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Handling location information for femto cells

  • US 8,509,778 B2
  • Filed: 05/28/2008
  • Issued: 08/13/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for a Home eNode B (HeNB) of a mobile telecommunication network, wherein the HeNB is connectable to a core network node of the mobile telecommunication network and is adapted to serve at least one femto cell and the HeNB is further connectable to a set of user equipment (UE) being authorized to connect to the HeNB, the method comprises the steps of:

  • retrieving Femto Cell Location Information indicative of a location of the HeNB;

    sending the retrieved Femto Cell Location Information to the core network node for forwarding the Femto Cell Location Information to a UE authorized to connect to the HeNB, wherein the UE determines whether the UE is within or close to a coverage of the HeNB based on a location of the UE determined by the UE;

    receiving information, from the core network node, that the HeNB should either be switched off or switched on; and

    switching the HeNB off or on, according to the information received from the core network node.

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