Interface authorization scheme
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1. A method of communication, comprising:
- receiving, at a first base station, a request to establish an interface from a second base station;
determining a power class of the second base station; and
determining whether to allow the interface to be established based at least on the determined power class of the second base station and a power class of the first base station.
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Abstract
An authorization scheme controls whether an interface is established between communication nodes. Such a scheme may be used, for example, to determine whether to establish a direct interface (e.g., an X2 interface) between a pair of access points. A decision to establish a direct interface between nodes may be based on a node type of one or both of the nodes. A decision to establish a direct interface between nodes may be based on whether the nodes belong to the same group.
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1. A method of communication, comprising:
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receiving, at a first base station, a request to establish an interface from a second base station; determining a power class of the second base station; and determining whether to allow the interface to be established based at least on the determined power class of the second base station and a power class of the first base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 26, 27, 28, 35, 36, 37)
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14. An apparatus for communication, comprising:
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a communication controller configured to receive, at a first base station, a request to establish an interface from a second base station; and an interface authorization controller configured; to determine a power class of the second base station, and to determine whether to allow the interface to be established based at least on the determined power class of the second base station and a power class of the first base station. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 29, 30)
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18. An apparatus for communication, comprising:
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means for receiving, at a first base station, a request to establish an interface from a second base station; means for determining a power class of the second base station; and means for determining whether to allow the interface to be established based at least on the determined power class of the second base station and a power class of the first base station. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 31, 32)
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22. A computer-program product, comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium having non-transitory program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising; program code to receive, at a first base station, a request to establish an interface from a second base station; program code to determine a power class of the second base station; and program code to determine whether to allow the interface to be established based at least on the determined power class of the second base station and a power class of the first base station. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 33, 34)
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