Cell type information sharing between neighbor base stations
First Claim
1. A method in a first radio base station serving a first cell in a wireless communication system for informing a second radio base station of at least a cell type of the first cell, the second radio base station serving a second cell that has a neighbor relation with the first cell, the method comprising:
- adding the cell type to a set of information to be signaled to the second radio base station; and
signalling the cell type to the second radio base station as part of said set of information during a setup or configuration procedure.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and arrangement for cell type information sharing between neighbor base stations in a telecommunications system. One embodiment comprises informing a second radio base station serving a second cell and having a neighbor relation with a first cell served by a first base station, of at least the cell type of the first cell. This is accomplished by adding the cell type information to a set of information to be signaled to the second base station, and then signalling the set of information to the second base station.
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1. A method in a first radio base station serving a first cell in a wireless communication system for informing a second radio base station of at least a cell type of the first cell, the second radio base station serving a second cell that has a neighbor relation with the first cell, the method comprising:
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adding the cell type to a set of information to be signaled to the second radio base station; and signalling the cell type to the second radio base station as part of said set of information during a setup or configuration procedure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A first radio base station serving a first cell in a wireless communication system, the first radio base station configured to exchange cell type information with a second radio base station serving a second cell that has a neighbor relation with the first cell, wherein the first radio base station comprises a processing unit configured to:
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add a cell type of the first cell to a set of information to be signaled to the second radio base station over a network interface, and signal the cell type to the second radio base station as part of said set of information during a setup or configuration procedure. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method in a first radio base station serving a first cell in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
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receiving signaling during a setup or configuration procedure from a second radio base station that serves a second cell having a neighbor relation with the first cell, the signaling including a cell type associated with the second cell; and based on the cell type included in the received signaling, directing between which cells in the system a specific user equipment hands over. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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