Traffic management in a hybrid femtocell/WLAN wireless enterprise network
First Claim
1. A method for communication in a communication system comprising a local sub-network having a hybrid network controller, a plurality of femtocells, an access point and an end-point device, comprising:
- determining, by the hybrid network controller, traffic management information for enabling at least one of setup or handoff of a communication session among at least two femtocells of the plurality of femtocells, the access point, and the end-point device; and
communicating the determined traffic management information from the hybrid network controller, via the local sub-network, to the at least two femtocells, and the access point for enabling the setup or the handoff of the communication session.
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Abstract
A hybrid network controller may determine and/or communicate traffic management information for enabling setup and/or handoff of call and/or communication session among femtocells, access points and/or end-point devices. Traffic management information may comprise set-up instructions, handoff instructions, transmit power, neighbor list information, signal quality thresholds, frequency assignments, transmission time, code assignments and/or antenna pattern assignments. The hybrid network controller and/or an end-point device may control handoffs between a communication device external to the communication system and the femtocells, access points and/or end-point devices. Received signal strength, interference levels, SNR, signal path delay, power consumption, traffic loads, bandwidth usage and/or radio resource availability may be monitored and/or analyzed by the hybrid network controller. The hybrid network controller may assign time slots, codes, antenna patterns as well as a serving femtocell and/or AP for a set up and/or a handoff. The information may be communicated via wired, optical and/or wireless interfaces.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for communication in a communication system comprising a local sub-network having a hybrid network controller, a plurality of femtocells, an access point and an end-point device, comprising:
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determining, by the hybrid network controller, traffic management information for enabling at least one of setup or handoff of a communication session among at least two femtocells of the plurality of femtocells, the access point, and the end-point device; and communicating the determined traffic management information from the hybrid network controller, via the local sub-network, to the at least two femtocells, and the access point for enabling the setup or the handoff of the communication session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for communication, comprising:
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a local sub-network, having a hybrid network controller, a plurality of femtocells, an access point and an end-point device; and a circuit for use in the hybrid network controller configured to; determine traffic management information for enabling setup or handoff of a communication session among at least two femtocells of the plurality of femtocells, the access point and the end-point device, and communicate the determined traffic management information, from the hybrid network controller, via the local sub-network, to the at least two femtocells, and the access point for enabling the handoff of the communication session. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for communication in a communication system comprising a local sub-network having a hybrid network controller, a plurality of femtocells, an access point and an end-point device, comprising:
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determining, by the hybrid network controller, traffic management information for enabling setup or handoff of a communication session among at least two femtocells of the plurality of femtocells, the access point, and the end-point device; and communicating the determined traffic management information, via a wireless local area network to the at least two femtocells and the access point for enabling the setup or the handoff of the communication session.
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