Method for controlling interference in femto cell deployments
First Claim
1. A method of reducing interference between a femto cell and a macro cell in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
- identifying, using the femto cell, a plurality of preselected wireless signal carriers based on a predefined geographical area;
measuring, using the femto cell, initial power levels for the wireless signal carriers provided in the predefined geographical area;
selecting, using the femto cell, one of the wireless signal carriers based on predefined criteria associated with the measured initial power level; and
adjusting, using the femto cell, a transmission power level of a femto transmitter associated with the femto cell based on a communication placed to a mobile terminal.
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Abstract
A method and system provide a plurality of femto cells that are deployed within a macro cell of cellular network. The femto cells improve cellular service inside structures, such as residential and commercial structures. Femto base stations convert signals between an airlink-interface and core network to enable data communication between the mobile terminal and an access network to occur through the Internet and a public switched telephone network. The femto base stations are independent of each other and the macro cell. The method and system provide the femto base stations with interference awareness and mitigation techniques to minimize interference with the cellular network.
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1. A method of reducing interference between a femto cell and a macro cell in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
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identifying, using the femto cell, a plurality of preselected wireless signal carriers based on a predefined geographical area; measuring, using the femto cell, initial power levels for the wireless signal carriers provided in the predefined geographical area; selecting, using the femto cell, one of the wireless signal carriers based on predefined criteria associated with the measured initial power level; and adjusting, using the femto cell, a transmission power level of a femto transmitter associated with the femto cell based on a communication placed to a mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for reducing interference between a femto cell and a macro cell in a wireless communication network, the system comprising:
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a carrier selection module, the carrier selection module configured to; identify a plurality of preselected wireless signal carriers based on a predefined geographical area; measure initial power levels for each wireless signal carrier of the plurality of preselected wireless signal carriers provided in the predefined geographical area; and select one of the plurality of preselected wireless signal carriers based on predefined criteria associated with the measured initial power level; and a fine tuning module, the fine tuning module configured to adjust a transmission power level of a femto transmitter based on a communication sent to a mobile terminal, wherein the carrier selection module is further configured to identify the plurality of preselected wireless signal carriers based on the location of the femto cell. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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