Method and apparatus for activating a base station

• US 8,340,687 B2
• Filed: 06/28/2007
• Issued: 12/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Kahn, Colin Leon, Klein, Thierry Etienne, Tow, Agnes C., Viswanathan, Harish
• Primary Examiner(s): Chang, Kent
• Assistant Examiner(s): AU, SCOTT D
• Application Number:
  US11/769,839
• Publication Number:
  US 20090005074A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,007 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.2, 455/446, 455/414.1, 455/404, 455/521, 455/41.1, 455/41.2
• US Class Current: 455/456.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/005 Moving wireless networks

Abstract

The invention includes a method and apparatus for activating a base station. A method includes transitioning the base station to a first state in which at least one base station activation activity is performed and RF transmissions are disabled, and transitioning the base station from the first state to a second state in which RF transmissions are enabled. The at least one base station activation activity may include at least one of warming at least one power amplifier, setting at least one base station configuration parameter, establishing GPS synchronization, and other base station activation activities. The base station may transition from the first state to the second state in response to a trigger.

Claims

1. A method for activating a base station, comprising:

transitioning the base station, based on a parameter associated with radio frequency (RF) transmissions of the base station, from a boot state to a standby state in which at least one base station activation activity is performed and RF transmissions are disabled, wherein the parameter associated with RF transmissions of the base station is indicative as to whether RF transmission capabilities of the base station are enabled or disabled, wherein the at least one base station activation activity comprises at least one of warming at least one power amplifier, setting at least one base station configuration parameter, and establishing Global Positioning System (GPS) synchronization; and

transitioning the base station from the standby state to an active state in which RF transmissions are enabled.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the base station is transitioned from the boot state to the standby state in response to completion of a boot-up procedure.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein transitioning the base station from the standby state to the active state is based on the parameter associated with RF transmissions of the base station.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein transitioning the base station from the standby state to the active state is initiated in response to a trigger.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the active state comprises one of a local mode in which GPS synchronization is not established and a normal mode in which GPS synchronization is established.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the active state is a local mode in which GPS synchronization is not established, further comprising:

transitioning the base station from the local mode to a normal mode in which GPS synchronization is established.

7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a software program, that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method for activating a base station, the method comprising:

transitioning the base station, based on a parameter associated with radio frequency (RF) transmissions of the base station, from a boot state to a standby state in which at least one base station activation activity is performed and RF transmissions are disabled, wherein the parameter associated with RF transmissions of the base station is indicative as to whether RF transmission capabilities of the base station are enabled or disabled, wherein the at least one base station activation activity comprises at least one of warming at least one power amplifier, setting at least one base station configuration parameter, and establishing Global Positioning System (GPS) synchronization; and

transitioning the base station from the standby state to an active state in which RF transmissions are enabled.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the base station is transitioned from the boot state to the standby state in response to completion of a boot-up procedure.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein transitioning the base station from the standby state to the active state is based on the parameter associated with RF transmissions of the base station.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein transitioning the base station from the standby state to the active state is initiated in response to a trigger.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the active state comprises one of a local mode in which GPS synchronization is not established and a normal mode in which GPS synchronization is established.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the active state is a local mode in which GPS synchronization is not established, the method further comprising:

transitioning the base station from the local mode to a normal mode in which GPS synchronization is established.

13. An apparatus for activating a base station, comprising:

a processor configured to;

transition the base station, based on a parameter associated with radio frequency (RF) transmissions of the base station, from a boot state to a standby state in which at least one base station activation activity is performed and RF transmissions are disabled, wherein the parameter associated with RF transmissions of the base station is indicative as to whether RF transmission capabilities of the base station are enabled or disabled, wherein the at least one base station activation activity comprises at least one of warming at least one power amplifier, setting at least one base station configuration parameter, and establishing Global Positioning System (GPS) synchronization; and

transition the base station from the standby state to an active state in which RF transmissions are enabled.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein transitioning the base station from the standby state to the active state is initiated in response to a trigger.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the base station is transitioned from the boot state to the standby state in response to completion of a boot-up procedure.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein transitioning the base station from the standby state to the active state is based on the parameter associated with RF transmissions of the base station.

17. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the active state comprises one of a local mode in which GPS synchronization is not established and a normal mode in which GPS synchronization is established.

18. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the active state is a local mode in which GPS synchronization is not established, wherein the processor is configured to:

transition the base station from the local mode to a normal mode in which GPS synchronization is established.