Interface authorization scheme
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1. A method of communication, comprising:
- identifying a first base station and a second base station for establishing an interface;
determining a type of the second base station;
determining whether to transmit a request to initiate establishing the interface based at least in part on the type of the second base station and a type of the first base station; and
transmitting the request to the second base station based on the determination of whether to transmit the request.
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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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34 Claims
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1. A method of communication, comprising:
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identifying a first base station and a second base station for establishing an interface; determining a type of the second base station; determining whether to transmit a request to initiate establishing the interface based at least in part on the type of the second base station and a type of the first base station; and transmitting the request to the second base station based on the determination of whether to transmit the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for communication, comprising:
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an interface authorization controller, the interface authorization controller being configured; to identify a first base station and a second base station for establishing an interface, to determine a type of the second base station, and to determine whether to transmit a request to initiate establishing the interface based at least in part on the type of the second base station and a type of the first base station; and a communication controller configured to transmit the request to the second base station based on the determination of whether to transmit the request. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for communication, comprising:
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means for identifying a first base station and a second base station for establishing an interface; means for determining a type of the second base station; means for determining whether to transmit a request to initiate establishing the interface based at least in part on the type of the second base station and a type of the first base station; and means for transmitting the request to the second base station based on the determination of whether to transmit the request. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. 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 identify a first base station and a second base station for establishing an interface; program code to determine a type of the second base station; program code to determine whether to transmit a request to initiate establishing the interface based at least in part on the type of the second base station and a type of the first base station; and program code to transmit the request to the second base station based on the determination of whether to transmit the request. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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