local area; receiving first information from the access point base station, wherein the first information comprises location information of the access point base station and capability information of the access point base station; and transmitting second information to the access point base station based on the first information, wherein the second information comprises one or more operational parameters for the access point base station, wherein the second information is determined at least in part based on the first information; wherein the one or more operational parameters are useable to configure the access point base station.
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21. A communication system for providing wireless communication with one or more access terminals, comprising:
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a service provider; a macro base station for providing wireless communication with the one or more access terminals in a macro area; and an access point base station for providing wireless communication with the one or more access terminals in a local area intersected partially with the macro area, and wherein the access point base station is configured to; connect to the service provider; transmit first information to the service provider, wherein the first information comprises location information of the access point base station and capability information of the access point base station; receive second information from the service provider, wherein the second information comprises one or more operational parameters, wherein the second information is determined at least in part based on the first information; and operate based on the one or more operational parameters.
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